Locals.com vs GuildLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locals.com
Connect directly with creators and communities you admire. This platform prioritizes user control and creator ownership, offering features like live streaming, community feeds, and content libraries. Support creators independently without algorithmic interference.
- Direct creator support
- Algorithm-free content feeds
- Creator data ownership
- Live streaming with chat
- Community feeds and posts
- Content libraries (video/audio)
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Directly support the creators you love. Control your content and avoid the algorithms. Built from the ground up to champion the needs of creators, Locals does not sell your data and creators have unprecedented ownership over theirs. With features like live-streaming with chat, community feeds and posts, and content libraries for video and audio, the Locals app is an all-in-one solution to interact with the content you love, while directly supporting the independence of the communities and creators you care about. Power to the people. Not the platform. On Locals. https://locals.com/terms
GuildLink
Discover new video games through personalized recommendations based on your gaming history and friends' preferences. Connect with other gamers, share your library, and organize gaming sessions.
- Personalized game recommendations
- Social discovery platform
- Cross-platform game library tracking
- Friend activity feed
- Organize private gaming sessions
- Gamer profile customization
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The best game recommendations come from people who know your taste. Until GuildLink, that was really hard to find online. GuildLink is a social discovery platform for video games. When you add games to your shelf, GuildLink gets to work doing game discovery how it’s always worked best: person to person. GuildLink compares your gaming history with other gamers. When their library overlaps with yours, what they've played and enjoyed becomes your best recommendation. Everything you've played influences discovery. Any platform. Any era. Contra on NES? Yep. Sonic on Sega Game Gear? Yep. Metal Gear Solid on Playstation? Yep. Puzzle Quest on Xbox360? Yep. Half-Life on PC? Yep. Fortnite on Mobile? Yep. On GuildLink, every game you’ve played helps you find your next favorite game. YOUR SHELF Add games from any platform or era. The more you add, the better your recommendations get. DISCOVERY FEED See GuildLink Discoveries, follow what your friends are playing, and talk games without the typical drama of social media. GUILDS Game with friends? Guilds lets you schedule private Gaming Sessions so everyone is in the loop. RSVP with your status for each session, and chat in the session-specific chat. GAMER PROFILE Curate your gamer profile with stats about your gaming history. Join GuildLink and find your next favorite game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GuildLink at none against Locals.com's 12. GuildLink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Locals.com's advantage is ratings volume (42K vs 1) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Locals.com sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. GuildLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
GuildLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locals.com has 42K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Locals.com | GuildLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #134 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Locals Technology Inc | MATTHEW TIMOTHY CURTIS |
Customer experience
Locals.com
GuildLink
Bugs and requests
Locals.com
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Disappearing notifications
- Orientation issues on iPad
- Inconsistent audio/video sync
- Unreliable live stream playback
Requested features
5 requests- Download option for offline viewing
- Better nested comments and community management
- Improved integration with Rumble platform
- Customizable notification settings
- Picture-in-picture mode for video playback
GuildLink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Locals.com
- Monthly: 50 coins + 20 bonus$7.991 Month
- 20 Coins$1.99
- 50 Coins$4.99
- 50$7.99
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- 100 Coins$9.99
- 100$14.99
- 150 Coins$14.99
- 200$19.99
- 210 Coins$20.99
- 300 Coins$29.99
- 360 Coins$35.99
- 500 Coins$49.99
GuildLink
No in-app purchases









