Comparison

Mad Collab vs LUV Central

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mad Collab

Connect with local artists and creators to collaborate on projects. Discover painters, musicians, models, and more in your area. The app facilitates creative partnerships for events like fashion shows, art galleries, and concerts.

Highlights
  • Discover local artists
  • Collaborate on creative projects
  • Swipe-based profile browsing
  • Talent-focused profiles
  • Location-based artist search
  • Premium membership for travel features
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Immerse yourself in your local art culture. Find producers, painters, models, musicians and more on the Mad Collab app. Do you identify as an artist? As a creator? Then Mad Collab is the app for you! Mad Collab is created to help artists find each other locally for collaborations on projects both big and small. Interact with other artists to throw a fashion show, an art gallery, a concert, and more. The possibilities are endless with all of your local artists available at the palm of your hand. Mad Collab includes a swipe left/ swipe right format to make viewing profiles a breeze. We want our users to be seen for their talent. Profile pictures aren't available until two users match for a collaboration based on their previous work. When creating a profile, users will be asked what kind of artist they identify as. This is where you define who you are locally. You will be able to post a selection of work to represent your artistic abilities. Are you a traveling artist? Do you have any trips planned in the near future? With our premium membership you can have your profile featured in other locations. You will also have the luxury of viewing artists in any location prior to visiting to pre-plan collaborations.

About

LUV Central

Connect with fellow romance enthusiasts, authors, actors, and industry professionals. Share your thoughts on romance content, discover new reads and watches, and gain behind-the-scenes insights into romance movie production.

Highlights
  • Connect with romance community
  • Share thoughts on romance content
  • LUV interviews with authors
  • Weekly read and watch guides
  • Behind-the-scenes videos
  • Create your own profile
Features
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Welcome to a dedicated romance creator community! Join the romance community and connect with other romance fans, authors, actors, publishers and insiders and celebrate all things romance! Here you’ll have the opportunity to: - Chat with romance fans, authors, actors, publishers, producers, film & TV executives by making your own profile - Share YOUR thoughts on what romance content you’re reading and watching - Get to know your favourite authors with our LUV interviews - Learn what’s new and exciting in books and movies with our weekly read and watch guides - Get firsthand knowledge of how romance movies get made with our behind-the-scenes videos - And so much more! We can’t wait to watch you build incredible relationships and truly harness the power of the romance community.

Screenshots

Mad Collab4 screens
LUV Central4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LUV Central at none against Mad Collab's 1. LUV Central also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 6). Mad Collab's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mad Collab sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. LUV Central asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mad Collab against 5.0 for LUV Central. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 25 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mad Collab ships an update every 10 months, LUV Central fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mad Collab versus LUV Central: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMad CollabLUV Central
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings625 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB85 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDiamond SmithRomance Co Incorporated

Customer experience

Mad Collab

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LUV Central

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mad Collab

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription$5.991 Month
None

LUV Central

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mad Collab free?
Mad Collab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LUV Central free?
LUV Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mad Collab or LUV Central?
Mad Collab and LUV Central are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 25 ratings respectively.
Do Mad Collab or LUV Central have ads?
Neither Mad Collab nor LUV Central shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mad Collab or LUV Central?
Mad Collab ships an update every 10 months, and LUV Central fortnightly. Most recently, Mad Collab was updated on June 4, 2026 and LUV Central on September 24, 2026.

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