Comparison

Mad Collab vs PhilaFun

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

PhilaFun

This social networking app allows users to "give" through engagement like likes, shares, and comments, in addition to donations. It recognizes charities, featured funders, and philanthropists, enabling users to participate in philanthropy at their own pace.

Highlights
  • Engagement-based giving (likes, shares, comments)
  • Donation options
  • Charity recognition
  • Funder and philanthropist recognition
  • Philanthropy at your own pace
Features
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PhilaFun, the first giving app based on engagement, not just dollars. "Give" with Likes, Shares, Comments, and Donations. Recognizing Charities, Featured Funders and Philanthropists. It's philanthropy, at your own time, at your own pace.

Screenshots

Mad Collab4 screens
PhilaFun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhilaFun at none against Mad Collab's 1. Mad Collab's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. PhilaFun 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 PhilaFun. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mad Collab has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mad Collab ships an update every 10 months, PhilaFun every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mad Collab versus PhilaFun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMad CollabPhilaFun
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB59 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDiamond SmithKITCHANG LLC

Customer experience

Mad Collab

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

PhilaFun

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mad Collab

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription$5.991 Month
None

PhilaFun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mad Collab free?
Mad Collab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhilaFun free?
PhilaFun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mad Collab or PhilaFun?
Mad Collab and PhilaFun are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mad Collab or PhilaFun have ads?
Neither Mad Collab nor PhilaFun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mad Collab or PhilaFun?
Mad Collab ships an update every 10 months, and PhilaFun every 5 months. Most recently, Mad Collab was updated on October 8, 2026 and PhilaFun on October 24, 2026.

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