Comparison

Taking Monday vs The Midst

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

Head to head
About

Taking Monday

This social networking app encourages users to share positive actions within their communities. It facilitates sending and receiving compliments, with options for anonymous or profile-based sharing to foster empathy and social impact.

Highlights
  • Share positive community actions
  • Send and receive compliments
  • Anonymous or profile-based sharing
  • Foster empathy and social impact
  • Community-focused content
Features
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This app encourages you to share good things people are doing in your community, and send and receive funny compliments. You can do so anonymously, or with user profiles. A Wakefield brothers' production. What is a Monday? Usually, it is the day between Sunday and Tuesday. But in our universe, users post about good things they see or do in their communities. We call these posts "Mondays", as a twist on the day of the week most feared. Make sense? No? Dang. Okey dokey, well we already bought the URL-name so let's just go with it. Theory of Change Seeing good things sparks more good things. No act of empathy and social impact is too small. Every act of kindness reminds others that people are out there who care. KEYWORDS social media, funny, teen, play, compliment, laugh, lol, monday, taking monday, share, fun, social network, social impact, philanthropy, empathy, mental health, community, compassion, grassroots PRIMARY CATEGORY Social Networking SECONDARY CATEGORY Entertainment

About

The Midst

A location-based social network where posts are tied to your current location and visible globally. Share experiences, discover new places through check-ins, and build wish lists of interesting spots. Posts are temporary, ensuring fresh content.

Highlights
  • Location-based posting
  • Global map view
  • 24-hour post expiration
  • Check-in functionality
  • Wish list creation
  • Anonymous posting option
  • Age verification
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The Midst is a location-based social network and life logging app. Posting to The Midst drops a pin at your current location and is visible to anyone in the world. Pan the map to see what's happening around the world. Posts expire after 24 hours, ensuring information remains relevant and up-to-date. Check-in: Have you stumbled upon a fantastic new food truck or a great coffee shop? Check-in by tapping a place on the map. Check-ins can be public by also posting to The Midst, or choose to only save check-ins to your Saved Places list. Wish List: Did someone check in at a place you find interesting? Tap the pin on the map in The Midst and add that location to your Wish List. Saved places and wish list items are saved in the Check In tab. Some regions now require age verification for social apps. The Midst uses Apple’s Declared Age Range verification to meet these regulations while protecting your privacy. Verification is a one-time, on-device check using the age information already stored in your iCloud account. We only receive a yes/no confirmation that you meet the age requirement. The Midst never sees, stores, or transmits your birthday or actual age. The Midst uses Apple's standard end user license agreement (EULA) which can be viewed here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ View our privacy policy here: https://www.themidstapp.com/privacy-policy.

Screenshots

Taking Monday4 screens
The Midst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taking Monday at none against The Midst's 2. Taking Monday also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 27.0). The Midst's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. The Midst sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Taking Monday 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 Taking Monday against 5.0 for The Midst. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taking Monday ships an update every 4 months, The Midst every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Taking Monday versus The Midst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaking MondayThe Midst
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB37 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperRelativity Park LLCDan O'Leary

Customer experience

Taking Monday

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Midst

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Taking Monday

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Midst

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Taking Monday free?
Taking Monday is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Midst free?
The Midst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Taking Monday or The Midst?
Taking Monday and The Midst are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Taking Monday or The Midst have ads?
Neither Taking Monday nor The Midst shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taking Monday or The Midst?
Taking Monday ships an update every 4 months, and The Midst every 4 weeks. Most recently, Taking Monday was updated on October 5, 2026 and The Midst on October 14, 2026.

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