Comparison

Taking Monday vs Bacon Social

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

Bacon Social

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Bacon is a social platform that allows you to visualize and connect with your primary and extended social network. We take your social network and expand it by one degree so you're able to see all of your friends and their friends as well. Start by following just a few of your contacts, and then you will be able to visualize your network on a map. Continue to build your network through our recommendations and invitations. You will be surprised at how big your network can grow! Some of our other valuable features include: - Dating: Enable your dating profile to find your next relationship through mutual friends - Roommates: Find people in your social network who are looking for roommates - Services: Post services to share your business or side gig with your network Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Taking Monday4 screens
Bacon Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taking Monday at none against Bacon Social's 1. Taking Monday also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Bacon Social's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Bacon Social sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Taking Monday asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taking Monday ships an update every 3 months, Bacon Social every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Taking Monday versus Bacon Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaking MondayBacon Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB10 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperRelativity Park LLCBacon Social, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Taking Monday

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bacon Social

Subscriptions1
  • Bacon Premium$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Taking Monday free?
Taking Monday is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bacon Social free?
Bacon Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Taking Monday or Bacon Social have ads?
Neither Taking Monday nor Bacon Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taking Monday or Bacon Social?
Taking Monday ships an update every 3 months, and Bacon Social every 2 weeks. Most recently, Taking Monday was updated on November 7, 2026 and Bacon Social on November 8, 2026.

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