BARQ! vs Paperclipped
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BARQ!
Connect with the furry community through a next-generation social app. Discover local furries, join interest-based groups, and find information about meetups, events, and conventions. The platform is continuously evolving with new features and an expanding user base.
- Connect with local furries
- Join communities
- Discover meetups and events
- Attend conventions
- Growing feature set
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Join barq, the next generation social app for furries! Find furries around you, join communities and attend meetups, events and conventions. barq is currently in active development and our user base and feature set is growing constantly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms and Conditions: https://barq.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://barq.app/privacy
Paperclipped
Share your current mood with a single emoji and see your friends' real-time status. This app focuses on presence without the clutter of chat or social media feeds. Connect privately with friends and stay updated on their vibes instantly.
- One emoji status updates
- Real-time friend status sync
- Private invite code connections
- Push notifications with granular control
- Home screen widget for quick glances
- Siri Shortcuts integration
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Paperclip: one emoji, for the friends you choose. Share how you're doing with a single emoji. See your friends' emoji the moment they change. No chat, no feed of strangers, no likes. Just presence. GETTING YOUR PEOPLE IN • Invite links and QR codes. Tap a friend's link, get the app, paste, and you're in their feed • Find friends who are already here from your phone number or contacts (both optional) • Screenshot your Messages list and Paperclip suggests who to invite. Names are read on your iPhone and never uploaded • Add by @username, or pair with someone nearby A STATUS THAT KEEPS ITSELF FRESH (optional) Auto status can pick your emoji for you when you haven't in a while: asleep, out for a run, in a meeting, listening to music. Paperclip works with Apple Health: with your permission it reads sleep, workouts, steps, daylight, activity rings and more, on your iPhone, to choose one emoji. Your Health readings never leave your phone. Friends see only the emoji, marked "auto," and a one-word hint. It learns the emoji YOU use for each kind of moment, on your phone, and you can tell it "Bad pick." It starts on "Ask me first," and you can turn it off any time. FEEL IT • Reactions that fly across the screen • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center "show my code" control, and Siri Shortcuts • Bots for company: world mood, the moon, the sun PRIVACY & SAFETY • Sign in with Apple • No ads, no tracking, no third-party analytics SDKs • Your phone number is never shown to anyone • Block and report built in, reviewed within 24 hours • Delete your account and all its data from Settings in one tap
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paperclipped at 5.0 against BARQ!'s 2.9. Paperclipped also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). BARQ!'s advantage is ratings volume (319 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. BARQ! sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Paperclipped asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paperclipped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BARQ! has 319 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BARQ! ships an update every 4 weeks, Paperclipped fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BARQ! | Paperclipped |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (319 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 319 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.8 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BARQ! | Edward Fox-Helbig |
Customer experience
BARQ!
Paperclipped
Bugs and requests
BARQ!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login/sign-up issues
- Profiles not loading
- Inability to change settings
- Disappearing accounts
- Broken image uploads
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to delete chats
- Custom sexuality options
- Improved moderation and safety features
- Better notification system
Paperclipped
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BARQ!
- Silver Supporter$4.991 Month
- Gold Supporter$9.991 Month
- Diamond Supporter$24.991 Month
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- Silver Supporter$54.991 Year
- Gold Supporter$109.991 Year
- Diamond Supporter$274.991 Year
Paperclipped
No in-app purchases
