Comparison

Joolsi vs Column Social

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

Head to head
About

Joolsi

Create and discover hyper-personalized, geo-locked messages tied to specific locations. Share photos, videos, or thoughts privately with individuals or publicly with those nearby. Control who sees your content and when, offering a unique way to curate and share memories.

Highlights
  • Create geo-locked messages
  • Discover messages at specific locations
  • Private one-on-one sharing
  • Public sharing with nearby users
  • Invisible sharing with blurred overlay
  • Anonymous sharing option
Features
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eal moments. Real places. With Joolsi, every photo can have a place on the map. A coffee stop, a beautiful view or a memory for a friend: share it as a Wink and make the place part of the story. DISCOVER AND UNLOCK Find Winks on the map and visit the places where they’re waiting. Once you’ve visited the location and unlocked a Wink, you can return to that moment later. SHARE YOUR WAY Share a public Wink that anyone can unlock at its location, or send a private Wink accessible only to you and its recipient. You can always view your own Winks. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Send a challenge and let your friends reply with a photo. Their favourite coffee spot, a beautiful view or a little moment of happiness: make new memories together. KEEP YOUR MOMENTS Rediscover your unlocked Winks on the map. Leave a heart, add a comment and relive the moment. INVITE SOMEONE Share an invitation Wink through a link. This first Wink unlocks when accepted and is saved at the recipient’s current location. Other Winks unlock at the places where they’re waiting. Head out. Share a moment. Discover what’s around the corner.

About

Column Social

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Column is a network of private communities that host the most important conversations in the world. Some of the most important conversations in the world are happening in group chats. Column is an app for your group chats so people can subscribe and the chats can go viral to include everyone in the world that should be in the chat. On Column, you can: - Create and join private, paid groups for communities of practice - Post new content in real time in private groups, or publicly - Stay up to date in your field and communities of interest - Upload photos and share links with previews - Chat one-on-one with others from your gropus via DMs Privacy Policy: https://www.joincolumn.com/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://stage.joincolumn.com/legal/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Joolsi3 screens
Column Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Joolsi at none against Column Social's 11. Joolsi also leads on ads (none vs shown). Column Social's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price and update cadence 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. Column Social sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Joolsi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Joolsi ships an update monthly, Column Social every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Joolsi versus Column Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoolsiColumn Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB31 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperJoolsi B.V.Column Inc

In-app purchases

None

Joolsi

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Column Social

Subscriptions11
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  • Design Inspiration$1.001 Month
  • Future of Water$1.001 Month
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  • Studio Visit$1.001 Month
  • Future of Katerva$1.001 Month
  • Oceans & Reefs$1.001 Month
  • Fun Learning$5.001 Month
  • Market Megatrends$5.001 Month
  • Cinecolumn$5.001 Month
  • Eternal September$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Joolsi free?
Joolsi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Column Social free?
Column Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Joolsi or Column Social have ads?
Column Social shows ads; Joolsi does not.
Which is updated more often, Joolsi or Column Social?
Joolsi ships an update monthly, and Column Social every 3 weeks. Most recently, Joolsi was updated on November 3, 2026 and Column Social on October 3, 2026.

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