collect! app vs Vicinity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
collect! app
Digitize your license plate collection with this free app. Easily store, view, buy, sell, and trade plates, eliminating the need for physical catalogs or spreadsheets. Connect with fellow collectors and grow the community.
- Digitize license plate collections
- View other collectors' items
- Buy, sell, and trade plates
- Eliminate need for physical catalogs
- Manage collections without spreadsheets
- Search plates easily
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Welcome to collect app This is a FREE app for us, license / registration plate collectors where we can store our collections, view others' collectibles, buy / sell and trade plates. So, it allows us to digitize our hobby - there is no need to bring in heavy photo catalogues to plate meets, managing Excel sheets or search for a specific plate in the phone gallery. Let's grow this together! Alexander Vladimirov EUROPLATE 902
Vicinity
Connect instantly with people nearby through live chatrooms and private messaging. This social tool aims to foster real-time connections within communities, encouraging face-to-face interactions. Discover local events, ask for recommendations, or simply chat with those around you.
- Live chatrooms based on location radius
- Private messaging
- Place-based voice/chat rooms
- Voice and video calling (Premium)
- Dark mode support
- Moderated chat for safety
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Vicinity is the spatial network: the digital third space where you chat in real time with everyone around you. Meet people nearby, make friends in your neighborhood, and play live games together — tied to where you are, not who you follow. No followers, no algorithms — just your local world, live. Third places — the coffee shop, the barbershop, the park bench — are where neighbors used to become friends, and they're quietly disappearing. Vicinity brings that sense of community back, right where you are: open the app and you're in the room with everyone nearby, across multiple topic channels. Send message requests, create group chats, or join landmark rooms at iconic locations worldwide — but only if you're physically there. The internet you walk through, not the one you scroll. Potential uses • Meet new people nearby • Organize meetups by topic • Chat with others at a sports game, bar, or concert • Coordinate a class study group • Get help from a neighbor • Invite others to a block party • Recommend shows, restaurants, or events to people nearby • Ask locals for tips when traveling • Coordinate group activities • Host a game night with people nearby — trivia, chess, poker, and more Core features • Vicinity chat: multiple topic channels for your radius • Live Games: host or join real-time multiplayer games with people nearby — trivia, chess, poker, blackjack, werewolf, mahjong, and more • Landmark rooms: audio and text chat at iconic locations worldwide — only if you're physically there • Private messaging: send message requests to anyone you meet in the chatroom • Interests: add up to 5 interest chips to your profile so people nearby know what you're into • Avatars: upload a photo or make one from any emoji or interest — free for everyone • Premium: group chats, photos in DMs, voice & video calls, ad-free, and more Stars — the fun economy • Earn stars FREE by winning Live Games or inviting friends • Spend stars on fun extras: chat colors, profile borders, badges, hosting events, and promoting posts • Gift stars or cosmetics to friends right in your DMs — chat colors, borders, and badges they keep • Trophy badges: climb the ladder from Bronze to the ultra-rare Diamond — the ultimate status flex Dark Mode Vicinity supports both light and dark mode. Privacy and security All location-based rooms are fully moderated. Distance sharing is optional — you control what you share. Download Vicinity. Community restored. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vicinity at 91% against collect! app's 0%. Vicinity also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). collect! app's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Vicinity sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per year. collect! app asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vicinity holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vicinity has 37 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of collect! app's written reviews are positive against 91% of Vicinity's.
collect! app ships an update fortnightly, Vicinity every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | collect! app | Vicinity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alexander Vladimirov | Esketit LLC |
Customer experience
collect! app
Vicinity
In-app purchases
collect! app
No in-app purchases
Vicinity
- Subscription Features$10.991 Year
- 60 Star Tokens$0.99
- Create Advertisement$1.99
- 180 Star Tokens$2.99
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