Comparison

dev.to vs Naijizy

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

Head to head
About

dev.to

Explore and engage with a blogging-forward social network focused on code creators. Discover content, follow tags and members, and stay updated on the evolving Forem ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Navigate Forem ecosystem
  • Follow dev.to tags and members
  • Discover Forem ecosystem content
  • Read blog posts
  • Write blog posts
  • Stay up-to-date
Features
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The best way to navigate DEV and the rest of the Forem ecosystem on your iPhone! The Forem app allows you to follow all your dev.to tags and members while also discovering what the evolving Forem ecosystem has to offer. Read, write and stay up-to-date in our blogging-forward social network.

About

Naijizy

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Naijizy is built for Nigerians, by Nigerians, a social community for people who'd rather read one good post than scroll a thousand bad ones. We make space for long-form posts, considered replies, and the kind of quiet that lets ideas breath. What it's for Writing thoughts that take more than a sentence to express. Reading posts from people you wouldn't have found in a noisier feed. Building a reading habit, one post a day, on your own schedule. Subscribing to topic, moderated rooms of people who care about the same thing. What it isn't (yet) No ads today. We're new, if advertisers come later, we'll share revenue with creators. No engagement-maxxing algorithm. You pick your topics; we serve them. The feed currently ends because we're still small. As Naijizy grows, you'll have more to scroll. In version 0.9 Activity streaks, a gentle daily nudge that respects your time Topic subscriptions, with their own moderators and rules Weekly digest, your week in one quiet email Edit history on posts (transparent revisions)

Screenshots

dev.to3 screens
Naijizy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: dev.to at 3 against Naijizy's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
dev.to versus Naijizy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdev.toNaijizy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB65 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDev Community Inc.DenoSys LTD

In-app purchases

None

dev.to

No in-app purchases

None

Naijizy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dev.to free?
dev.to is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Naijizy free?
Naijizy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do dev.to or Naijizy have ads?
Neither dev.to nor Naijizy shows ads.

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