dev.to vs Naijizy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Navigate Forem ecosystem
- Follow dev.to tags and members
- Discover Forem ecosystem content
- Read blog posts
- Write blog posts
- Stay up-to-date
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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.
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)
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | dev.to | Naijizy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dev Community Inc. | DenoSys LTD |
In-app purchases
dev.to
No in-app purchases
Naijizy
No in-app purchases









