dev.to vs Clouds with Friends
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.
Clouds with Friends
Capture cloud formations, then draw your interpretations and share them with friends. Discover unique perspectives as others reveal what they see in the same sky. Engage in creative fun with drawing tools and interactive feedback.
- Photograph cloud formations
- Draw interpretations on photos
- Share creations with friends
- See friends' cloud interpretations
- Add outlines and awards
- Chat about cloud sightings
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What do you see in that cloud? A dragon? A bunny? A slice of pizza? Clouds with Friends turns the sky into a game of imagination. Snap a photo of any cloud, then draw or sticker what you see in it — and discover how differently everyone sees the very same sky. Share with friends, or post to the public feed where people guess what they see before the big reveal. No two people ever see a cloud the same way. • Snap any cloud and make it your canvas • Draw it freehand — or drop on stickers: animals, dragons, sea creatures, aliens, and more • Guess before the reveal — take your guess, then see what everyone else saw • Explore public clouds shared by people everywhere • Give awards and crown the Community Favorite • Invite friends and compare how you each see the same sky • Replay every sighting coming to life, framed in gold It's playful, surprisingly social, and a little bit magic. Look up — what do you see?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clouds with Friends at 5.0 against dev.to's 3.8. Clouds with Friends also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). dev.to's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Clouds with Friends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dev.to has 32 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
dev.to ships an update monthly, Clouds with Friends every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dev.to | Clouds with Friends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dev Community Inc. | HENRIQUE TEIXEIRA LAGE |
Customer experience
dev.to
Clouds with Friends
In-app purchases
dev.to
No in-app purchases
Clouds with Friends
No in-app purchases
Questions
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