dev.to vs Fravorly
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.
Fravorly
Organize everyday favors and help people you trust. Share requests, discover opportunities to help, and track social reciprocity within your close circle. Build a trusted network and recognize helpful actions.
- Organize and manage favors
- Share and discover requests
- Track social reciprocity
- Build trusted networks
- Recognize helpful actions with Kudos
- Personalize user profile
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Fravorly makes it easier to help the people you trust and keep everyday favors organized. Whether you need a hand, want to offer support, or are coordinating with a close circle, Fravorly gives you a simple way to share requests, discover opportunities to help, and keep track of your social reciprocity. Create and manage favors with clear details, categories, and status updates. Browse requests from friends, respond when you are interested, pass when you are unavailable, and follow each favor through its progress. Stay informed with timely notifications and a home view that highlights the requests that need your attention. Build your trusted network through friends, invitations, and groups. Find people you know, manage connection requests, organize your circles, and keep your social activity in one place. Fravorly is designed for personal, non-commercial exchanges between friends and trusted contacts. Use Kudos to recognize helpful actions and keep a lightweight record of the ways your community supports one another. Your activity, favor history, and Kudos balance help make reciprocity visible without turning kindness into a transaction. Personalize your experience with a profile, photo, preferences, and account settings. Guided onboarding helps you get started, while refreshable feeds, clear activity states, and thoughtful feedback keep the experience easy to follow. Fravorly is a private-feeling space for real-world connection, mutual support, and the small acts of help that bring people closer. Core access is free, with optional in-app Kudos purchases available through the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fravorly at 100% against dev.to's 39%. Fravorly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). dev.to's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (32 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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. Fravorly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. dev.to asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fravorly 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of dev.to's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fravorly's.
| Parameter | dev.to | Fravorly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dev Community Inc. | Yash Kumar |
Customer experience
dev.to
Fravorly
In-app purchases
dev.to
No in-app purchases
Fravorly
- 1,000 Kudos Points$9.99
- 5,000 Kudos Points$39.99
- 10,000 Kudos Points$69.99









