Comparison

dev.to vs Fravorly

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

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.

Highlights
  • Organize and manage favors
  • Share and discover requests
  • Track social reciprocity
  • Build trusted networks
  • Recognize helpful actions with Kudos
  • Personalize user profile
Features
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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.

Screenshots

dev.to3 screens
Fravorly4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fravorly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. dev.to asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
dev.to versus Fravorly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdev.toFravorly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (32 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB32 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDev Community Inc.Yash Kumar

Customer experience

dev.to

All ratings33 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative30.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative53.6%

Fravorly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

dev.to

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Fravorly

One-time3
  • 1,000 Kudos Points$9.99
  • 5,000 Kudos Points$39.99
  • 10,000 Kudos Points$69.99

Questions

Is dev.to free?
dev.to is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fravorly free?
Fravorly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, dev.to or Fravorly?
Fravorly is rated higher. dev.to averages 3.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Fravorly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do dev.to or Fravorly have ads?
Neither dev.to nor Fravorly shows ads.

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