Upstate Curious vs Tape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upstate Curious
Discover local gems and connect with your community in the Hudson Valley and Catskills. Find recommended restaurants, shops, and services, or ask for local advice. Meet new people and share your experiences in this vibrant region.
- Local discovery feed
- Crowdsourced Q&A
- Community profiles
- Direct messaging
- Interest-based connections
- Local groups
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We love the Hudson Valley + Catskills region! We love exploring every nook and cranny of the mountains and forests and farms and towns - and all the incredible restaurants and shops and art galleries and other places to visit. As residents, we also love (and need!) to know where to find a great dentist, electrician, therapist, or upholsterer, dog groomer, or babysitter depending on the day! And since one of the best parts about living in or visiting this special area are the people, we think that new ways to meet up online and (eventually!) IRL is also a pretty great idea. “Upstate Chat” is the main feed where you can share your finds or the view from your backyard (including videos and photos). By using hashtags like #restaurants, #outdoors, #townname, #county, etc., we can make things easy to find - and the section for “Popular Hashtags” will be just that. “Hotline” is where you go to ask a question you need to crowdsource - from a roofer who turns up on time to the best pizza in Ulster County to an easy hike with dogs. You can add searchable interests and a bio to your profile to connect more easily with other members - there’s a DM feature right in the app, but you can share all your social profiles as well. Upstate Curious was created for residents, visitors, weekenders, and fans - and we cover Ulster, Dutchess, Sullivan, Greene, Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, and neighboring countries. The more the merrier! The Upstate Curious Team members will be posting their finds and tips for #upstateliving - and there are special groups for buyers and sellers to get their own burning questions answered!” This app was created by the Upstate Curious Team of Keller Williams Realty Hudson Valley North.
Tape
Discover curated events, shows, and cultural experiences in NYC and LA. Join existing groups with a code or apply to the waitlist for access to exclusive happenings.
- Curated event listings
- Shows and concerts
- Cultural happenings
- Access via invitation code
- Waitlist for new members
- NYC and Los Angeles focus
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Access curated events, shows and things to do in culture in NYC & LA. You can join with a code or if you know another member. Otherwise sign up for the waitlist as we review weekly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tape at every 2 weeks against Upstate Curious's every 6 months. Upstate Curious's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Upstate Curious against 5.0 for Tape. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 144 and 60 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Upstate Curious ships an update every 6 months, Tape every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upstate Curious | Tape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (144 ratings) | 5.0 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 379 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Brenn-White Group LLC | Tape Project Inc. |
Customer experience
Upstate Curious
Tape
In-app purchases
Upstate Curious
No in-app purchases
Tape
No in-app purchases









