Barstool Social vs Curate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barstool Social
Discover happy hours, live entertainment, and special events in the Fort Lauderdale area. Filter by distance, day, and entertainment type to find local happenings. Connect with others and share positive local experiences.
- Happy hour listings
- Live entertainment discovery
- Special event promotion
- Distance filtering
- Day of week filtering
- Social connection features
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Barstool Social connects the Fort Lauderdale area with happy hours, live entertainment and special events. Filter by distance, day of week, type of entertainment and more. Use the social page to connect with other locals or promote the good vibes where you're at. [:mav: 3.25.5]
Curate
This app allows users to share creative photos and videos, and vote on content to build influence. It aims to showcase top-tier creative work and connect users with innovators and artists.
- Post photos and videos
- Vote on content
- Build influence
- Showcase creative work
- Discover innovators and artists
- Message users
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Better Ratings —> Better Information —> Better Minds —> Better People Chromatic is a network of the world's greatest content. With your help Chromatic ranks content based on quality via earned influential status. - Post your most creative photos & videos - VOTE on your favorite content and build True Influence - Showcase your brand or best creative work - Watch your scores increase as your best content rises - Discover, meet and message true innovators, artists and influencers The most inspired content at the top of your feed, all the time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Curate at 5.0 against Barstool Social's 3.9. Barstool Social's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Curate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barstool Social has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Barstool Social ships an update fortnightly, Curate every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Barstool Social | Curate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Barstool Social LLC | Alchephi LLC |
Customer experience
Barstool Social
Curate
In-app purchases
Barstool Social
No in-app purchases
Curate
No in-app purchases
