REC'd vs Halibuts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
REC'd
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REC’d Recommending Reimagined Use REC’d to share your favorite content with your favorite people. Discover, share, and rate movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts. Explore and bookmark new content to watch, read, and listen to. Connect with friends and family to receive recommendations from the people who know you best! REC’d is a people-powered recommendation app that allows users to find new content, learn where it’s available, send it to their friends, give it a rating out of 5 stars, or save it for later. Add friends, create groups, and start connecting with content! Your Home page keeps track of all your ongoing conversations with your friends and groups. See what’s hot: The Trending page keeps you up to date on the latest and greatest releases. Be adventurous: Browse thousands of movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts to learn more about the people who made them and to find out where to watch, read, and listen on the Explore page. We’ve got you covered on a rainy day: Organize your bookmarked content into personalized lists to revisit at a later date. We welcome feedback! If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at support@recd.app
Halibuts
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It's amazing how much live music London has to offer. Halibuts is the only source to find it all. We list every genre of music at all London's 800+ venues. Find events near you and add them to your watchlist. Download now to get all London's live music in the palm of your hand.
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Verdict
REC'd and Halibuts are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | REC'd | Halibuts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | B60 LTD | Halibuts Dot Com Limited |
In-app purchases
REC'd
No in-app purchases
Halibuts
No in-app purchases
