REC'd vs Perthro
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
Perthro
Log your gaming sessions, rate and review titles, and manage your backlog. Connect your gaming accounts to unify your play history across platforms. Discover new games and connect with other players in a polished, dark interface.
- Log gaming sessions and rate titles
- Write reviews with spoiler protection
- Manage backlog and wishlist
- Connect platform accounts (Steam, Xbox, PlayStation)
- Follow friends and view activity feed
- Discover new games and community reviews
- Customize profile with avatars and colors
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Your gaming life, all in one place. Perthro is a social gaming journal built for people who care about the games they play. Log your sessions, rate and review titles, manage your backlog, and see what your friends are playing, all wrapped in a dark, polished interface designed for gamers. LOG & REVIEW Track every game you finish, or every session along the way. Rate titles, write reviews with spoiler protection, and record what platform you played on. Your play history becomes a personal gaming timeline you can look back on anytime. YOUR LIBRARY, ORGANIZED Keep your Backlog in check. Save games to your Wishlist. Build custom Lists to group titles however you want, by mood, by series, by genre, whatever fits. Switch between grid and list views, sort by date, name, or release year. A FEED THAT GETS IT Follow friends and see their latest reviews in a dedicated Following feed. Browse the Public feed to discover what the wider community is playing and thinking. Upvote reviews you agree with, leave comments, bookmark the ones you want to revisit. CONNECT YOUR PLATFORMS Link your Steam, Xbox, or PlayStation Network accounts to pull in your platform stats and recently played games. Your gaming life across every platform, unified in one profile. BUILD YOUR IDENTITY Customize your profile with avatars, banners, and a favorites showcase. Watch your activity grid fill in over time, a visual map of your gaming habits. Earn XP for logging games and maintaining daily streaks, then level up with satisfying celebrations. DISCOVER & EXPLORE Search any title and dive into detailed game pages with screenshots, summaries, and community rating breakdowns. Browse studio pages. Read what others thought before you buy. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from multiple app icons including Neon, Blueprint, Liquid Metal, CRT, and more. Pick a custom accent color. Personalize your profile to reflect your style. PERTHRO PRO Upgrade to Perthro Pro for unlimited custom lists, unlimited connected platform accounts, advanced search filters, Steam library import, backlog export, a custom profile accent color, and an ad-free experience. PERTHRO HERO Go further with Perthro Hero. Everything in Pro, plus animated profile avatars, custom profile fonts, exclusive alternate app icons, a patron badge on your profile, and early access to new features. GETTING STARTED Sign in with Apple or create an account with email. Set up your taste profile by picking your favorite genres, themes, and platforms. Perthro uses these to help you discover games and connect with like-minded players. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Perthro offers the following auto-renewing subscriptions: • Perthro Pro: $17.99 per year • Perthro Hero: $34.99 per year Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://perthro.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://perthro.io/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REC'd at none against Perthro's 2. REC'd also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Perthro's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price and device support 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. Perthro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per year. REC'd asks for nothing beyond the download.
REC'd ships an update every 2 months, Perthro fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | REC'd | Perthro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | B60 LTD | Rune Art ltd. |
In-app purchases
REC'd
No in-app purchases
Perthro
- Perthro Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Perthro Hero - Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year









