Simply Plural vs Octocon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simply Plural
Manage your system members, track who is fronting, and communicate with others. This app offers privacy-first design, accessibility features like dark mode and adjustable font sizes, and optional sharing of front changes with chosen contacts.
- Member tracking
- Front history graph
- Member voting
- In-app chat
- Privacy-first design
- Accessibility features (dark mode, font scaling)
- Front change notifications
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Simply Plural is an app designed for plurals/systems who want to keep track of their members and optionally share those details with their friends. The app also includes functionality to vote per member on decisions within the system as well as chatting with your members. See your front history in a handy graph that shows every person who fronted. We designed the app privacy-first and any data that is not explicitly set to shared by you will not be shared with anyone. The app is built with accessibility in mind and comes with high contrast mode and dark mode for both dark and bright mode. In addition, you can scale up and down the font size. If you have any accessibility concerns we are very interested in listening. In addition, we added the possibility to share who's front and to allow specific people or systems of your choosing to be notified of front changes, to more easily communicate who is front. Should you need support with using this app or you are experiencing issues, do let us know on our Discord, we'd be happy to help. Finally, we hope you enjoy this app :)
Octocon
This app provides a comprehensive toolkit for managing dissociative identity disorder (DID) and other specified dissociative disorder (OSDD). It allows users to create detailed profiles for alters, track fronting history, maintain encrypted journals, and share system information with others. Real-time syncing with a Discord bot enables instant communication.
- Alter profiles with custom information
- Detailed fronting history analysis
- End-to-end encrypted system journal
- Private alter journals
- Granular system sharing with friends
- Real-time Discord bot sync
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Octocon is the modern, all-in-one toolkit for systems (such as those with DID and OSDD) to manage their disorder and express themselves. Manage a list of your alters complete with a name, profile picture, pronouns, and any custom information you can imagine! Analyze your front history in complete detail, going back to the day you installed the app. Keep a system-wide end-to-end encrypted journal to note down any important information. Alters each have their own private journal, too! Share aspects of your system with friends with fine-grained control, and let them receive push notifications for front changes. Octocon is built to be privacy-first; all data must be explicitly shared! All of your data syncs in real-time with the Octocon Discord bot, so you can start sending messages on Discord as your alters instantly. Have any issues, suggestions, or thoughts? Our community is happy to help on Discord! https://octocon.app/discord
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simply Plural at monthly against Octocon's every 11 months. Simply Plural also leads on ratings volume (932 vs 57) and review sentiment (75% vs 64%). On price, rating, 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.
Octocon holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simply Plural has 932 ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Simply Plural's written reviews are positive against 64% of Octocon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Simply Plural ships an update monthly, Octocon every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simply Plural | Octocon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (932 ratings) | 4.5 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 64.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 932 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Apparyllis U.G. | Octocon, LLC |
Customer experience
Simply Plural
Octocon
User reviews
Simply Plural
From 932 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Helpful for system organization
- 📊 Useful for tracking switches and fronting
- 🤝 Allows sharing with friends and singlets
- 🎨 Customizable profiles and colors
- 💬 Chat and poll features for communication
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches, especially after updates
- 🔄 Data loss and account issues
- 🤔 Confusing UI and onboarding process
- 🖼️ Unable to upload images/avatars
- 🔍 Difficulty finding and accessing certain features
Octocon
From 57 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient and fast
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 💎 Highly customizable
- 🎨 Beautiful and aesthetic design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lacking advanced analytics/tracking features
- 🔍 Could use more search/organization options
Bugs and requests
Simply Plural
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and account creation problems
- Frequent crashes and app not loading properly
- Front history and member data disappearing
- Inconsistent behavior with image uploads
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to upload multiple photos per alter
- Implement a journaling/notes feature
- Add option to sort/rearrange members list
- Improve notification system for fronting changes
- Develop an Apple Watch app for easier tracking
Octocon
Reported bugs
1 issue- Some initial launch day server issues
Requested features
2 requests- Add advanced analytics and front history tracking
- Implement search functionality for alters
In-app purchases
Simply Plural
No in-app purchases
Octocon
No in-app purchases
