Comparison

VUG Social vs Join Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

VUG Social

Create and share personalized digital gifts with photos, videos, stickers, and music. Connect with friends and the community through shared feelings, worries, and thoughts. Engage in group activities and private chats.

Highlights
  • Create personalized digital gifts (VUGs)
  • Share feelings and connect with community
  • Private and group chat with rich media
  • Group-specific feeds and activities
  • Worry sharing with anonymous support
  • Digital gift cards and contests
Features
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VUG Social is brand new and growing. Please share it with your friends and let us know what you like and how we can improve! A VUG is a little gift you make yourself: a photo or a video, dressed up with stickers, filters, music and your own handwriting, then sent to someone who could use it. To a friend. To your group. Or to someone new who has no idea it's coming. VFEEL - SHARE HOW YOU FEEL TODAY One feeling, full screen. Post a photo or video of how your day is going and scroll through how your friends and the community feel. Tap the heart, leave a comment, or answer with a VUG. When others felt the same way that day, you'll see you're not alone. MAKE SOMETHING WORTH OPENING Start with a photo or a video and make it yours. Add Vuggie stickers, filters and effects, a song from our music library, text, frames and doodles you draw by hand. Cut yourself out of a photo and drop yourself in as a sticker, or pick a fresh background from our library. THE KARMAVERSE - KINDNESS THAT CIRCLES BACK Send a VUG into the Karmaverse and it lands with a fellow member of the community. Open one back and see what someone made for you. Your VUGs carry your username and profile photo, and Your Karma grows with every VUG you give. VUGS ACROSS CANADA One country. One mission. Everyone gets a VUG. Send a VUG across the country and watch kindness land from coast to coast, city by city. THE WORRYVERSE Everyone worries. Share yours and let people root for you. Your name and photo are never shown. Read what's weighing on others, send a message of support, or make a support VUG just for their worry. When things look up, close it with a "feeling better". POP A THOUGHT Write a tiny thought, tie it to a balloon and let it float into the sky. Pop a balloon someone else released and see what's inside. Every balloon floats for two weeks, then drifts away. YOUR GROUPS Build a group with the people who matter. Invite them from your contacts or share a join code. Everything you post lands in a feed that belongs only to that group. CHAT THAT ISN'T JUST TEXT Private and group chat with stickers, GIFs, drawings and reactions on every message. Start a video call with a friend in one tap. THINGS TO DO TOGETHER VugVote: ask your group a question and watch the votes land. Tell Me: answer your group's questions on camera. Daily check-in: a few small things to do each day to keep your streak going. REAL GIFTS, NOT JUST DIGITAL ONES Attach a real gift card to a VUG and let a friend unwrap it. Pay with Apple Pay or a saved card. REWARDS HUB Enter contests and prize draws for a chance to win gift cards. No purchase necessary. The official rules are always available in the app. Apple is not a sponsor of, and is not involved in, any contest. A KINDER PLACE ON PURPOSE Uploaded photos are screened before they go out. You can block or report anyone, at any time. Our community guidelines are short and written in plain English. In the Worryverse and Pop a Thought, your name never shows. VUG Social is free to use. Gift cards are the only thing you pay for. Send a VUG. Make someone's day.

About

Join Tracker

A secure platform for communities to connect and share content. Create or join groups, post updates, and engage with others. Manage your online space and build meaningful connections.

Highlights
  • Create and join groups
  • Post updates, photos, and videos
  • Engage with comments
  • Manage online community space
  • Build meaningful connections
Features
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Tracker is a secure platform designed for communities to connect, share, and grow. Join or create groups, post updates, share photos and videos, and engage with comments. Whether you’re a business, nonprofit, or publication, Tracker gives you the tools to manage your own space online. Take control, build meaningful connections, and bring your community closer than ever with Tracker. Start today!

Screenshots

VUG Social4 screens
Join Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Join Tracker at 100% against VUG Social's 0%. Join Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Join Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Join Tracker has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of VUG Social's written reviews are positive against 100% of Join Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VUG Social ships an update every 9 days, Join Tracker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VUG Social versus Join Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVUG SocialJoin Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGiveVUGS CorpTracker LLC

Customer experience

VUG Social

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Join Tracker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VUG Social

No in-app purchases

None

Join Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VUG Social free?
VUG Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Join Tracker free?
Join Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VUG Social or Join Tracker?
Join Tracker is rated higher. VUG Social averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Join Tracker averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do VUG Social or Join Tracker have ads?
Neither VUG Social nor Join Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VUG Social or Join Tracker?
VUG Social ships an update every 9 days, and Join Tracker every 5 days. Most recently, VUG Social was updated on November 7, 2026 and Join Tracker on October 30, 2026.

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