Krew Social vs CitySync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Krew Social
Discover local in-person gatherings within your communities, such as workplaces or campuses. See who's attending and connect with people who share your interests before you meet.
- Browse local hangouts
- See who's attending
- Connect with shared interests
- Build your Krew
- Group chat for communication
- Join public or organizational communities
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A world where everyone has their people. Krew Social helps you find your people in the communities you belong to, like your workplace, campus or unit. See in-person hangouts near you, know who's going, and walk in with something to talk about. HOW IT WORKS Browse hangouts: see what's happening across your community and request to join. Know who's going: view attendee profiles and the interests you share before you go. Meet your people: Krew suggests hangouts with members of your Krew and new people who have things in common with you. Build your Krew: add friends for any activity or interest. Keep it going: stay in touch with your group in group chat. WHY IT WORKS The U.S. Surgeon General's 2023 advisory, Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, calls for strengthening social connection in our communities, workplaces and schools. Krew does it the way that works: small groups of people with a lot in common, doing what they love together, in person. JOIN YOUR COMMUNITY Join the community your organization set up for you, or join the public community near you. People stay where they have their people.
CitySync
Discover when friends or colleagues will be in the same city you're visiting. Get notified in advance about potential meetups while traveling for business or leisure.
- Travel overlap alerts
- Colleague and friend notifications
- Advance meetup planning
- Business and leisure travel support
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Whether traveling for work or for fun, you can now be alerted ahead of time when colleagues or friends will overlap in the same city you are traveling to!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Krew Social at 133 against CitySync's 4. CitySync's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Krew Social against 5.0 for CitySync. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Krew Social has 133 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Krew Social ships an update every 2 weeks, CitySync every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Krew Social | CitySync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (133 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krew Social Inc. | Eliezer Tarlow |
Customer experience
Krew Social
CitySync
Bugs and requests
Krew Social
Reported bugs
1 issue- Some bugs and quirks
CitySync
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Krew Social
No in-app purchases
CitySync
No in-app purchases
