guide vs New Digital Commune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
guide
A social platform designed for individuals to share their interests and thoughts without the negativity of traditional social media. It aims to foster a positive environment where people can express themselves authentically.
- Share interests and ideas
- Human-centric social space
- Free from trolling
- Ad-free experience
- Positive community
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There’s so much that’s good about the internet. But it’s harder and harder to simply show up as a human with interests and ideas. At guide:human, we’re creating a space where individuals share the things they’re into and the thoughts they’re having, free from the trolling and clickbait behavior of traditional social media. We believe that humans are good—we’re building a space where we can act that way.
New Digital Commune
A social network designed for artists to connect, grow professionally, and increase their visibility. Showcase your work, expand your network, and discover career opportunities in a space built by creatives for creatives.
- Artist portfolio showcase
- Professional network building
- Career opportunity exploration
- Reduced expression limitations
- Social networking for creatives
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New Digital Commune is a platform for artists to connect – with emphasis on professional growth, visibility, and reducing limitations of expression. Present your portfolio, build your network, explore opportunities, and advance your career in a new social network built by creatives, for creatives.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: guide at 5.0 against New Digital Commune's 2.6. guide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). New Digital Commune's advantage is ratings volume (111 vs 4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: New Digital Commune has 111 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
guide ships an update every 9 days, New Digital Commune every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and July 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | guide | New Digital Commune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.6 (111 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 22.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 570 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guide Human Inc. | New Digital Commune Incorporated |
Customer experience
guide
New Digital Commune
Bugs and requests
guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
New Digital Commune
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening or after account creation
- Buttons unresponsive and not clickable throughout the interface
- App freezes on 'You haven't connected with other creatives' screen
- Content fails to display or shows blank spaces
- Video posts display as white/blank
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- Phantom notifications for non-existent interactions
- Extreme lag and slow loading times
- UI elements cut off on certain screen sizes
- App crashes when attempting to post or upload content
- Feed rarely displays other users' content
- Profile uploads don't display when clicked
- Sign-up process crashes before completion
- App freezes when scrolling or swiping
- Music pauses every time app is opened
Requested features
10 requests- Dark mode option
- Explore/discovery page to connect with random creators
- Search functionality for finding people
- Ability to see who liked posts
- Better content feed algorithm
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- Profile link aggregation (like Linktree)
- Photo metadata display (camera settings, gear used)
- Suggested content based on user interests at launch
- Improved job section with legitimate opportunities
- Better content moderation and quality control
In-app purchases
guide
No in-app purchases
New Digital Commune
No in-app purchases
