Best Friends Network vs list dropper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Best Friends Network
This app helps users build deeper friendships by sharing emotions and providing mutual support. It offers features for expressing feelings, sending care, and engaging in romantic conversations, aiming to create a less toxic social experience.
- Share daily emotions
- Request emotional support (CareHearts)
- Romantic texting features (LoveTarts)
- AI-generated emotional selfies
- Shake to reveal photos (PhotoPOP)
- Video chat backgrounds
- Aura Feed for emotional expression
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GETTING STARTED Tap [(+) Add Friends] to invite up to 5 friends. Tap [tap] on the large planet on landing page taking user to menu page. You'll find CareHearts (Send and Receive), LoveTarts and Live Aura Feed. ABOUT APP Making friendships easier! We put smiles on faces. YOUR FACE!!! We’ve crafted a special secret universe just for you. Share your emotions with close ones on happy, satisfied, sad, angry, or lonely days. Under the toxic grip of social media, we assist users in breaking free from anxiety and depression. Download BFN from the App Store now and experience it with your 5 best friends. About Us We’re college & high school students working under the watchful eye of the National Science Foundation's iCAP program tasked with building a less-toxic social experience providing a safer space away from angry rants, dark humor, FOMO, competition with no profiles, or ‘likes’. CareHearts This feature shines on those days when something crushes our day, leaving us devastated. Our friends have no idea all this is happening. Why? Because we didn’t tell them because we’re just not ready to talk about it yet. We struggle alone. No emotional support, no caring, no understanding from our closest friends. None of it. - Secretly request CareHearts from your friends providing you much longed for emotional support LoveTarts - Creating a romantic texting experience in Chat - Kissing Frogs features romantic poems contest - Blowing kisses - Sending hearts - Tap to feel your romantic partners heartbeat PhotoPOP No scrolling or searching on different apps for an image. Just 'Shake' your iPhone and the image pops up full-screen. Request CareHearts Reflect your vibe each day as the color of your atmosphere around your planet. Chat We have video backgrounds Aura Feed On Instagram only about 15% of the user base actually post because they're scared of negative feedback about how they look and rarely post anything negative about themselves. We allow users to post AI generated selfies of HOW THEY FEEL vs. HOW THE LOOK, thereby removing the fear factor
list dropper
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List dropper is the number one social media platform for lists. Use list dropper to look around for new lists. Search for specific topics you are interested in. On list dropper you can drop a completely new list or add to an existing one. Or directly comment on items you have an opinion or question about. It's also possible to save lists for later or subscribe to chapters of lists. list dropper - it's always nice to have options.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: list dropper at none against Best Friends Network's 2. list dropper also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Best Friends Network's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Best Friends Network sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. list dropper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Best Friends Network ships an update every 9 days, list dropper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Best Friends Network | list dropper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 315 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SocialTech Labs, Inc. | Jan W Luth |
In-app purchases
Best Friends Network
- PURPLE Monthly$0.89
- PURPLE Yearly$7.99
list dropper
No in-app purchases









