Comparison

Best Friends Network vs list dropper

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

list dropper

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Best Friends Network4 screens
list dropper4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Best Friends Network sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. list dropper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Best Friends Network versus list dropper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Friends Networklist dropper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size315 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSocialTech Labs, Inc.Jan W Luth

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Best Friends Network

One-time2
  • PURPLE Monthly$0.89
  • PURPLE Yearly$7.99
None

list dropper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Friends Network free?
Best Friends Network is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is list dropper free?
list dropper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Best Friends Network or list dropper have ads?
Neither Best Friends Network nor list dropper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Friends Network or list dropper?
Best Friends Network ships an update every 9 days, and list dropper every 2 months. Most recently, Best Friends Network was updated on October 20, 2026 and list dropper on October 27, 2026.

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