Comparison

Best Friends Network vs Trusted Connect

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

Trusted Connect

This app serves as a central hub for news, information, and communication related to Trusted Nurse Staffing. It keeps users updated on company events, career opportunities, and industry news through push notifications and an easy-to-navigate interface.

Highlights
  • Latest news and updates
  • Career opportunity notifications
  • Event preparation and remote interaction
  • Push notifications for immediate alerts
  • Information for customers and partners
Features
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TNS Connect is the premier communication app for Trusted Nurse Staffing. TNS Connect gives you all the latest news and information for our customers and our partner network, as well as employees and any other interested parties. Stay in contact with us and learn more about the world of Trusted Nurse Staffing TNS Connect helps you stay informed about current events, interesting projects, dates and much more about Trusted Nurse Staffing's current events - mobile, fast and up-to-date. News - stay up to date with the latest news. Push notifications allow you to get immediate updates from Trusted Nurse Staffing, as well as the latest information about career opportunities. Events - use TNS Connect to prepare for our group meetings, and interact remotely with Trusted Nurse Staffing And there are many more features to come, so stay tuned!

Screenshots

Best Friends Network4 screens
Trusted Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trusted Connect at none against Best Friends Network's 2. Trusted Connect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Best Friends Network's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Trusted Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trusted Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Friends Network has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Friends Network ships an update every 9 days, Trusted Connect fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Best Friends Network versus Trusted Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Friends NetworkTrusted Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size315 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSocialTech Labs, Inc.Trusted Nurse Staffing, LLC

Customer experience

Best Friends Network

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trusted Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Best Friends Network

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

Trusted Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Friends Network free?
Best Friends Network is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trusted Connect free?
Trusted Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Best Friends Network or Trusted Connect?
Trusted Connect is rated higher. Best Friends Network averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Trusted Connect averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Best Friends Network or Trusted Connect have ads?
Neither Best Friends Network nor Trusted Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Friends Network or Trusted Connect?
Best Friends Network ships an update every 9 days, and Trusted Connect fortnightly. Most recently, Best Friends Network was updated on November 3, 2026 and Trusted Connect on November 3, 2026.

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