Poppin vs R.O.S.C.A.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poppin
Discover and host real-life events with friends and groups. RSVP to nearby parties, manage guest lists, and utilize in-app ticketing and scanning. Connect with your community and find your people through shared events.
- Discover nearby events
- Create and host parties
- RSVP and join guest lists
- In-app ticketing and scanning
- Connect with friends
- Organize club/group events
- Host Payouts for ticket sales
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Poppin is the digital hub for your in-real-life connections. RSVP to and create events in a flash, see where your friends are going, and party with your clubs and groups. All in one place. ATTEND NEARBY EVENTS See who’s going, join the guest list, and purchase tickets directly in-app. Find popular, live, or free events on a map using the Discover Feed. See events your friends are attending, get tickets, and use Poppin to scan in quickly. Anyone can create an event; it’s completely free. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Build an authentic network of friends. See which events your friends are going to, share profiles and events with others, and RSVP together. Chat with others going to your event. CONNECT IN ORGS Clubs, Frats, and Organizations love Poppin Organizations to seamlessly host events. Easily join your campus community using your email; or, find your niche by exploring Organizations. Easily attend and host events with others in your org. POWERFUL TICKETING FEATURES Hosts trust Poppin with ticketing and scanning. Easily fill your guest-list with event discovery in our launched areas. Experience first-class ticketing features like text blasts, customizable links, and advanced metrics. It’s all powered by the Party Dashboard for Hosts. And you get paid 100% of your ticket sales, all in-app, with Host Payouts. PRIVACY AND SAFETY AT OUR CORE Your privacy and security is our #1 priority. Report misconduct at an event anonymously in real-time. Create events and groups that you can privately share with your friends or by link. Get refunded for events you’ve disputed. All on your iPhone.
R.O.S.C.A.
This app helps build communities by organizing in-person gatherings. It blends traditional mutual support systems with modern technology to empower groups to achieve shared goals.
- Community building
- Organize in-person circles
- Mutual support systems
- Modern technology integration
- Goal achievement empowerment
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R.O.S.C.A. is a community-building social app for organizing in-person circles. By combining the cultural tanda traditions of our ancestors with current technology, security, and accessibility, we're empowering communities to support each other in achieving their goals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: R.O.S.C.A. at none against Poppin's shown. R.O.S.C.A. also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Poppin's advantage is ratings volume (629 vs 1). 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.
R.O.S.C.A. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poppin has 629 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Poppin's written reviews are positive against 100% of R.O.S.C.A.'s.
Poppin ships an update every 5 days, R.O.S.C.A. every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poppin | R.O.S.C.A. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (629 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 629 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Poppin Technologies Inc. | Cindy Chavez Swenson |
Customer experience
Poppin
R.O.S.C.A.
Bugs and requests
Poppin
Reported bugs
10 issues- Search function fails when entering college name
- Phone number format validation error on account deletion
- App freezes on bottle loading screen
- Location constantly resets to wrong region
- Student email verification causes error and app crash
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- Update notification appears but no update available in App Store
- App won't open after purchase of tickets
- Sign-up process has multiple bugs preventing completion
- Instagram login linked to account hacking incidents
- Glitchy interface with non-functional features
Requested features
5 requests- Expand school database with more universities
- Improve customer support beyond Zoom calls
- Add more event coverage outside California
- Enhance social features for connecting with friends
- Better safety verification for events
R.O.S.C.A.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Poppin
No in-app purchases
R.O.S.C.A.
No in-app purchases
