Comparison

Poppin vs SameGen

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

Head to head
About

Poppin

Discover and create real-life events, see where friends are headed, and connect with clubs and organizations. Seamlessly manage RSVPs, ticketing, and guest lists for any gathering. Prioritizes privacy and safety with anonymous reporting and secure event sharing.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby events
  • Create and host events
  • RSVP and join guest lists
  • In-app ticketing and scanning
  • Connect with friends and groups
  • Organization event management
  • Event discovery feed
Features
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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.

About

SameGen

Connect with people worldwide who are the same age as you. Share interests, culture, and life moments with a community that truly understands your generation. Discover trending content and find others based on profession, interests, and location.

Highlights
  • Connect with people your age
  • Posts visible only to same-age users
  • Age-specific interest-based feed
  • Search by profession, interests, city
  • Explore global posts from your age group
  • Private following list
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SameGen is the first social network built entirely around your age. Connect with people your age who share your world: your interests, your culture, your moment in life. ONE AGE. ONE APP ・Everyone here is your age. Worldwide. ・Only people your age can see your posts. ・Same age. Same culture. Same moment in life. YOUR AGE. YOUR FEED ・Your feed shows posts from people your age who share your interests and background. ・The more you engage, the better it gets. ・A feed that's finally yours. FIND PEOPLE WHO GET IT ・Search within your age group by profession, interests, city, and more. ・Find exactly the people you're looking for, same age, same world. ・Same interests. Same passions. Same world. HOTTEST POSTS FROM PEOPLE YOUR AGE ・See the most popular posts from people your age right now. ・Discover what people your age are talking about. PEOPLE YOUR AGE, ANYWHERE ・Switch locations to explore posts from people your age around the world. ・People your age are here. Are you? ONLY YOU SEE WHO YOU FOLLOW ・Your following list is completely private. ・Follow whoever you want, without worrying what others think. ・Follow freely. No judgment.

Screenshots

Poppin4 screens
SameGen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SameGen at none against Poppin's shown. SameGen also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Poppin's advantage is ratings volume (368 vs 21) and chart position (#204 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SameGen holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poppin has 368 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Poppin's written reviews are positive against 92% of SameGen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Poppin versus SameGen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoppinSameGen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (368 ratings)4.8 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings368 — better21
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#204 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size368 MB92 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPoppin Technologies Inc.Edirq

Customer experience

Poppin

All ratings368 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative14.5%

SameGen

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

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
Show 5 more
  • 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

SameGen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Poppin

No in-app purchases

None

SameGen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poppin free?
Poppin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SameGen free?
SameGen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Poppin or SameGen?
SameGen is rated higher. Poppin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 368 ratings, while SameGen averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do Poppin or SameGen have ads?
Poppin shows ads; SameGen does not.
Which is updated more often, Poppin or SameGen?
Poppin ships an update weekly, and SameGen weekly. Most recently, Poppin was updated on October 16, 2026 and SameGen on October 19, 2026.

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