Poppin vs ConnectED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
ConnectED
Discover campus events, create spontaneous hangouts, and connect with verified students. This app helps you find activities and meet people with shared interests, making it easy to turn plans into reality.
- Discover campus events
- Create hangouts
- Connect with verified students
- Real-time event updates
- Find study groups and clubs
- Spontaneous outing planning
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ConnectED helps you discover campus events, create hangouts, and connect with verified students in your community, all in one place. See what’s happening around you in real time, make plans instantly, and meet people who share your interests. Whether you’re looking for a study group, club event, food run, or spontaneous outing, ConnectED makes it easy to turn ideas into real plans. Designed for real campus life, ConnectED helps you spend less time scrolling and more time showing up. Connect with your community, discover new experiences, and make meaningful connections safely.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ConnectED at 5.0 against Poppin's 4.4. ConnectED also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Poppin's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 1) and chart position (#126 vs unranked). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ConnectED holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poppin has 220 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Poppin | ConnectED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (220 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #126 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 351 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Poppin Technologies Inc. | Shivanshu Dwivedi |
Customer experience
Poppin
ConnectED
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
ConnectED
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Poppin
No in-app purchases
ConnectED
No in-app purchases
