RainbowSpots vs Rainbow Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RainbowSpots
Discover and rate LGBTQ+ friendly venues in your area or any city. Share your experiences through text, images, audio, and video, and engage in discussions with other users.
- Discover LGBTQ+ friendly venues
- Search venues by city
- Rate venues on multiple criteria
- Add text, image, audio, and video comments
- Upvote/downvote user comments
- ChitChat feature for discussions
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Find and Rate a growing number of LGBTQ+ friendly venues near you. Show your PRIDE and support the Rainbow! Use RainbowSpots! FEATURES Discover: o View nearby venues that have expressed their LGBTQ+ friendliness o Enter a city to search for LGBTQ+ frienly venuse in that area Rate: o Select a venue of interest to see other user ratings o Provide your own rating in several different categories - LGBTQ+ Friendliness - LGBTQ+ Staffed - LGBTQ+ Owned/Managed - Price - Product Quality - Service Quality - Ambiance Comment: o Support your rating by providing additional text, images, audios, videos o Provide Up/Down thumb votes to support other user comments ChitChat Messages: o Introducing the new ChitChat feature to allow users to share their experience or opinions on various topics of interest. o Chime in with your Rainbow family members about Rainbow related topics of interest
Rainbow Radar
Discover LGBTQ+ owned businesses, events, and healthcare resources in your city. Connect with the queer community by finding safe spaces, making friends, or seeking romantic connections. Navigate to locations and save your favorites for easy access.
- Discover local queer-owned businesses
- Find LGBTQ+ events and safe spaces
- Browse healthcare resources
- Save favorite businesses
- Navigate with Apple Maps
- Street View integration
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DISCOVER We believe in the importance of creating long-lasting connections within the Queer community. We provide an extensive directory of events, LGBTQ+ bars, and healthcare options. Whether you're searching for a safe and exciting night out, information on upcoming events, or guidance on healthcare resources, we've got you covered FIND COMMUNITY We serve as a bridge for individuals seeking to connect with like-minded people, fostering friendships, relationships, and community bonds. Whether you're looking for friends, allies, or romantic connections, we're here to help you make those meaningful connections by featuring local events happening around you. FEATURES - Find out about events happening around you. - Browse LGBTQ+ Businesses, Gay bars, and other safe-spaces all in one place. - Easily save your favorites and filter on businesses that are relevant to you. - Navigate to places using Apple Maps and use Binoculars for Street View. Now available in 12 cities : - Boston - Los Angeles - New York City - San Francisco - Seattle - Toronto - Vancouver - Washington D.C. - Houston - Austin - Dallas - Philadelphia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rainbow Radar at 100% against RainbowSpots's 0%. Rainbow Radar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). RainbowSpots's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rainbow Radar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of RainbowSpots's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rainbow Radar's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RainbowSpots | Rainbow Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TrampleZone LLC | Hrishikesh Telang |
Customer experience
RainbowSpots
Rainbow Radar
In-app purchases
RainbowSpots
No in-app purchases
Rainbow Radar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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