Comparison

BZeen vs theliveapp

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

Head to head
About

BZeen

This app connects users by allowing them to notice and describe people they see in real life. Users can then compete in weekly 'Hives' to be noticed and acknowledged, earning points for participation and community response. It's a virtual community for people watchers to discover and connect with others.

Highlights
  • Describe people you notice nearby
  • Compete in weekly 'Hives'
  • Earn points for participation
  • Browse neighborhood activity
  • Customize your avatar
  • Connect with new people
Features
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Find people you’ve seen and be noticed yourself! Welcome to BZeen, an exciting virtual community where users notice people in the real-world, and compete with one another to be noticed and get noticed back!  GETTING STARTED Getting involved in the BZeen network is simple! To start, post a Note describing a person you noticed nearby in real life. Include whatever made them stand out to you so that BZeen can find their profile and alert them that they’ve been “Zeen”! They can then choose to “Ack back” to acknowledge the Note and say “Yeah, that was me!”. GET FOUND AND BECOME QUEEN BEE Each week you’ll be assigned to a Hive where you engage in friendly competition with others to become the Queen Bee of the Hive! You are rewarded based on two components: your participation and the user community’s response to your contributions. Points can be earned for different actions such as when you are “Zeen”, post a Note resulting in a Zeen, receive comments or “Acks” on your Notes, or when your Notes or comments are liked. Plus, when you’re Zeen and you Ack back to a Note, you receive the mutual benefit of sharing any points that Note receives! At the end of the week your standing in the Hive is calculated into your overall BZeen rating. And the more you participate, the better chance you have of earning enough points to become Queen of the Hive.  A SOCIAL CONNECT APP Everyone seems close when you can gather in one virtual location! If you’re the type of person who loves to people watch and wonders “who am I seeing near me?”, BZeen can help you solve the mystery! And as you chat and connect to your network, you’ll be happier knowing that your circle of friends is growing each week! ADDITIONAL FEATURES * Browse the Neighborhood - Check out what’s happening in the neighborhood, who’s seeing who, and where! A great meeting finder to keep you up to date and in the loop.
 * Join the Conversation - Get involved by commenting on posted Notes and rewarding users by liking their posts and comments!
 * Connect - Meet new people and make friends online, and take those connections into the real world! 
 * Avatar Customization - Create an avatar to display before you reveal yourself as a response to Notes! Have fun detailing every aspect from your skin tone to your hair and accessories!
 * About Me - Fill out your about me on your profile to help other BZeen users get to know you better and make stronger relationships!
 * Report Feature - BZeen is dedicated to providing our users with the best experience, so it’s important to us that everyone is comfortable on the app. If any user is not contributing to the community positively, let us know so that we can remove them and keep the BZeen Hive strong!
 Download BZeen today and meet your match when it comes to people who love to notice and be noticed!

About

theliveapp

Discover real-time campus activity and connect with fellow students. See who's gathering where, what conversations are happening, and be part of your college community as it unfolds.

Highlights
  • Real-time campus activity feed
  • See who is at specific locations
  • Location-based chatrooms
  • Post content tied to real places
  • Control presence and privacy settings
  • Exclusive college student network
Features
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See your campus live. theliveapp shows you who's where and what's happening right now on and around your college campus. See where students are gathering, who's at each location, what people are talking about, and what's happening across campus — all in real time. Your college. Your network. theliveapp is built exclusively for college students. Students verify their college email to join their school's private ecosystem, so the people you see are students from your college. See who's where. Wondering where everyone is? Explore locations across campus and nearby to see how many students are there right now. Depending on their privacy settings, you can also see who's there. From the library and student center to gyms, restaurants and nightlife, theliveapp gives you a live view of your college community. Know what's happening now. See posts, conversations and activity happening around campus right now. Location chatrooms connect the conversation to the place. When someone is actually there, you'll know. Be there to post there. Content on theliveapp is tied to real places. You have to actually be at a location to create a post there — giving you a real-time look at what's happening from students who are actually there. Control your presence. You decide how your presence is shared. Choose who can see when you're at a location or keep your identity private while still exploring what's happening around campus. College is happening right now. See who's where. See what's happening. Be part of it. See your campus live. See who's where. See what's happening.

Screenshots

BZeen4 screens
theliveapp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: theliveapp at every 6 days against BZeen's every 5 weeks. theliveapp also leads on ratings volume (206 vs 2). BZeen's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17). On price, rating, ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BZeen against 5.0 for theliveapp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: theliveapp has 206 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BZeen ships an update every 5 weeks, theliveapp every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BZeen versus theliveapp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBZeentheliveapp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (206 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2206 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB88 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBZeen Inc.Live Technologies

Customer experience

BZeen

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

theliveapp

All ratings206 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BZeen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

theliveapp

Requested features

6 requests
  • Feature to save photos
  • Stories and videos to auto-play
  • Follow places
  • Discover page for nearby happenings
  • Add more locations (e.g., Tribeca, Fairfield)
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  • Android support (mentioned once, but significant)

In-app purchases

None

BZeen

No in-app purchases

None

theliveapp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BZeen free?
BZeen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is theliveapp free?
theliveapp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BZeen or theliveapp?
BZeen and theliveapp are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 206 ratings respectively.
Do BZeen or theliveapp have ads?
Neither BZeen nor theliveapp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BZeen or theliveapp?
BZeen ships an update every 5 weeks, and theliveapp every 6 days. Most recently, BZeen was updated on November 3, 2026 and theliveapp on November 3, 2026.

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