Pounds Community Control vs PLURNet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pounds Community Control
Stay updated on events, shows, parties, and pop-up shops in a chill environment. This app connects members with all the details, including locations and times.
- Event updates
- Show schedules
- Party information
- Pop-up shop listings
- Location details
- Time information
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target audience is 21 and up who like to hang out in a nice chill environment. app's main purpose to keep members updated with all the new events and shows we are apart of. includes locations, times of events, parties and pop up shops.
PLURNet
Connect with your group at crowded events without relying on cellular service. This app uses Bluetooth for direct phone-to-phone communication, offering end-to-end encryption and a secure, private network.
- Bluetooth mesh networking
- End-to-end encryption
- No phone numbers or passwords required
- Works without cellular service
- Secure and private connections
- Festival and rave focused
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PLURNet is mesh-comms for festivals and raves. Bluetooth phone-to-phone, end-to-end encrypted. Works when the cell-towers are overloaded. Open the app at the gate. You're already on the network. Find your friends and sends high priority message to an "SOS" friend group which shows them an arrow pointing to you. Optional "LoRa" card provides long range radio for this purpose (beyond the bluetooth mesh). Fixed Bluetooth-Wifi routers can also extend range.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PLURNet at 5.0 against Pounds Community Control's 4.6. PLURNet also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Pounds Community Control's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PLURNet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pounds Community Control has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pounds Community Control ships an update every 5 weeks, PLURNet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pounds Community Control | PLURNet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pounds LLC | Loxation LLC |
Customer experience
Pounds Community Control
PLURNet
In-app purchases
Pounds Community Control
No in-app purchases
PLURNet
No in-app purchases
