Comparison

Classmates™ vs ThingsBook

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

Head to head
About

Classmates™

Reconnect with former classmates, teachers, and friends from your school days. Search for people, explore digital yearbooks, and rediscover old school memories. It's like a digital yearbook, but with more ways to find and connect with people.

Highlights
  • Search for old schoolmates and friends
  • Access digital yearbooks and class pictures
  • Reconnect with teachers and school staff
  • Rediscover old photos and memories
  • Search by maiden name
  • Message Classmates members
Features
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FIND OLD SCHOOLMATES, FRIENDS & SCHOOL MEMORIES Ever wonder what your old schoolmates are doing today? Classmates® makes it easy to search for old friends, reconnect with schoolmates and explore school memories you thought were lost. Classmates® brings together yearbooks, schoolmates, alumni, class pictures, school memories and people search in one easy-to-use app. It’s a digital yearbook, only better! FIND OLD SCHOOLMATES & LOST FRIENDS • Search your high school or college class to find familiar names • Find old alumni and schoolmates you’ve lost touch with • Look up and message any of the 90 million Classmates members, even if they didn’t go to your high school. Great for searching for old friends, students, teachers, and family members. • Search by maiden name to find any friends who may have changed their name SEARCH DIGITAL YEARBOOKS & CLASS PICTURES • Explore 480,000+ digital yearbooks from elementary, middle, high school and college • Search yearbooks by school, class, name and year • Browse old class pictures and school photos in yearbooks • Rediscover memories from any grade, decade or school • Explore university and college yearbooks alongside your elementary, middle, and high school memories FIND OLD TEACHERS, COACHES & SCHOOL STAFF Remember a teacher who made a difference? Search for former teachers, coaches and school staff and see if they are Classmates members to reconnect with the people who were part of your school years. REDISCOVER OLD PHOTOS & MEMORIES Browse class pictures, yearbook photos and old school memories. Look for photos from your childhood and school days, then share your favorites with friends and family in posts and messages. SEARCH FOR PEOPLE & RECONNECT Use Classmates® to search for people you’ve lost touch with and discover where old friends are today. Update your profile, share life milestones and let schoolmates know what you’ve been up to. Whether you're looking for an old friend, searching for a maiden name, exploring a digital yearbook, finding a former teacher or simply revisiting your school memories, Classmates® helps you reconnect with the people and moments that shaped your life. FIND YOUR SCHOOL. FIND YOUR CLASS. FIND YOUR PEOPLE. Classmates® is free to download and easy to use. So what are you waiting for? Join millions of people reconnecting and rediscovering memories from their school years. By installing and using this application, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the Classmates.com® website © 2026 Classmates.com Link: https://www.classmates.com Terms of Service https://www.classmates.com/about/terms Privacy Policy https://www.classmates.com/about/privacy All Rights Reserved

About

ThingsBook

This platform encourages long-form writing and organized collection of life's moments. It provides a personal space to document thoughts, memories, and interests, creating a lasting archive of your experiences.

Highlights
  • Long-form writing without character limits
  • Organized collections for various life aspects
  • Create a lasting personal archive
  • Flexible sharing options (public, friends, private)
  • Prompts and search for easy documentation
  • Designed for everyday life moments
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Your life deserves more than disappearing posts and scattered notes. ThingsBook is a new kind of personal platform built for people who love to write, reflect, and collect the moments that make up their lives. It’s where long-form storytelling meets beautiful organization, giving you a space to capture what you did, how you felt, and what you care about in lasting detail. Whether you are journaling about your day, writing thoughtful reflections, or collecting the books you love, the meals you cooked, the trips you took, or the ideas that moved you, ThingsBook helps you turn everyday life into something meaningful and permanent. Write freely At its core, ThingsBook is about writing. Real writing. Long-form, text-centric storytelling that lets you express yourself without character limits or performance pressure. Capture your thoughts, routines, memories, and observations in a way that feels natural, personal, and deeply yours. Collect what matters Organize everything you write into beautiful, structured collections. Your books, travels, meals, fashion finds, hobbies, goals, and ideas all live together in one place. Think of it as your personal digital shelf, always there when you want to revisit your life. Build your archive ThingsBook is not about fleeting trends or posts that disappear. Your writing and collections become a lasting personal archive, a living record of who you are and what you love. Over time, your ThingsBook becomes your story. Share on your terms Share publicly, with friends, or keep things private. Post whenever inspiration hits. Take breaks whenever you need. Your space never goes stale, and there is no pressure to perform. Designed for everyday life You do not need special skills, perfect photos, or big moments. ThingsBook is built for real life. Write about your morning coffee, the song you cannot stop playing, the trip that changed you, the book that stayed with you, the place that always feels like home. Smart tools that support your writing Helpful prompts, thoughtful organization, search, and location features make it easier to document your life as it happens, without turning your thoughts into work. Your corner of the internet ThingsBook is where your interests, ideas, and experiences come together. Not a feed to chase. A space to build. Write your life. Collect your world. Remember what matters.

Screenshots

Classmates™4 screens
ThingsBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ThingsBook at 66% against Classmates™'s 12%. ThingsBook also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Classmates™'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Classmates™ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 3 months. ThingsBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ThingsBook holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThingsBook has 2K ratings behind it against 108, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Classmates™'s written reviews are positive against 66% of ThingsBook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classmates™ ships an update monthly, ThingsBook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Classmates™ versus ThingsBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassmates™ThingsBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (108 ratings)4.5 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.6% of reviews66.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1082K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank—#42 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB133 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPeopleConnect, Inc.Naver U.Hub Inc.

Customer experience

Classmates™

All ratings103 ratings
Positive19.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative72.8%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive11.6%
Neutral11.6%
Negative76.7%

ThingsBook

All ratings1,943 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral9.3%
Negative24.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Classmates™

Subscriptions2
  • 3-Months Classmates + access3 Months trial$19.993 Months
  • 1-Year Classmates + access1 Year trial$59.991 Year
None

ThingsBook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classmates™ free?
Classmates™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThingsBook free?
ThingsBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Classmates™ or ThingsBook?
ThingsBook is rated higher. Classmates™ averages 1.9 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while ThingsBook averages 4.5 from 2K ratings.
Do Classmates™ or ThingsBook have ads?
Neither Classmates™ nor ThingsBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Classmates™ or ThingsBook?
Classmates™ ships an update monthly, and ThingsBook fortnightly. Most recently, Classmates™ was updated on November 11, 2026 and ThingsBook on November 8, 2026.

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