Comparison

HowTo vs L Community

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

Head to head
About

HowTo

A social platform for creators to share their projects, from woodworking to baking. Connect with a community, discover new ideas, and share your creative journey through photos, videos, and 'Snaps'. Monetize your creations by linking to tools and equipment.

Highlights
  • Share projects via photos, videos, and 'Snaps'
  • Discover creative ideas and follow creators
  • Connect with like-minded individuals
  • Engage with a unique commenting system
  • Monetize creations with affiliate links
  • Private messaging
Features
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The HowTo app is a social media platform for all things creative! Connect with a fast-growing community filled with like-minded creative people. Explore a wide range of how-tos from Woodworking to Arts and crafts, or embroidery to baking. Stay up-to-date with projects from your favorite creators or simply discover new ideas for your own projects. Share What You Love - People are waiting. Whether you’ve just whittled a spoon or are adding the finishing touches to a victoria sponge; our community can’t wait to see it. The HowTo community has always been at the heart of everything we do; and with the new HowTo app we really are uniting creativity. Whether you’re just starting a project or have one you’ve finished, you’ll be able to easily share it using our unique platform… We’ve built the tools to be able to share the journey of your project in bite size chunks, essentially creating a story for you followers. You’ll also be able to upload ‘Snaps’ which is a quick way to share ‘Snappy’ updates without having to upload a whole how-to. Connect with others. We’ve made it easy to search for people that you may be already familiar with, or those you’re yet to discover! Join The Conversation. We’ve made it easy for you to read or engage with others on topics you care about the most. With our unique commenting system, you’ll even be able to hear or leave voice notes within the comments on each snap or how-to. Explore creativity. Creativity comes in all shapes and sizes and with our app we’ve made it easier than ever to discover photos, videos and users based around topics you’re interested in. Earn Extra Money! With the HowTo App, you’ll be able to add links showing your followers where they’re able to get the tools or equipment used for your creation. These could be affiliate links meaning you could earn extra money. We’re also working on additional methods for you to earn extra money. We’re working on a unique platform which will connect you to brands and retailers from around the world, looking to work with creatives like you. More info coming soon. Download The HowTo App Today! - Share Videos, Photos and Audio with others. - Private Messages - Engage with others via our unique commenting system - Share How-Tos & Snaps - Get tailored notifications on account activity - Connect with others

About

L Community

A social and dating platform exclusively for women, facilitating connections within the lesbian and bisexual community. It offers profile creation, search tools, secure messaging, and a safe environment for meaningful interactions.

Highlights
  • Female-only lesbian dating
  • Profile creation
  • Search and discovery
  • Secure messaging
  • Private connections
  • Welcoming environment
Features
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L Community is a women only app built for lesbians and bisexual women. It’s designed around meeting women, not just swiping. Meet women through: • Local events and meetups • A live community feed • Weekly online meet and mingles • Messaging, matching and profiles • A women only directory for housing, jobs, services and more Some women join to date. Others join to make friends, meet more lesbians nearby, or spend time around women like them. Most women come alone. There’s a mix of regular members and new women joining all the time. The app includes female-only verification during sign up and is designed specifically for lesbians and bisexual women. Features include: • Lesbian dating and matching • Private messaging • Local events and meetups • Women only community spaces • Profiles and discovery • Online and real life connection • Housing, jobs and services directory Subscription Information: • Prime Membership Plan • Monthly auto-renewing subscription Terms of Use: https://thelcommunity.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://thelcommunity.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

HowTo4 screens
L Community4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HowTo at 100% against L Community's 45%. HowTo also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). L Community's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. L Community sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. HowTo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HowTo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: L Community has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HowTo's written reviews are positive against 45% of L Community's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HowTo ships an update every 2 months, L Community every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HowTo versus L Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHowToL Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better2.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB40 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHow To Make LtdL Community Limited

Customer experience

HowTo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

L Community

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%

In-app purchases

None

HowTo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

L Community

Subscriptions1
  • Prime Subscription$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Profile Boost, 24 hours$1.99
  • Featured Profile, 24 hours$4.99

Questions

Is HowTo free?
HowTo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is L Community free?
L Community is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HowTo or L Community?
HowTo is rated higher. HowTo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while L Community averages 2.6 from 10 ratings.
Do HowTo or L Community have ads?
Neither HowTo nor L Community shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HowTo or L Community?
HowTo ships an update every 2 months, and L Community every 2 weeks. Most recently, HowTo was updated on November 3, 2026 and L Community on November 4, 2026.

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