Farcaster vs cPen Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farcaster
A decentralized social network where users control their identity and data. Connect with a global community by creating a profile, posting public messages, and engaging in private conversations. Experience a new way to socialize online.
- Decentralized social network
- User-controlled identity
- Create public profile
- Post public messages
- Send private messages
- Discover users and profiles
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Sign up requires an in-app purchase. Farcaster is a new type of social network. It's decentralized, like email, which means you control your account and identity. It's an ever-growing community of interesting, curious people from all over the world. Connect with others by creating a profile and posting public messages. What can you do with Farcaster: - Create a Farcaster account and public profile - Post and reply to public messages - Send private messages to friends - Find other users and visit public profiles You can keep updated by following us on (@farcaster) or on X (@farcaster_xyz). If you need to contact support, please send an email to support+ios@neynar.com.
cPen Network
This application provides access to and facilitates the growth of a new digital currency. Users can manage their holdings within the platform.
- Access digital currency
- Grow currency holdings
- Manage INK holdings
- Web3 integration
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cPen Network is a community app where your daily attention earns you rewards. Check in once a day to claim HATN (Human Attention Token), build your team, and take part in a growing social community. DAILY REWARDS Open the app each day and tap to claim your HATN. No hardware, no battery drain — nothing runs in the background. INVITE YOUR TEAM Bring friends in with your referral code and grow your rewards together. Climb the leaderboard and see how your team ranks. WALLET View your balance in one place. cPen Network is free to download and use. HATN rewards are promotional tokens provided by cPen Network; nothing in this app constitutes financial advice, and rewards have no guaranteed monetary value. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Farcaster at none against cPen Network's shown. Farcaster also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 250). cPen Network's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 51%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, 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. Farcaster sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and cPen Network sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Farcaster holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 250 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Farcaster's written reviews are positive against 74% of cPen Network's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, cPen Network every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farcaster | cPen Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.4 (250 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.6% of reviews | 74.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 250 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merkle Manufactory | Cpenio Inc. |
Customer experience
Farcaster
cPen Network
User reviews
Farcaster
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth experience
- 🌟 Great community
- 💡 Innovative features
- 🌐 Decentralized social network
- 👍 User-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 💰 Paid subscription required
- 🤖 Issues with bots/spam
- 🌐 Onboarding challenges
- 🤔 Confusing payment process
cPen Network
From 250 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Interesting project
- 🚀 Potential for growth
- 🤝 Collaborative community
- 📈 Promising cryptocurrency
- 🔍 Transparent development
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent sign-outs
- 🔍 Unclear technical details
- 💰 Perceived as a get-rich-quick scheme
- 🤔 Doubts about long-term viability
- 🔒 Security and KYC concerns
Bugs and requests
Farcaster
Reported bugs
5 issues- Registration issues
- Inability to upload photos
- Crashes and app instability
- Problems with in-app purchases
- Sync issues between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Multi-language support
- Improved notifications
- Expanded content sharing options
- Better integration with web3 tools
- Enhanced analytics and metrics
cPen Network
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Syncing problems
- Unreliable mining performance
- Compatibility problems on iOS
Requested features
5 requests- Improved KYC process
- Wallet integration
- Advanced mining features
- Clearer roadmap and updates
- Expanded platform compatibility
In-app purchases
Farcaster
- Warpcast Gas Fee$1.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$2.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$3.00
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- Onchain Gas Fee$5.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$9.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$12.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$18.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$24.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$27.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$36.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$45.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$48.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$54.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$60.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$72.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$80.00
cPen Network
- Local Service Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
