Farcaster vs Zora
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.
Zora
This app allows users to post various content and earn cryptocurrency when their posts or creator coins are traded. Users can also trade trending coins and cash out their earnings. It aims to create a new creator economy where culture intersects with markets.
- Post memes, music, videos, AI, and more
- Earn crypto from post and creator coin trades
- Trade trending creator coins
- Get paid for creation and discovery
- Cash out crypto anytime
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Zora is where being tapped in pays. Post what you're into. Discover rising creators, posts and trends before the world catches on. Trade what's trending. Get rewarded when you're right. Bring your friends. It's better when you're all early. - Post what you're into - Discover rising creators and trends in real time - Trade what’s trending, get rewarded when you're right - Join the conversation and DM with friends - No ads. Just people backing what they believe in Music, fashion, sports, art, memes, tech, whatever is up next. Your taste, timing, and intuition are your edge. Disclosures: Zora is not an exchange and does not provide any investment advice. The content of this app is not and should not be considered investment advice and does not constitute any offer or solicitation to offer, or recommendation of, any product or service. Coins are for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered an investment, currency, or something of value. Price data in the app may be inaccurate or delayed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Farcaster at every 5 days against Zora's fortnightly. Zora's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 51%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Farcaster sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Zora sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Farcaster against 4.7 for Zora. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Farcaster's written reviews are positive against 64% of Zora's.
Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, Zora fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Farcaster | Zora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | 63.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Merkle Manufactory | Zora Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Farcaster
Zora
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
Zora
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Seems cool
- 🚀 The best by far
- 🚀 Amazed at this app
- 🚀 Base is the best
- 🚀 New social site!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Couldn't sign up
- 🐛 SCAM APP
- 🐛 Looked ok to begin with
- 🐛 Wont let me activate my credits
- 🐛 its a scam app
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
Zora
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crash Report
- App is not working on my phone
Requested features
2 requests- Editing
- Needs better search
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
Zora
- Mint$3.99
- 1000 Sparks$4.99
- 2000 Sparks$9.99
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- 4000 Sparks$19.99
- 10000 Sparks$49.99
