Farcaster vs Lolo. The IRL 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.
Lolo. The IRL Network
This app helps you discover people you know in your vicinity and coordinate real-life meetups. It consolidates your social circles, contacts, and communities to show you who's nearby and facilitate spontaneous plans. Connect with friends and acquaintances more easily for spontaneous gatherings.
- Find friends nearby
- See contacts on the app
- Discover people from communities
- Filter network by relationship
- Understand context of people around
- Make plans quickly
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Lolo is the social network for finding people you know nearby and turning that moment into a real plan. Your friends, contacts, communities, events, coworkers, and trusted circles are usually spread across different apps. Lolo brings them together so you can quickly see who is around you, understand why they matter, and decide who you want to meet. Use Lolo to: - Find friends nearby - See people from your contacts who are already on Lolo - Discover familiar faces from your communities, events, and circles - Filter your network by how you know someone - Understand the context behind the people around you - Make plans in seconds when the timing is right Whether you are at an event, in a new city, around campus, at work, or out for the night, Lolo answers the question you actually care about: who do I know here? Less guessing. Fewer missed connections. More real plans with the people already around you. People around the world use Lolo to find their friends and communities in real life. Download it and see who is nearby. Privacy Policy: https://lolo.consort.tech/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lolo. The IRL Network at 100% against Farcaster's 50%. Lolo. The IRL Network also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 16) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Farcaster's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 12). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Farcaster sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Lolo. The IRL Network asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lolo. The IRL Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Farcaster has 1.1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Farcaster's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lolo. The IRL Network's.
Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, Lolo. The IRL Network weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Farcaster | Lolo. The IRL Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Merkle Manufactory | Consort Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Farcaster
Lolo. The IRL Network
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
Lolo. The IRL Network
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Lolo. The IRL Network
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Farcaster free?
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