Farcaster vs Mink Social
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.
Mink Social
Connect with people through your existing social circles. Create or join location-based groups, discover new ones, and vote on potential connections. Once groups mutually agree, a group chat opens for planning activities and expanding your community.
- Create and join location-based groups
- Invite friends from contacts
- Discover and like nearby groups
- Group voting for mutual connection
- Group chat for planning and communication
- Build community through trusted circles
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How it works 1. Create your account: Sign up with your phone number and build your profile. Verify with a college email to unlock college groups (or any generic email) to set up location-based groups. 2. Build your group: Create a group and invite friends who are already on Mink. Invite people straight from your contacts — only friends who have joined the app can be added. 3. Discover other groups Browse groups nearby. When your group finds one you’re interested in, like them to show you’re open to connecting. 4. Vote together Liking a group sends it to your group’s voting queue. Every member votes yes or no — it only moves forward when 50% of both groups agree. 5. Start chatting When both groups reach threshold, it’s a match. A group chat opens so everyone can talk, plan hangouts, and grow your community together. Mink Social is built for making new friends through the people you already trust — your group, your campus, your city. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mink Social at 100% against Farcaster's 50%. Mink Social also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Farcaster's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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 Mink Social sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mink Social 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 4, 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 Mink Social's.
Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, Mink Social every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farcaster | Mink Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merkle Manufactory | Mink Social Corporation |
Customer experience
Farcaster
Mink Social
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
Mink Social
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
Mink Social
- Mink Pro Subscription$9.991 Month
- 10 More Likes$4.99
