Comparison

holr vs base

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

Head to head
About

holr

Connect with your local community and the world through location-based audio messages. Discover local recommendations, share your thoughts, and eavesdrop on conversations globally. Become a local 'Voice' and stay updated on your favorite users.

Highlights
  • Location-based audio messaging
  • Local community engagement
  • Global 'Eavesdrop' feature
  • Become a local 'Voice'
  • Favorite users list
  • Cross-border messaging
Features
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Welcome to holr, where your voice echoes to the world around you! Curious to know where the best burger in town is? Or want to holr out to that fellow fan at the big game? holr is your platform to engage, enquire, and enlighten! Unleash the power of your immediate vicinity and hear the pulse of your local community! With holr, you can tune into the world within your radius. No need for friend lists or follows, simply activate your account and step into a vibrant network of voices. Fancy yourself as the local guide? Become 'the Voice' of your area! As you engage more with holr in specific locations, your influence grows. Watch as your percentage to become the 'Voice' of your surroundings fluctuates while you move. This dynamic feature keeps your connectivity fluid and fun. Longing to listen in on other corners of the globe? holr has got you covered. Peek into any place in the world with our 'Eavesdrop' feature. Tap the magnifying glass, search the map, and immerse yourself in global conversations. Even better, 'drop' messages to different places and let your voice transcend borders! And that's not all, our latest feature lets you keep a tab on your favorite holr users. Add up to 20 users to your Favorites list and never miss their check-ins or dropped messages. With holr, staying connected is just a tap away! So are you ready to holr? Dive into this local-global melting pot and make your voice heard, "right here, right now". Welcome to the world of holr!

About

base

This app offers a private, ad-free social networking experience focused on community and inspiration. It features secure communication, AI integration, and tools for creative collaboration, moving away from manipulative social media tactics.

Highlights
  • Ad-free and tracker-free community spaces
  • Secure encrypted audio and video calls
  • AI technologies to amplify voices
  • Focus on inspiration over manipulation
  • Community-centric design
  • Privacy controls and data erasure
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Base: - Create a personalized space for your community devoid of distractions, ads, and trackers. - Unlock new possibilities and reach higher success by redefining the possibilities of your social network. - Connect deeper through seamless, secure audio and video calls — whether it’s a quick catch-up with a friend or a group discussion with your network - Considered disconnecting from your social networks? Don’t. Let’s show you how to use them differently. - endless scroll? Sorry, we don’t do that here! - two ways to readily influence behavior: manipulate or inspire. We choose to inspire. - Deconstructing and reconstructing social media - Shifting from individualistic and capitalistic social media platforms towards community-centric spaces. - Building spaces that give people access to cutting-edge AI technologies to help amplify their voices and narratives. - Humans and Machines work together - for each other. Why Base? - Privacy - Encrypted data and communications - Ability to erase ALL of your data from base - Focus - Only notified about topics and people you chose - Positive community - Creativity - Unleash collaboration, productivity, and kindle problem solving - Full ability to manage spaces, interactions, control, and conversations - Reach - Scale and engage with a larger audience through your digital community center - Have conversations and interactions in over 100 languages - Innovation - Experience and make advanced (AI) technologies work for you like never before - Persuasive design/ Manipulative technologies - Base leverages ZERO technologies, tactics, and algorithms to get you hooked

Screenshots

holr4 screens
base4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: base at none against holr's 4. base also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. holr sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. base asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for holr against 4.9 for base. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: base has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
holr versus base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterholrbase
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB111 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFishybear LLCIssakaAI

Customer experience

holr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

base

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

holr

One-time4
  • drop$0.99
  • cup$4.99
  • pint$9.99
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  • bucket$19.99
None

base

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is holr free?
holr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is base free?
base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, holr or base?
holr is rated higher. holr averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while base averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do holr or base have ads?
Neither holr nor base shows ads.
Which is updated more often, holr or base?
holr ships an update monthly, and base monthly. Most recently, holr was updated on November 3, 2026 and base on November 3, 2026.

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