Damus vs Furbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Damus
A decentralized social network offering full control over your data and speech. Enjoy end-to-end encrypted messaging, no registration requirements, and seamless integration with bots. Monetize your interactions by tipping friends with lightning.
- Decentralized social network
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- No registration required
- Programmable bots integration
- Lightning tipping for friends
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The social network you control. It's your very own Social Network for your friends or business. Built on open internet protocols, there is no platform that can ban or censor you. You are in control of your data & speech. - Encrypted. End-to-End encrypted private messaging. Keep big tech out of your DMs. - No registration required. Creating an account doesn't require a phone number, email or name. Get started right away with zero friction. - Messages are distributed via decentralized relays. No need to run any infrastructure and there are no single points of failure. Simple! - Programmable. Easily integrate bots that automate your life or business. Get notified when your servers go down, retweet to your team and collaborate in realtime. - Tip your friends and stack sats with lightning. Privacy policy: https://damus.io/privacy-policy.txt Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Furbox
Connect with the furry fandom, discover conventions, and commission art. Share updates, find friends with instant profile swapping, and browse a marketplace for creators. Manage commissions and events with a dedicated dashboard.
- Fandom-specific social feed
- Convention discovery and tracking
- Instant profile swapping
- Friend mapping
- Creator marketplace
- Creator dashboard for commissions and events
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Furbox is the all-in-one app built for the furry fandom. Connect with friends, discover conventions, commission art, and never miss a moment with your group. Share Post art, photos, and updates to a feed built for the fandom. Never Miss a Con Browse local, popular, and upcoming furry conventions from one place. Track the cons you're attending, discover new ones you never knew existed, and keep every con's photos sorted. Find Your Friends Made new friends at a con? Just shake your phones together to swap profiles instantly. Once you're connected, keep tabs on your best friends on the map and find them the moment you get separated in the crowd. Buy & Commission Browse a marketplace built by and for creators. Art commissions, fursuit patterns, accessories, and more, shipped straight to your door. Built for Creators Furbox comes with its own creator dashboard, so sellers can manage commissions, track orders, run event ticketing, and view analytics, all without leaving the app. Whether you're heading to your next con, growing your art commission business, or just selling tickets for your event, Furbox has you covered. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Furbox at every 4 days against Damus's every 2 months. Furbox also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Damus's advantage is ratings volume (673 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Damus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Furbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Furbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Damus has 673 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Damus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Furbox's.
Damus ships an update every 2 months, Furbox every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Damus | Furbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (673 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 673 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Damus Nostr, Inc | Kael MacDonald |
Customer experience
Damus
Furbox
Bugs and requests
Damus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to post or view content
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
- Issues with connecting to relays
Requested features
4 requests- Add polls and voting features
- Improve search and content discovery
- Implement user-controlled moderation tools
- Add support for more languages
Furbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Damus
- Purple$9.991 Month
- Purple Yearly$99.991 Year
Furbox
- Goldbon1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Goldbone1 Year trial$49.001 Year
