Cove vs ThirdSpaces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cove
Discover and share college events seamlessly. Browse public campus events, connect with fellow attendees, and follow your favorite event organizers. This platform replaces outdated methods of event promotion with a centralized digital experience.
- Browse public college events
- Interact with event-goers
- Follow favorite hosts
- Centralized event platform
- Digital event sharing
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Cove is an app that revolutionizes event sharing on campuses. Gone are the days of paper flyers and unpredictable word of mouth. Now, students can browse through public events at their college, interact with other event-goers, and follow their favorite hosts - all on one platform.
ThirdSpaces
A next-generation social network focused on human connection. Discover and connect with creatives and professionals online and in real life. Find out what's happening in your local area and get involved.
- Human connection focus
- Find people and places
- Connect with creatives and professionals
- Discover local events
- Online and IRL meetups
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ThirdSpaces is a next-gen social network with human connection at the center. Find your people and your places. Meet creatives and professionals online and IRL. Discover what’s happening near you and be part of it. Tap in now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cove at Free against ThirdSpaces's $2.99. Cove also leads on ratings volume (261 vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). ThirdSpaces's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Cove is free to download; ThirdSpaces costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThirdSpaces holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cove has 261 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Cove's written reviews are positive against 100% of ThirdSpaces's.
Cove ships an update every 2 weeks, ThirdSpaces monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cove | ThirdSpaces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (261 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 261 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Srikar Annamaneni | Jack Hernandez |
Customer experience
Cove
ThirdSpaces
Bugs and requests
Cove
Reported bugs
6 issues- App keeps logging out users
- Unable to log in
- Password reset functionality broken
- Issue report site is not functional
- App shows incorrect ticket quantity
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- Support team unresponsive
ThirdSpaces
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cove
No in-app purchases
ThirdSpaces
No in-app purchases
