Firefly vs River by Lifeworld
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firefly
This app aggregates social networks and Web3 platforms, allowing users to explore on-chain activity, collect NFTs, and manage community proposals. It enables cross-posting and following various addresses to enhance social media reach.
- Explore on-chain activity
- Collect free NFTs
- Track community proposals and voting
- Cross-post to multiple networks
- Follow various addresses
- Sync follows across networks
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Firefly is a social app for exploring what’s happening onchain. Developed by Mask Network, Firefly seamlessly combines centralized social networks like X (Twitter) with Web3 social networks and NFT platforms such as Lens, Farcaster, Mirror, Gitcoin, Snapshot, and the Ethereum ecosystem. DIVE INTO WEB3 · Stay informed with product launches and alpha through Firefly’s powerful social feeds. · Collect free NFTs and stay updated on trending drops in the NFT feed. · Keep track of your community proposals and voting through Snapshot. SOCIAL LIKE A PRO · Cross-post to reach your followers and expand your audience across all networks. · Follow @username handles, .eth addresses, 0x addresses, and more. · Improve your feed by logging in to X to see what the profiles you follow are posting and minting in Web3. Optionally, you can sync your follows across networks. Have feedback? Email us at feedback@firefly.land or send us a message on any network. @thefireflyapp on X (Twitter) @fireflyapp on Farcaster @fireflyapp on Lens
River by Lifeworld
This app provides a private space to capture and share moments, thoughts, and interests with specific people. It offers a unique way to explore your passions and connect disparate ideas and memories.
- Private journaling
- Share anything
- Explore interests
- Connect scattered thoughts
- Share with specific people
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River is a diary to stay close to everything you care about. - A perfect place to share anything you want - A different way to explore your interests - A new approach to connect all the scattered dots Your favorite new song, a random shower thought, an absurd license plate – share it with those who made you think of them. Closeness can change everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: River by Lifeworld at 4.8 against Firefly's 4.2. River by Lifeworld also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 80%). Firefly's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
River by Lifeworld holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Firefly's written reviews are positive against 96% of River by Lifeworld's.
Firefly ships an update weekly, River by Lifeworld monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firefly | River by Lifeworld |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (25 ratings) | 4.8 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 96.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 297 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SUJITEKU LIMITED LIABILITY CO. | Lifeworld, Co. |
Customer experience
Firefly
River by Lifeworld
In-app purchases
Firefly
No in-app purchases
River by Lifeworld
No in-app purchases
