Linear Mobile vs Founders Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linear Mobile
Manage your product development workflows on the go. This mobile companion allows you to file issues, track projects, and update important documents from anywhere, ensuring you stay connected to your team's progress.
- File issues on-the-go
- Stay updated on work streams
- Instant notifications
- Update issues and projects remotely
- Companion to desktop app
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Linear is a purpose-built tool for planning and building products. Streamline issues, projects, and product roadmaps. Linear Mobile is a companion to the Linear desktop app, designed for on-demand workflows when you are away from your keyboard: • File issues on-the-go • Stay up-to-date on your most important streams of work • Get instant notifications about important updates • Update issues, projects, and documents from anywhere Please note: This app requires an existing Linear account.
Founders Network
Connect with a network of over 600 founders, 100+ investors, and partners on the go. Access exclusive deals, RSVP for events, and chat with members directly through the mobile app.
- Connect with 600+ members
- Access 100+ investors
- Chat with founders and partners
- RSVP for events
- Redeem exclusive deals
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Founders Network mobile app provides access to FN's 600+ members, 100+ investors, and partners. Take advantage of all that FN has to offer while you're on the go, including connecting and chatting with other members, investors, and partners, RSVPing for events, and redeeming founders-only deals. Interested in joining? Learn more and request an invite here https://foundersnetwork.com/request.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Founders Network at 100% against Linear Mobile's 57%. Founders Network also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Linear Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Founders Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linear Mobile has 2.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Linear Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Founders Network's.
Linear Mobile ships an update weekly, Founders Network every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linear Mobile | Founders Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Linear | Founders Network |
Customer experience
Linear Mobile
Founders Network
Bugs and requests
Linear Mobile
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sign in with Google not working properly
- Scrolling issues when navigating issue lists
Requested features
4 requests- Drag and drop to rearrange tasks
- Ability to modify documents
- Vim mode
- Widgets for iOS
Founders Network
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Linear Mobile
No in-app purchases
Founders Network
No in-app purchases
