Weeknd vs Beiko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weeknd
Discover local events and happenings through engaging video previews. Find parties, pop-ups, and unique gatherings curated for your interests, ensuring you never miss out on what's happening around you.
- Video event previews
- Discover local happenings
- Curated event feed
- Plan social outings
- Real-time event discovery
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Still finding plans on group chats and blurry flyers? Weeknd shows you what’s actually happening near you—parties, sponsored pop-ups, random rooftop things your friends invited you to. Weeknd lets you scroll real events in TikTok-style videos: See the vibe before you commit. Local stuff you actually want to go to. Stop being that friend who “didn’t know.” Local chaos, curated for your FOMO. Download Weeknd. Spelled without the “e” because it never ends. Tap, plan, pull up. See you soon!
Beiko
Connect with people in your immediate surroundings, like your apartment building, office, or gym. Easily organize casual meetups for coffee, games, or other activities and discover what's happening nearby.
- Join your community by location
- Create and join casual hangouts
- Discover nearby activities
- Group chat for planning
- Build trusted connections
- Report and block users
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Hang out with the people from your community. Beiko connects you with the people who share your place: your apartment building, coworking space, office or gym. You see them every day but haven’t really met yet. Beiko makes it easy to finally hang out. JOIN YOUR COMMUNITY Find your building on the map, join with an invite link, or join when you’re there. Chat with your community and see who’s in it. START A HANG Coffee, drinks, a walk, a game: post what you’re up for and see who’s in. Once three people are in, the hang can start its own group chat to make plans. SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING The Activity board shows open hangs from your communities and nearby ones. See something fun? Ask to join, and the host can let you in. MEET PEOPLE YOU CAN TRUST Everyone in a community shares the same place, so new faces are never complete strangers. Keep in touch with the people you meet in your Crew. SAFE BY DESIGN Report or block anyone, and community admins can remove members. You decide when you’re visible on the map, and Beiko asks you every time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weeknd at none against Beiko's 2. Weeknd also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 3). Beiko's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Beiko sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Weeknd asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beiko holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weeknd has 65 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Weeknd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beiko's.
Weeknd ships an update monthly, Beiko every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weeknd | Beiko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (65 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Candid App Inc | CuPod Inc. |
Customer experience
Weeknd
Beiko
In-app purchases
Weeknd
No in-app purchases
Beiko
- 1 Spark$0.99
- 5 Sparks$2.99
