FutaView vs Plurk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FutaView
Browse and interact with a popular Japanese imageboard. Post messages, create new threads, and manage your downloaded images within the application.
- Browse Futaba Channel
- Post messages
- Create threads
- Store and manage images
- Imageboard interaction
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FutaView is a Futaba Channel browser. You can browse Futaba-Channel, the most famous imageboard in Japan. This app also helps you to post a message or create a thread. You can store and manage images in this app.
Plurk
Connect with friends, family, and others to share thoughts, moments, videos, and artworks. Express yourself freely while ensuring your privacy is protected. Enjoy custom emoticons and private messaging options.
- Share thoughts, moments, videos, and artworks
- Custom emoticons with any image type
- Private messaging for limited visibility
- Connect with friends and family
- Privacy protection for messages
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Discover, connect, and share interesting stuffs with your friends, family, and like-minded folks at Plurk! Grant yourself unlimited ways to express yourself like sharing your thoughts, moments, videos, artworks or simply everyday life tidbits, be they bizarre or serious. And we take it seriously at protecting your privacy -- Never will you worry about your emotional secrets being read by the annoying colleague around the corner, or the nagging aunt in the neighboring state. Highlights of Plurk: - Custom Emoticons: Use emoticons created with any types of images to paint thousand words in your messages -- animated or still, cheerful or sorrow! - Private messages: Limit who can see and reply each of your messages, and turn them into private discussions!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Plurk at Free against FutaView's $2.99. Plurk also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). FutaView's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Plurk is free to download; FutaView costs $2.99 up front. Plurk sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. FutaView asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plurk holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plurk has 542 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of FutaView's written reviews are positive against 62% of Plurk's.
FutaView ships an update every 2 months, Plurk every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FutaView | Plurk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (542 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | 62.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 542 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | flexfrank.net | Plurk Inc. |
Customer experience
FutaView
Plurk
Bugs and requests
FutaView
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Plurk
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to edit personal profile
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between accounts
- Scrolling issues and UI layout problems on tablets
- Notifications not working as expected
- Difficulty posting new content after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add video upload capability
- Improve photo/image layout and display
- Provide option to delete account permanently
- Implement app lock feature for privacy
- Add ability to filter/mute content by keywords
In-app purchases
FutaView
No in-app purchases
Plurk
- 1 Plurk Coin (30 Days)$2.99
- 6 Plurk Coins (180 Days)$12.99
- 12 Plurk Coins (360 Days)$24.99
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- 24 Plurk Coins (720 Days)$49.99
