Comparison

Hootsuite vs Applied Client Network

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hootsuite

Manage your social media presence on the go. Schedule posts, monitor activity, and respond to messages across multiple platforms from a single interface. Features dark mode for easier viewing.

Highlights
  • Schedule posts across multiple networks
  • Monitor mentions and conversations
  • Manage messages and comments
  • Upload photos, videos, and GIFs
  • Content calendar view
  • Dark mode
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The ideal companion app for Hootsuite to better manage your social media, engage new audiences, and grow your brand. You must have a Hootsuite account to use this app. This app includes in-app purchases and subscriptions. Stay connected across all your social accounts with Hootsuite! Create scroll-stopping content, schedule and publish posts, monitor activity and mentions, and manage comments and messages—anywhere, anytime, and all in one app. Plus, make those long workdays a little easier on the eyes with dark mode. COMPOSE Upload photos, videos, and GIFs directly from your phone. Create and schedule posts to all your Instagram (including carousels), TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter profiles in advance, and publish automatically from the palm of your hand. PLANNER Review and edit drafts, see your content calendar at a glance, customize the frequency of your posts, and approve content from anywhere. STREAMS Monitor likes, mentions, and conversations related to topics that matter to you. INBOX Review, manage, and respond to incoming messages from different social networks in one feed. Filter messages, reply, and assign messages to your team. What are people saying: "The best social media scheduling app" - Will H (G2 Reviewer) "With the Hootsuite App, I don’t need to be in my office to do my job. If someone messages, I can go to Inbox right on my phone and answer. Plus I have access to the composer, publisher and streams. I’m on the mobile app more than I’m on the desktop” - Evan D., Social Media Manager "I love Hootsuite for the ease of posting to social networks automatically...If you do not have a desktop computer and need to quickly publish the mobile application, you can solve that problem."- Bruno B (G2 Reviewer) "The mobile application of Hootsuite is very practical, and has helped us a lot to work on the platform from anywhere during weekends."- Feastre L (G2 Reviewer) "I love Hootsuite because it's a complete program… We can also use Hootsuite from the browser or mobile application, which we think is very comfortable and allows us to keep up with the work no matter where it is located." - Cate R (G2 Reviewer) Questions? Twitter: @Hootsuite_Help Facebook: http://facebook.com/hootsuite Terms of service: https://hootsuite.com/legal/terms Privacy policy: https://www.hootsuite.com/legal/privacy

About

Applied Client Network

This app provides resources and tools to help users of Applied solutions better navigate and utilize the technology. It aims to educate agencies and brokerages powered by Applied products, offering features like a Live Feed and Member Alliances to enhance user results.

Highlights
  • Client education resources
  • Technology navigation tools
  • Live Feed feature
  • Member Alliances
  • Empowerment for Applied users
Features
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Applied Client Network exists to help the clients of Applied navigate the solutions and technology better. We believe in empowering the Applied users of any products to realize better results for their organization and that is why our mission is to educate the agencies and brokerages that are powered by Applied solutions and products and the education and resources they need, no matter their role or system. This app helps bring that to life with tools such as our Live Feed or our Member Alliances.

Screenshots

Hootsuite4 screens
Applied Client Network3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Applied Client Network at 100% against Hootsuite's 46%. Applied Client Network also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Hootsuite's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (34K vs 4). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hootsuite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $149.00 per month. Applied Client Network asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Applied Client Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hootsuite has 34K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Hootsuite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Applied Client Network's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hootsuite ships an update every 2 weeks, Applied Client Network every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hootsuite versus Applied Client Network: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHootsuiteApplied Client Network
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (34K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB122 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHootsuite Inc.Applied Systems Client Network, Inc

Customer experience

Hootsuite

All ratings34,289 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews568 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral10.2%
Negative44.0%

Applied Client Network

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hootsuite

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Unable to sign in
  • Crashes when editing a draft
  • Scrambles text in drafts
  • Fails to post scheduled content
  • Disconnects social media accounts
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  • Difficult to delete account
  • Charges for cancelled subscriptions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to post to TikTok
  • Ability to save drafts
  • Ability to post hashtags in comments on Instagram
  • Ability to post multiple images/videos to Instagram
  • Ability to choose location when posting
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  • Ability to separate @mentions between platforms

Applied Client Network

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hootsuite

Subscriptions1
  • Mobile7 Days trial$149.001 Month
None

Applied Client Network

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hootsuite free?
Hootsuite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Applied Client Network free?
Applied Client Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hootsuite or Applied Client Network?
Applied Client Network is rated higher. Hootsuite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 34K ratings, while Applied Client Network averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hootsuite or Applied Client Network have ads?
Neither Hootsuite nor Applied Client Network shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hootsuite or Applied Client Network?
Hootsuite ships an update every 2 weeks, and Applied Client Network every 3 months. Most recently, Hootsuite was updated on October 31, 2026 and Applied Client Network on October 22, 2026.

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