Comparison

FC2 Blog vs pool.

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

Head to head
About

FC2 Blog

Easily update and manage your blog directly from your smartphone. This app allows you to write new entries, edit existing ones, upload images, and manage comments and trackbacks on the go. Enjoy seamless blog management without needing to log in each time.

Highlights
  • Post entries with editing and previews
  • Upload images directly from entry page
  • Manage existing entries (modify, delete)
  • Approve, delete, and report spam comments
  • Approve and delete trackbacks
  • Check blog status
Features
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Due to popular demand we have released an application that allows users to update their blogs easily from their smartphone! Use FC2 Blog comfortably and conveniently from your iPhone! Simply by setting up your FC2 Blog account you can update your blog wherever you go! Once you configure your account, all you have to do is boot up the application to update your blog. There's no need to login. Start writing entries then and there! Of course comments and trackbacks can be managed too. This is a specialized application, so you can still use all of FC2 Blog's basic features! {Main Features} ・ Post entries (Postscript, Editing Posted Time, Previews) ・ Uploading Images (From the Entry Page) ・ Check your blog. ・ Managing existing entries (Modify, Delete) ・ Manage comments (Approve, Delete, Report Spam) ・ Manage trackback (Approve, Delete)

About

pool.

Features
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1. A digital twin for our new building. 2. An avatar creator to celebrate diversity. 3. A remote for all the relevant services 4. An AR-tool for all of the house's hidden secrets. Rethink the way we provide local service & foster community. The apps purpose is to conjoin people who share a certain building or space and to connect them with service providers. This is done both by centralizing and simplifying the access to tools, as weil as offering community-oriented features. An immersive AR mode and integrated service solutions via widgets allow the user to explore and interact with their physical surroundings in a very unique way. Set up and join events to meet and collaborate with colleagues or clients and initiate human connection for socializing – or just simply navigate through the agency space. Create your own, highly customisable avatar through an incredibly broad, filter set – to expand the boundaries of social stereotypes and celebrate diversity. Explore hidden information around the life inside your House of Communication and figure out more about artworks and client cases via AR. Access one central space to pay with, to book with, to park with, to manage time off with, lunch with, submit travel expenses with, find colleagues with, covid test with, book freelancers with, to share files with, drive with, sign in with, … all in one „remote“ Customizable every user has the possibility to customise functionalities and integrate services within their ecosystem. Through smart rights-role systems – we also ensure individual access for different target groups. Connecting Pool has the potential to connect employees from different locations and promote their cohesion. On the other hand, it connects employees more strongly to the physical workplace and lets them explore it in different dimensions. Trend Booster Pool combines not one but three trends from the Gartner Hype Cycle: 1. Decentralisation 2. Multi experience and 3. Social distancing technologies. The product thus offers a perfect basis to serve real needs through smart solutions.

Screenshots

FC2 Blog3 screens
pool.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: pool. at none against FC2 Blog's 2. FC2 Blog's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price and ads 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. FC2 Blog sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. pool. asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FC2 Blog versus pool.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFC2 Blogpool.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB125 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFC2,inc.THIS IS DIGITAL MEDIA GROUP (THAILAND) COMPANY LIMITED

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FC2 Blog

One-time2
  • FC2ブログPro 1ヶ月$3.99
  • FC2ブログPro 1ヶ月$12.99
None

pool.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FC2 Blog free?
FC2 Blog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is pool. free?
pool. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FC2 Blog or pool. have ads?
Neither FC2 Blog nor pool. shows ads.

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