Meetup vs Digital Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meetup
Connect with people who share your interests through local and online events. Discover or create groups, find new friends, build your network, and engage in discussions. Join or host events happening weekly.
- Discover local and online events
- Join or create interest-based groups
- Meet new people and make friends
- Host and manage your own events
- Engage in discussions and direct messaging
- Personalize event schedules
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Pursue your interests with people who share them, both online and in person. With over 60 million members, Meetup helps you build a career network, discover a tech community, create a personal brand, make time for your hobbies, and meet friends who share similar interests. Easily meet people you know you’ll get along with and create groups of friends that will be as excited as you to embrace your hobbies, participate in online or local events or engage in discussions. Download the Meetup app and host your own events or join one of the 100,000 Meetup events with new people happening every week. Discover local and online events Meet new people and get matched with over 330,000 groups and friends based on your network of interests, from tech conferences to free yoga and everything in-between Explore online or local events by category, search by keyword, or see what’s popular in your area with a map Save events you’re interested in and come back to them later. Pick and choose the people and friends you want to meet at all the events that you like Have discussions with the people you meet and use direct messaging to stay in touch with your new friends Meet people who are interested in the same local or online events, create new groups of friends and expand your online network Start a group Host your own events online and in person by creating a group on your favorite topic, and meet friends who wants to participate Watch your community of friends and network of people grow as your group is recommended to interested people and potential new friends to meet Easily personalize and schedule events on-the-go, and manage your group from anywhere Keep the momentum going between events by sharing photos and using discussions and instant messaging to connect with the people and friends in your group that you are keen to meet Get in touch with questions or suggestions: iossupport@meetup.com In order to recommend Meetup events that are hosted by local groups, we use your device's precise location (GPS and network-based). EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.meetup.com/privacy/
Digital Stack
This app serves as a mobile extension for existing users of a franchise marketing platform. It allows for collaborative planning, post scheduling, and access to image/video templates and an asset library.
- Collaborative planner
- Build and schedule posts
- Image and video templates
- Asset library access
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The official mobile app for existing Digital Stack users. Digital Stack is the world's best marketing platform for franchises. The Digital Stack mobile app features: • Collaborative planner • Build and schedule posts • Image and video templates • Asset library
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digital Stack at 100% against Meetup's 21%. Digital Stack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 23) and ads (none vs shown). Meetup's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#15 vs unranked). On price 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. Meetup sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Digital Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Meetup ships an update every 4 days, Digital Stack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meetup | Digital Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (273K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 273K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 272 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meetup LLC | Digital Stack Operations Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Meetup
Digital Stack
Bugs and requests
Meetup
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to upload photos
- Inconsistent event information across app and website
- Login and account management issues
- Unreliable push notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize notification settings
- Option to filter events by age group
- Improved calendar integration
- More moderation of inactive or spam groups
Digital Stack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meetup
- Member Subscription: 1 Month7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Meetup Plus Subscription$4.997 Days
- Meetup Plus Subscription7 Days trial3 variants$4.997 Days
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- Member Subscription7 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Member Subscription$9.997 Days
- Member Subscription7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Meetup Plus Subscription7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Standard Organizer7 Days trial$12.997 Days
- 1-Month Unlimited Subscription$14.991 Month
- Unlimited Subscription$19.991 Month
- Meetup Subscription: 1 month1 Month trial$23.991 Month
- Meetup Subscription: 1 month1 Month trial$27.991 Month
- Core Subscription7 Days trial$44.991 Month
- Member Subscription: 1 Year7 Days trial$64.991 Year
- Member Subscription7 Days trial$84.991 Year
- Meetup Subscription: 6 months6 Months trial$98.996 Months
- Meetup Subscription: 6 months6 Months trial$108.996 Months
Digital Stack
No in-app purchases
