fubar vs Derby | Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
fubar
This app is a social game designed to make connecting with people easy and fun. Engage in various interactions to increase your level and unlock special abilities. Decide who you talk to and when, without needing to pay or wait for matches.
- Social game mechanics
- Send virtual drinks
- Favorite profiles and pictures
- Increase level for visibility
- Unlock special abilities
- Direct communication control
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fubar.com is the best kept secret on the internet. fubar is more than a social network, this is a social game. The first online bar, fubar.com makes talking with people easy and fun. Send drinks to break the ice, favorite profiles, pictures, or like people. Every action you take will increase your level getting you more visibility on the site, and get you special abilities other sites charge for. With our app, you will not need to pay to talk to people, or wait for them to swipe right. You decide who you talk to and when. What are you waiting for, can you handle the fu?
Derby | Social
A social application focused on connecting with people you know in real life. It offers a private, ad-free space to share activities and discover shared experiences without algorithmic interference.
- Friends only connections
- No algorithmic feed
- Ad-free experience
- No user tracking
- Share current activities
- Discover things to do together
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Derby (formerly Fiber) is a social network. Your friends, their friends, and things to do. Free, and made in Philadelphia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Derby | Social at 100% against fubar's 27%. Derby | Social also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 15). fubar's advantage is ratings volume (852 vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. fubar sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Derby | Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
Derby | Social holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: fubar has 852 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of fubar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Derby | Social's.
fubar ships an update monthly, Derby | Social every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | fubar | Derby | Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (852 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 852 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Social Concepts Inc. | Zachary Benjamin |
Customer experience
fubar
Derby | Social
In-app purchases
fubar
- 1 Coin$0.99
- 5 Coins 25% SALE$4.49
- 5 Coins$5.90
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- 10 Coins 35% SALE$7.69
- 10 Coins 25% SALE$8.89
- 10 Coins$11.90
- 25 Coins 50% SALE$13.99
- 25 Coins 40% OFF$14.49
- 25 Coins 35% SALE$15.49
- 25 Coins 25% SALE$17.90
- 25 Coins$23.90
- 65 Coins 35% SALE$38.49
- 65 Coins 25% SALE$44.49
- 65 Coins$58.90
- 135 Coins 35% SALE$94.99
Derby | Social
No in-app purchases
