Sprout Social vs Sendl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprout Social
Manage your social media presence on the go with this companion app. It allows you to view messages, reply, schedule posts, and track engagement across multiple platforms from anywhere. Requires an existing account.
- Manage social media anywhere
- View all messages in one place
- Reply and assign tasks
- Post, schedule, or draft messages
- Track post engagement metrics
- Receive notifications for new messages
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The perfect companion app for Sprout Social so you can manage your social media anywhere. You must have a Sprout Social account to use this app. Sprout Social is a social media management and engagement platform that helps you manage your X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google My Business, and Tripadvisor profiles all in one place. Your favorite Sprout features are now available on the go: • See all of your messages in one place • Easily reply, view conversation history, and assign a task from a message • Quickly post, schedule, queue or draft a new message • View retweets, clicks, shares, replies and more for individual posts • Get notified of new social messages
Sendl
Streamline your social media presence by scheduling posts, reels, and carousels across multiple platforms in one tap. Perfect your feed with a visual preview before publishing. Designed for creators and small teams, it offers an affordable and efficient way to manage content.
- Schedule posts to Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, Telegram
- Plan and schedule reels and carousels
- Visual feed and post preview
- Content management for creators and small teams
- One-tap posting across multiple platforms
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Sendl is your ultimate social media sidekick — designed for creators and small teams. - Post everywhere in one tap Schedule content to Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, and Telegram — no more juggling apps. - Plan & Schedule Ahead Save time by scheduling posts, reels, and carousels. - Feed & Post Preview Perfect your Instagram grid before publishing (TikTok & Facebook preview coming soon). - Made for Creators, Not Corporations Lightweight, affordable, and fun — Sendl is your personal cat-powered social media manager. Future updates will bring more features, including TikTok feed preview and analytics. Some features require a Sendl Premium subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sendl at 5.0 against Sprout Social's 4.2. Sprout Social's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Sendl sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Sprout Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sendl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sprout Social has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sprout Social ships an update every 2 weeks, Sendl every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sprout Social | Sendl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sprout Social, Inc. | Oleksandr Riabchuk |
Customer experience
Sprout Social
Sendl
Bugs and requests
Sprout Social
Reported bugs
9 issues- Scheduled posts not showing up
- Inability to remove posts from the queue
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Certain messages not showing in Smart Inbox
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- Unable to download the app
- New update broke the app, can't view FB private messages
- Scheduled Instagram posts won't automatically open to their app
- Notifications greyed out and can't be edited
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to macro, translate comments/messages and change sentiment on a post
- More characters allowed, ability to post more than 4 pictures, post videos and pictures in the same post
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to crop from the app on your phone
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- Ability to edit through the app like you can on Instagram
- More robust notification system for Instagram video posting
- Ability to access reports on mobile
Sendl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sprout Social
No in-app purchases
Sendl
- One Time Offer - Sendl$5.991 Month
- 1 Channel – Monthly$5.991 Month
- 3 Channels – Monthly$12.991 Month
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- Sendl 4 Channels$19.991 Month
- Sendl 5 Channels$24.991 Month
- 6 Channels – Monthly$29.991 Month
- Sendl 6 Channels$29.991 Month
- 10 Channels – Monthly$44.991 Month
- Sendl 9 Channels$44.991 Month
- Sendl 10 Channels$49.991 Month
- Sendl 11 Channels$54.991 Month
- 1 Channel – Yearly$59.991 Year
- Sendl 12 Channels$59.991 Month
- Sendl 13 Channels$64.991 Month
- Sendl 14 Channels$69.991 Month
- Sendl 15 Channels$74.991 Month
- 3 Channels – Yearly (Popular)$129.991 Year
- 6 Channels – Yearly$349.991 Year
- 10 Channels – Yearly$449.991 Year
