# Sprout Social vs HangTime

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HangTime at 100% against Sprout Social's 46%. HangTime also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Sprout Social's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

HangTime 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 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Sprout Social's written reviews are positive against 100% of HangTime's.

Sprout Social ships an update every 2 weeks, HangTime every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Sprout Social | HangTime |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sprout-social/id475307859/reviews) | **[5.0 (8 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hangtime-lets-hang/id6773202409/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | 8 |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Every 10 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 104 MB | 55 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **16.4** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Sprout Social, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/475307862) | [GRT Tech LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6773202411) |

## What reviewers say

### Sprout Social

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sprout-social/id475307859)

Manage your social media presence on the go with this platform's companion app. It allows you to view messages, reply, schedule posts, and track engagement across multiple social networks from your mobile device.

**Highlights:** Unified inbox for all messages, Reply, assign tasks, and view history, Post, schedule, queue, or draft messages, Track post engagement metrics, Notifications for new social messages

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great app, very helpful
- 👍 App works well
- 👍 Overall good
- 👍 Convenient
- 👍 Valuable response for us

**What reviewers complain about**

- 😞 Hootsuite is better
- 😞 Run away! Don't use
- 😞 Long time user, very disappointed
- 😞 Sm biz owner
- 😞 HORRIBLE

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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


### HangTime

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hangtime-lets-hang/id6773202409)

This app helps you coordinate plans with friends by sharing availability and creating events. It focuses on in-person interactions rather than a social media feed, allowing you to see when friends are free and easily schedule meetups. You can manage event privacy and integrate existing calendars.

**Highlights:** Share availability with friends, Create and schedule events, Manage event privacy settings, Follow close friends, Subscribe to external calendars, Focus on in-person meetups

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Sprout Social free?

Sprout Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is HangTime free?

HangTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Sprout Social or HangTime?

HangTime is rated higher. Sprout Social averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while HangTime averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.

### Do Sprout Social or HangTime have ads?

Neither Sprout Social nor HangTime shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Sprout Social or HangTime?

Sprout Social ships an update every 2 weeks, and HangTime every 10 days. Most recently, Sprout Social was updated on November 10, 2026 and HangTime on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*