Comparison

Sprout Social vs Koinē

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

Head to head
About

Sprout Social

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
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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

About

Koinē

Features
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Koiné gathers your people in real life. You know the plan that dies in the group chat? Forty messages, no decision, nobody goes. Koiné exists so that plan actually happens. SAY IT LIKE YOU'D SAY IT Speak or type the idea the way you would to a friend: "thai + a slow walk, thursday-ish, my book club." Koiné drafts the gathering for you, with spot suggestions near you that fit the plan. Add a photo for the vibe if you have one. ONE LINK, EVERYONE IN Share a single invite link anywhere: text it, DM it, or post it to your story. Friends open it, see the plan, and RSVP in seconds. You can pick people to invite straight from your contacts, which never leave your device. Share a single invite link anywhere: text it, DM it, post it to your story, or show a QR code in person. DECIDE TOGETHER Offer a few times and let the crew vote. Watch the momentum build as people commit. When it settles, the plan lands on everyone's calendar. SHOW UP The gathering page follows the moment: the details you need before the day, a day-of view when it matters, and the wrap-up after. Push notifications keep everyone posted when things change, and the exact address is shared with the people who are actually going. Koiné is for the plans that deserve better than a group chat. Fewer threads, more tables.

Screenshots

Sprout Social4 screens
Koinē4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sprout Social and Koinē are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sprout Social ships an update every 2 weeks, Koinē weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sprout Social versus Koinē: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSprout SocialKoinē
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB17 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSprout Social, Inc.HyperLocal Technologies Corp

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

Koinē

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sprout Social

No in-app purchases

None

Koinē

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sprout Social free?
Sprout Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Koinē free?
Koinē is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sprout Social or Koinē have ads?
Neither Sprout Social nor Koinē shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sprout Social or Koinē?
Sprout Social ships an update every 2 weeks, and Koinē weekly. Most recently, Sprout Social was updated on October 30, 2026 and Koinē on October 8, 2026.

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