# Свобода vs iXBT Forums

The clearest difference is rating: iXBT Forums at 5.0 against Свобода's 3.5. iXBT Forums also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 46%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Свобода's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). 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.

iXBT Forums holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Свобода has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Свобода's written reviews are positive against 65% of iXBT Forums's.

Свобода ships an update every 2 months, iXBT Forums every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Свобода | iXBT Forums |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.5 (19 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id478861937/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ixbt-forums/id872936082/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **19** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | **65.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 months** | Every 4 months |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Size | 68 MB | 12 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [RFE/RL, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/406810961) | [MikeAppHouse](https://appshunter.io/developer/411276749) |

## What reviewers say

### Свобода

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id478861937)

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### iXBT Forums

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ixbt-forums/id872936082)

A mobile forum for discussing computer hardware, mobile devices, software, and a wide range of other interests. Users can create, reply to, edit, and delete messages, view media, and participate in polls. Stay updated with notifications and a home screen widget.

**Highlights:** Create and reply to messages, Edit and delete own messages, View images and videos, Add topics to favorites, Participate in polls, Search conference, Receive topic notifications

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Свобода free?

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

### Is iXBT Forums free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Свобода or iXBT Forums?

iXBT Forums is rated higher. Свобода averages 3.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while iXBT Forums averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Свобода or iXBT Forums have ads?

Neither Свобода nor iXBT Forums shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Свобода or iXBT Forums?

Свобода ships an update every 2 months, and iXBT Forums every 4 months. Most recently, Свобода was updated on October 5, 2026 and iXBT Forums on October 6, 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.*