Comparison

Buffer vs ZeroFox Alerts

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

Head to head
About

Buffer

Streamline your social media presence by planning, scheduling, and publishing content across multiple platforms from one app. Engage with your audience and track performance with insightful analytics. Ideal for creators looking to grow their online presence efficiently.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform posting
  • Content scheduling
  • Idea organization
  • Performance analytics
  • Calendar view
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Post to every social platform with a single app — simple, flexible, and powerful. Buffer helps creators stay consistent without the busywork. Plan and publish your posts automatically, engage with your audience, and keep track of what’s working, all from your phone. Whether you’re sharing your first TikTok, building an audience on LinkedIn, or running multiple accounts, Buffer gives you the tools to grow without feeling overwhelmed. What’s new in v15.0 • Fresh new design with Apple’s Liquid Glass system • Brand-new Apple Watch app (queues, goals, streaks, ideas) • Capture ideas instantly with the iOS Shortcut, Action Button, or on your wrist • New calendar day view across all channels WHY CREATORS LOVE BUFFER PLAN, SCHEDULE, AND PUBLISH • Share to Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Bluesky, Mastodon, and more. • Schedule YouTube Shorts, TikToks, Instagram Reels, and Stories. • Cross-post content across platforms with a single tap KEEP YOUR IDEAS ORGANIZED • Save inspiration in a central content library • Use tags to keep ideas organized by theme or campaign • Move ideas straight to your schedule when ready SEE WHAT WORKS • Simple analytics and reports show your top-performing posts • Track growth, clicks, and engagement A CALENDAR BUILT FOR CREATORS • Get an at-a-glance view of your upcoming posts • Drill down from a monthly to weekly view NEED HELP? Our friendly team is here for you with world-class support via email and social. Email: hello@buffer.com Twitter: @buffer Facebook: http://facebook.com/bufferapp Instagram: @buffer Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bufferapp/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bufferapp Privacy Policy: https://buffer.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://buffer.com/legal/terms-of-use/year/2023

About

ZeroFox Alerts

This app provides real-time alerts for digital risks facing your organization across social media, mobile platforms, and the dark web. It helps you gain visibility, ensure control, and automate protection against threats to your brand and business, allowing you to take action from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Real-time threat alerts
  • Social media risk monitoring
  • Dark web threat detection
  • Automated protection
  • Actionable remediation capabilities
  • Brand and VIP protection
Features
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Protect your brand and business from social and digital risks wherever you are. ZeroFox notifies you to threats facing your organization on social media, mobile platforms, surface, deep and dark web and more. Whether you’re in the office, in a meeting, offsite or at an event, ZeroFox keeps you informed and protected with real-time, actionable alerts. From within the app, access alerts and take action to remediate potential threats to your brand or business. With ZeroFox, you’ll never miss a critical alert. Gain visibility. Immediately see beyond your perimeter to detect more threats faster, before they impact your business, brand and VIPs. Ensure control. Dramatically reduce your risk with artificial intelligence-driven analysis, custom policy rules, real-time alerts and remediation capabilities. Automate protection. Eliminate threats in real-time with automated alerts delivered to your mobile device so you can act quickly and effectively. Take action from anywhere. ZeroFox’s mobile app provides the powerful protection of the ZeroFox platform at your fingertips, wherever and whenever you need it. With ZeroFox, you can protect your brand and business wherever you are, all from your mobile device.

Screenshots

Buffer4 screens
ZeroFox Alerts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZeroFox Alerts at none against Buffer's 12. ZeroFox Alerts also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Buffer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (34K vs 12). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Buffer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ZeroFox Alerts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Buffer against 4.7 for ZeroFox Alerts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buffer has 34K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Buffer's written reviews are positive against 50% of ZeroFox Alerts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buffer ships an update weekly, ZeroFox Alerts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Buffer versus ZeroFox Alerts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBufferZeroFox Alerts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (34K ratings)4.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews54.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34K — better12
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#133 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBuffer, Inc.ZeroFOX

Customer experience

Buffer

All ratings34,422 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews573 reviews
Positive54.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative35.3%

ZeroFox Alerts

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Buffer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Drafts not registering in visual calendar
  • Inability to reorder scheduled posts
  • Inconsistent behavior between mobile and desktop versions
  • Automatic posting not working as expected
  • Issues with image/video quality and formatting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Twitter threads
  • Improve visual planning and calendar view
  • Integrate with more platforms like Slack and Discord
  • Allow more customization and control over posts
  • Provide better analytics and performance insights

ZeroFox Alerts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Buffer

Subscriptions11
  • Essentials - 1 Channel$5.991 Month
  • Essentials+Team: 1 Channel$11.991 Month
  • Essentials - 2 Channels$11.991 Month
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  • Pro for 1 Month2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Essentials - 3 Channels$17.991 Month
  • Essentials - 4 Channels$23.991 Month
  • Essentials - 5 Channels$29.991 Month
  • Essentials - 6 Channels$35.991 Month
  • Small Business$99.991 Month
  • Small Business for 1 Month$99.991 Month
  • Pro for 1 Year$144.991 Year
None

ZeroFox Alerts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buffer free?
Buffer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZeroFox Alerts free?
ZeroFox Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buffer or ZeroFox Alerts?
Buffer and ZeroFox Alerts are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 34K and 12 ratings respectively.
Do Buffer or ZeroFox Alerts have ads?
Neither Buffer nor ZeroFox Alerts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buffer or ZeroFox Alerts?
Buffer ships an update weekly, and ZeroFox Alerts every 2 months. Most recently, Buffer was updated on September 25, 2026 and ZeroFox Alerts on September 1, 2026.

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