SquareRooms vs Gather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SquareRooms
This interior design publication offers inspiration and practical advice for homeowners. Discover brilliant ideas for every room, compare home furnishings, and find solutions for your next renovation project.
- Interior design inspiration
- Home renovation ideas
- Home furnishing comparisons
- Practical tips and solutions
- Monthly publication
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The ultimate interior guide for homeowners – SquareRooms is a monthly interior design publication, first released in 2000. Driven by inspiration, the magazine covers all aspects of interior design that range from home renovation, brilliant ideas for all parts of the home and comparison shopping on home furnishings. Most of all, the magazine is packed with practical tips and solutions to inspire homeowners to look forward to their own revamp. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. One year subscription - $35.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions
Gather
Discover local events, venues, and spontaneous hangouts posted by real people and places. Seamlessly RSVP, get tickets with QR codes, and connect with friends and venues to stay updated on what's happening nearby.
- Discover nearby events and venues
- Post and join spontaneous hangouts
- In-app ticketing with QR codes
- Follow venues and friends
- Venue owner tools for event management
- Real-time event feed
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Gather shows you what’s happening around you—events, venues, and hangouts posted by real people and real places nearby. No guesswork, no jumping between apps. Open Gather and it’s all right there. Browse by location or let the feed surface what’s worth checking out. When something catches your eye, grab a ticket or RSVP on the spot. Your ticket lives in the app with a QR code for entry—no extra steps, no email confirmations, no screenshots. Just show up and scan. Hangouts cover the smaller, everyday plans. Drinks, pickup basketball, trying a new restaurant, checking out a new spot—post one or join in. It’s an easy way to make plans without the back-and-forth. No group chat required. Put it out there, see who’s in, and go. Follow venues and friends to stay in the loop. When they post or plan something, it shows up in your feed—simple as that. If a bar you like is hosting something Friday night, you’ll see it. If a friend’s heading somewhere, you’ll know. Your feed stays focused on what matters to you. For venue owners, Gather brings everything into one place. Claim your space, build your profile, post events, sell tickets, and add team members with the right permissions to help manage it all. Reach people nearby who are already looking for something to do.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gather at 5.0 against SquareRooms's 1.0. Gather also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). SquareRooms's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. SquareRooms sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per year. Gather asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
SquareRooms ships an update every 3 months, Gather weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SquareRooms | Gather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pulp Kreatives Pte Ltd | Sun Moon Rising LLC |
Customer experience
SquareRooms
Gather
In-app purchases
SquareRooms
- SquareRooms$15.991 Year
- SquareRooms August - 2012$2.99
- Square Rooms - October 2012$2.99
- Square Rooms - December 2012$2.99
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- Square Rooms - January 2013$2.99
- SquareRooms - October 2013$2.99
- SquareRooms November 2014$2.99
- SquareRooms October 2016$2.99
- SquareRooms November 2016$2.99
- Square Rooms - Ideal Homes$5.99
Gather
No in-app purchases
Questions
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