Spread vs Hoist.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spread
Access exclusive content from top publications by proving you're human. Follow influential individuals to discover their curated reading, listening, and watching lists. Share access to content with friends and followers.
- Human verification for content access
- Follow journalists and thinkers
- Discover curated reading lists
- Share access with others
- Spread content from any app
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Spread: The Human Internet Prove you’re human to unlock access across top publications with Spread. Discover what journalists, creators, and other smart people are reading, listening to, and watching. HOW IT WORKS: - Verify you’re human to unlock access across top publications. - Discover and access things journalists, creators, and other smart people are reading, listening to, and watching. - Drop links in Spread from any app or browser to unlock access. - Share Spread links in group chats and on social media to pass unlocked access to your friends and followers. Join our mission to enable human access to the world's information.
Hoist.
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An app that helps you stay connected with your friends from all across the globe and discover their recommendations and photos of their favorite places. Check out which friends are in your city and let your friends know whenever you’re in theirs. Stamp all the countries you’ve been to and share recs and photos of your favorite places with your friends. Let your friends know when you’re traveling or moving to a new city and get introduce to new friends or local recs. Get inspired by your friends network recommendations and explore new places in your city. Terms of Service - https://hoist.ws/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Spread at 3 against Hoist.'s —. Hoist.'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Spread | Hoist. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Spread Social, Inc. | Jaqueline Maldonado |
In-app purchases
Spread
No in-app purchases
Hoist.
No in-app purchases
