Comparison

BMe Community vs Rise Up Social

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

Head to head
About

BMe Community

This app connects innovators and leaders to invest in communities through an Asset-Framing program focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It offers training, grants, and resources to empower individuals and communities to achieve wellness, prosperity, civic participation, and aspirations.

Highlights
  • Asset-Framing program for DEI
  • Fellowships for Black leaders
  • Equity Training
  • Community Grants
  • Asset-Framed Resources
  • Expand knowledge of Black people
  • Increase positive impact
Features
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BMe Community is an award-winning network of innovators, leaders, and champions who invest in aspiring communities. Through our Asset-Framing program, we train leading organizations in matters of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We also run the most remarkable fellowships for Black leaders in the nation. We help empower individuals and communities to reach their full potential and build prosperity. We provide leaders and organizations with Equity Training, Community Grants, and Asset-Framed Resources that facilitate their efforts to build L.O.V.E: Live: Help people achieve mental, physical, and spiritual wellness Own: Empower individuals and communities to reach their full potential and build prosperity Vote: Encourage people to learn about and fully participate in the democratic process Excel: Define people by their aspirations and help them to achieve them By downloading our app, you’ll be able to Expand your Knowledge of Black people and get information and tools to help you to Live, Own, Vote, and Excel Increase your positive Impact on the world - that is, communities and others who aspire to Live, Own, Vote and Excel Grow your Network of inspiring people like you who choose to make the world a better place And much more!

About

Rise Up Social

Connect with Black culture, creativity, and opportunity. Share content, discover creators and businesses, and join communities. Offers private messaging, groups, marketplace, and dating features with privacy controls.

Highlights
  • Share photos, videos, stories, and updates
  • Discover creators and Black-owned businesses
  • Join communities and connect with friends
  • Private messaging
  • Community groups
  • Marketplace listings
  • Dating features
Features
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Rise Up Social is a community app built for Black culture, connection, creativity, and opportunity. Share photos, videos, stories, and updates. Discover creators and Black-owned businesses, join communities, connect with friends, and explore conversations that matter. Rise Up brings social networking, private messaging, community groups, business discovery, marketplace listings, and dating together in one place. Privacy and safety controls help members manage what they share and who they connect with.

Screenshots

BMe Community4 screens
Rise Up Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rise Up Social at 5.0 against BMe Community's 4.7. Rise Up Social also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). BMe Community's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rise Up Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BMe Community has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BMe Community ships an update weekly, Rise Up Social every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
BMe Community versus Rise Up Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBMe CommunityRise Up Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB42 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperBME NETWORKS INCORPORATEDJoseph S Apps, LLC

Customer experience

BMe Community

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Rise Up Social

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BMe Community

No in-app purchases

None

Rise Up Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BMe Community free?
BMe Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rise Up Social free?
Rise Up Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BMe Community or Rise Up Social?
Rise Up Social is rated higher. BMe Community averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Rise Up Social averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BMe Community or Rise Up Social have ads?
Neither BMe Community nor Rise Up Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BMe Community or Rise Up Social?
BMe Community ships an update weekly, and Rise Up Social every 3 days. Most recently, BMe Community was updated on October 12, 2026 and Rise Up Social on October 12, 2026.

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