Comparison

Uboost vs 3Five

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

Head to head
About

Uboost

This platform connects users with businesses through engaging contests. Users participate by recording audio mentions or posting images and captions, earning rewards for completing campaign rules. Businesses can create advertising campaigns and utilize it for employee training.

Highlights
  • Business advertising campaigns
  • User participation in contests
  • Audio keyword mentions
  • Image and text posts
  • Reward redemption
  • Employee training functionality
Features
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UBoost is the social app where people get rewarded for recommending what they love. Pick your passions and get a feed of recommendations and campaigns that match them. Share your own: snap a photo of something you love, say why you’re boosting it, add hashtags, and post it. Businesses run campaigns on UBoost: limited-time contests with simple rules and real rewards. Find them on the Explore page, join, and complete the rules by posting photos of the product with a positive caption and the campaign’s hashtags, sharing the campaign, or inviting friends with your referral link. Rewards are set by each business: a discount code, or cash paid straight to your bank account or debit card through Stripe, UBoost’s payment partner. For businesses: register at uboost.com, then create campaigns from the business side of the app, with a photo, description, contest rules, hashtags, rewards and duration, and see how they perform. Chat with other members, follow creators, bookmark posts, and keep track of your rewards in one place.

About

3Five

This app offers a calm and supportive social media experience. It allows users to share their stories and connect with a community without ads or pressure. Enjoy a more peaceful online environment.

Highlights
  • Ad-free social networking
  • Share your story
  • Connect with community
  • No pressure environment
  • Peaceful online retreat
Features
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Feeling overwhelmed by the chaos of social media? 3five is your peaceful retreat—a place to share, connect, and belong. No ads. No pressure. Just you, your story, and a community that gets it.

Screenshots

Uboost4 screens
3Five4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Uboost at 5.0 against 3Five's 4.3. 3Five's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (60 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Uboost holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3Five has 60 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uboost ships an update every 3 weeks, 3Five every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Uboost versus 3Five: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUboost3Five
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews—55.2% of reviews
Number of ratings360 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB68 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDevin Kumar NathHelping Heart LLC

Customer experience

Uboost

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

3Five

All ratings56 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral17.2%
Negative27.6%

Bugs and requests

Uboost

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

3Five

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Verification issues for non-US users
  • Incorrect age detection
  • Slow loading and performance issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to search for specific hashtags
  • Option to block unwanted content
  • Analytics and metrics for creators

In-app purchases

None

Uboost

No in-app purchases

None

3Five

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Uboost free?
Uboost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3Five free?
3Five is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Uboost or 3Five?
Uboost is rated higher. Uboost averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while 3Five averages 4.3 from 60 ratings.
Do Uboost or 3Five have ads?
Neither Uboost nor 3Five shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uboost or 3Five?
Uboost ships an update every 3 weeks, and 3Five every 3 days. Most recently, Uboost was updated on November 7, 2026 and 3Five on November 4, 2026.

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