Buckets, Inc. vs COMMONS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buckets, Inc.
This app helps professionals manage and grow their networks by simplifying contact information exchange and providing AI-powered tools for follow-ups. It allows users to control shared data, tag contacts for easy recall, and automate outreach to nurture connections.
- AI-powered contact exchange
- Personalized CRM
- Selective data sharing
- Contact tagging
- Automated outreach workflows
- Connection insights
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Buckets is the AI-Powered Contact Exchange + Personalized CRM for busy founders, builders & professionals that need to grow and maintain their social, personal and business networks. Buckets focuses on reducing the friction of exchanging multiple pieces of information with a new contact in person, allowing you to stay authentic in the conversation and garner a true connection. Control the data you share by picking and choosing just the social and contact information you feel comfortable sharing with a new friend. They can quickly "share back" the same or different info and you both can see when and where you've met, in case you forget their name after a long night of networking and meeting new people. Tag new friends with categorical and informative "Bucket tags" for later recall so you can quickly find the investor you need to follow up with, the classmate you wanted to share that podcast with or that potential new friend you wanted to grab drinks with. Automate reaching out with our Workflows feature which allows you to have AI summarize your notes on a connection and draft an email to them on a recurring cadence. Buckets ensures you don't just gather information, but you leverage it, to see your career, social or love opportunities to their fullest potential. • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 year ($59.99) duration • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy Policy: https://www.use-buckets.app/privacy-policy • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Terms of Service: https://www.use-buckets.app/terms-of-conditions
COMMONS
Easily create and discover real-time social plans with nearby people. Organize spontaneous meetups, join existing events, and manage details in dedicated group chats. Find your community for shared activities and recurring gatherings.
- Create plans in seconds
- RSVP with 'In' or 'Interested'
- Dedicated chat for each plan
- Browse daily and upcoming events
- Join interest-based groups
- Control plan visibility (open/closed)
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COMMONS is where real plans with real people are happening now. Not a feed of what everyone did last weekend. A list of what's actually happening this week, near you, that you can join with one tap. MAKE A PLAN IN SECONDS Pick a time, drop a place, add a line about the vibe. That's it. No invite spreadsheet, no reply-all thread, no waiting three days for six people to answer. IN OR INTERESTED Not every plan deserves a commitment. Tap "You're in" when you're sure, or "Interested" when you're curious. Everyone can see where things stand, so plans either come together or quietly don't. EVERY PLAN HAS A CHAT Details live where they belong. Each plan gets its own group chat for the running-late texts, the who's-bringing-what, and the last-minute change of venue. YOUR WEEK, ONE DAY AT A TIME Scroll the days ahead and see what's open. Filter down to just your plans, or browse everything happening around you. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Join groups built around things you already do — the Saturday long run, the Tuesday climbing session, the book club that meets when it meets. Recurring plans stay with the group instead of getting buried in a thread. OPEN OR CLOSE-KNIT Some plans are just for your people. Others are open to anyone who wants to show up. You choose who sees each one. Commons is for the morning run, the pickup game, the last-minute dinner, the show nobody wanted to go to alone. Make the plan. See who's in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: COMMONS at none against Buckets, Inc.'s 2. COMMONS also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Buckets, Inc. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. COMMONS asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Buckets, Inc. against 5.0 for COMMONS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Buckets, Inc. ships an update fortnightly, COMMONS every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Buckets, Inc. | COMMONS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grace Jansen | On Commons LLC |
Customer experience
Buckets, Inc.
COMMONS
In-app purchases
Buckets, Inc.
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
COMMONS
No in-app purchases









