Comparison

Faxo vs Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)

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

Head to head
About

Faxo

This app combines social networking, video sharing, messaging, professional tools, and a marketplace into a single platform. Users can connect with friends, share content, find jobs, buy and sell locally, and even play games, all within one familiar interface.

Highlights
  • Social media feeds with friends/following options
  • Live streaming with chat
  • 1:1 and group messaging with calls
  • Professional profiles and job postings
  • Local marketplace for buying and selling
  • Content creation and monetization tools
  • Integrated games and recipe boards
Features
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The first all-in-one super app—do everything in one fast, familiar place. Feels like Facebook-style friends, Instagram-worthy posts, TikTok-like clips, Pinterest-style boards, WhatsApp-style messaging, Reddit-style communities, X-style micro-updates, LinkedIn-style professional profiles & jobs, Tinder-like matching, Coinbase-style wallet tools, and Craigslist-style classifieds—plus recipes and games—in one app. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Social & Video: Share posts, photos, links, and short videos in feeds you control. Create friendships or follow accounts—and switch between Friends and Following feeds to tailor what you see. • Live Streaming: Go live to followers, groups, or communities with instant chat. • Chat & Groups: 1:1 and group messaging, audio/video calls, communities, and mod tools. • Professional Profiles & Jobs: Create a professional profile, make business connections, follow companies, apply to roles, or post openings. • Business Pages: Launch pages, showcase products or services, and grow an audience—no extra tools required. • Marketplace: Buy & Sell locally with listing chat and trusted profiles. • Earn & Monetize: Sell items or services in Marketplace and receive tips on posts and live streams. • Go Local: See nearby posts, listings, jobs, and events with a location-focused feed. • Events: Create events, RSVP, and share with friends or groups. • Q&A: Ask questions, crowdsource answers, and highlight the best responses. • Recipes & Boards: Save, organize, and share recipes with visual, board-style collections. • Games: Play thousands of casual games and collect your favorites. • Bluesky Client (AT Protocol): Connect your Bluesky account to browse and post via Faxo—switch between Timeline/Clips/Boards views. • Dating: Match, chat, and meet new people. • Wallet & Payouts: Track balances, receive tips, and manage crypto earnings. CHOOSE YOUR FEED STYLE • Timeline for posts & photos (Facebook-like) • Clips for full-screen discovery (TikTok-like) • Boards for saving and organizing ideas (Pinterest-like) Toggle Friends or Following on Faxo feeds anytime, and switch views on any feed—including your connected Bluesky feed. SAFETY & CONTROL • Block and report tools to keep your experience in your hands • Content filters and moderation features for creators and group owners • Privacy controls for profiles, posts, and groups WHY FAXO • All-in-one convenience: social, video, live, chat, marketplace, local, events, Q&A, professional profiles, jobs, business pages, recipes, games, groups, Bluesky client, earnings, and crypto—together at last. • Familiar by design: feels like what you already know, without juggling multiple apps. • Built to end app fatigue: one download, endless possibilities. Download Faxo and do more with one app. Share a moment, start a live stream, sell a guitar, post a recipe, join a community, play a game, go local, build your career, host an event, earn from your work, or grow a brand—all in one app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)

Join exclusive group chats hosted by athletes, celebrities, and experts to engage in real conversations. Participate by commenting, reacting, and joining Q&As. Creators can build and own their communities with this interactive format.

Highlights
  • Join exclusive group chats
  • Comment and react to posts
  • Participate in Q&A and polls
  • Follow favorite chats
  • Creators can start their own chats
  • Interactive community building
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Your favorite athletes, reality TV stars, podcasters, politicos and creators are in the group chat. They’re breaking down the episodes in real-time, calling the game as it happens, debating the latest news, and more. And you’re there too, with a huge community of fans who love the show, team, or topic as much as you do. That’s Ramble: group chats reinvented for communities of any size. Every chat is hosted by people who actually know what's going on. And you're not just watching. React and comment on their messages, chat 24/7 with other fans in open channels and discussion boards, and jump into weekly live spaces, AMAs, prediction and trivia games, polls, and more. You get insider access to elite group chats AND a passionate community that keeps the conversation going 24/7. No algorithm. No toxic trolls. No strangers yelling into the void. Just interesting people talking about the things you love, the way the internet used to feel. HOW IT WORKS: - Hosts hold the mic: Only the hosts can post in the main chat, giving you insider access to elite group chats. They can also go live on video to recap the episode, game, and anything else. - Fans drive the conversation: Leave comments and reactions on hosts’ messages, chat with other fans in open chat channels and boards, join live spaces, live chat events, weekly trivia and prediction games, and more. - You dive in: Find and follow your favorite group chats, or start your own! EPIC GROUP CHATS FOR LITERALLY ANYTHING: - Sports – live analysis during and after games - Reality TV – past stars break down the season in real-time - Podcasts – behind-the-scenes chatter and AMAs - Tech – startups, founders, probably some VCs - Comedy – who needs a good roast? - Politics – mostly civil debates - Health & Fitness – gains, goals, and inspiration - Real Estate – tips for buying, selling, and investing - Movies & Pop Culture – the hottest takes in Hollywood - Stocks, Crypto & Finance – money talk made fun - Science – because curiosity is cool - College Life – campus tea will be spilled - Parenting – hacks, laughs, and sanity savers - Local Stuff – happenings in your backyard …and anything else you’re into. FOR CREATORS AND PARTNERS: We’re here to help you build the biggest, most valuable communities on the internet. We reinvented the group chat for communities of any size, giving you and your fans a home base for deep community, daily engagement, live event chats and more - with 90%+ of all ad and fan revenue shared with you. The format is easy and actually fun, your fans will love it, and you’ll truly own your audience (no algorithms messing with your reach!). Think of Ramble as a next-generation podcast, but 10x easier and way more interactive. Our simple tools and features make it easy to grow, engage, and monetize your audience. Start a group chat, gather your community, and make the internet fun again. Terms of use: https://ramble.app/terms

Screenshots

Faxo4 screens
Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) at 4.9 against Faxo's 4.6. Faxo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Faxo sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Faxo's written reviews are positive against 74% of Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faxo ships an update every 2 days, Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Faxo versus Ramble (formerly ChatBCC): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaxoRamble (formerly ChatBCC)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB78 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFaxo, Inc.ChatBCC, Inc.

Customer experience

Faxo

All ratings1,826 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative12.3%

Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)

All ratings1,248 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%

User reviews

Faxo

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Fast and effective
  • 💡 Combines multiple app features
  • ✨ Good for connecting with people
  • 🌟 Good for creators

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Posting glitches
  • 👎 Sucks
  • 🤷‍♀️ Didn't understand the app
  • 🔞 Pornographic content
  • 🔄 Tabs reload

Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Connecting with fans
  • 👍 Fun group chats
  • 👍 Easy to follow conversations
  • 👍 Addictive and entertaining

Room to improve

  • 🚨 Concerns about adults interacting with minors
  • 🐛 App not working/glitchy

Bugs and requests

Faxo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Posting glitches (images not posting)
  • Tabs reload when tapped
  • App refreshes when tapping tabs

Requested features

6 requests
  • More features
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Private groups
  • Android version availability
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  • More followers

Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App not working
  • Glitches during high traffic

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved moderation and safety features

In-app purchases

21 purchases

Faxo

Subscriptions10
  • Basic Social Network$3.991 Month
  • Basic Business Network$3.991 Month
  • User Subscription 4$3.991 Month
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  • Premium Social Network$7.991 Month
  • Premium Business Network$7.991 Month
  • Premium+ Social Network$12.991 Month
  • Premium+ Business Network$14.991 Month
  • Basic Dating$17.991 Month
  • Premium Dating$26.991 Month
  • Premium+ Dating$35.991 Month
One-time11
  • Super Thanks$1.99
  • Super Thanks$4.99
  • Super Thanks$14.99
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  • Super Thanks$19.99
  • Super Thanks$24.99
  • Super Thanks$49.99
  • Super Thanks$74.99
  • Super Thanks$99.99
  • Super Thanks$199.99
  • Super Thanks$399.99
  • Super Thanks$499.99
8 purchases

Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)

Subscriptions1
  • Camp Social Membership$4.991 Month
One-time7
  • 100 Aura$0.99
  • 200 Aura$1.99
  • 300 Aura$2.99
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  • 500 Aura$4.99
  • 1,000 Aura$9.99
  • 2,500 Aura$24.99
  • 5,000 Aura$49.99

Questions

Is Faxo free?
Faxo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) free?
Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Faxo or Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)?
Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) is rated higher. Faxo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) averages 4.9 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Faxo or Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) have ads?
Neither Faxo nor Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Faxo or Ramble (formerly ChatBCC)?
Faxo ships an update every 2 days, and Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) every 5 days. Most recently, Faxo was updated on September 24, 2026 and Ramble (formerly ChatBCC) on September 23, 2026.

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