Comparison

Faxo vs FIMBY

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

Head to head
About

Faxo

This super app integrates social networking, video sharing, messaging, shopping, professional profiles, and casual games into a single platform. It aims to reduce app fatigue by offering familiar features from popular apps in one convenient place.

Highlights
  • Integrated social feeds and video sharing
  • Live streaming with instant chat
  • 1:1 and group messaging with calls
  • Professional profiles and job listings
  • Local marketplace for buying and selling
  • Casual games and recipe organization
  • Bluesky client integration
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

FIMBY

Features
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FIMBY (Family In My Backyard) turns the place you live into a place you belong. Most apps teach us to scroll past each other. FIMBY helps neighbours slow down, notice each other, and share everyday life close to home. It's a neighbourhood app for the people around you, not a city-wide feed. Ask for help, offer what you have, lend and borrow everyday things and skills, split bulk purchases, gather, and stay connected in small, ordinary ways. WHAT YOU CAN DO Ask and offer Post what you need or what you can share, from moving help to extra soup. Lend and borrow Add tools, books, kitchen gear, and other useful things to your neighbourhood's Library. Borrowers and return dates are tracked for you. Borrow a skill The Library holds skills too: neighbours who fix bikes, tutor, translate, or lend a hand. Bulk buys Split large purchases with neighbours. Reserve shares and let FIMBY keep the allocations organized. Gather Host a dinner, plan a cleanup day, share a block party, or pass along a local event worth knowing about. Shared Life Post a story, a thank you, a hard moment, or a prayer request (if that's something you do). Messages Coordinate through response threads, direct messages, and group chats, all in one inbox. BUILT FOR REAL NEIGHBOURS Local by design You see the same neighbours over time, not thousands of strangers. Names become familiar. Small acts of care start becoming real relationships. Belonging over performance No likes. No followers. No trending. FIMBY is for showing up, not showing off. Care preferences Share how neighbours can care for you, on your terms: what support is welcome, what isn't, and how to reach out. All optional, all editable. Support people Someone you trust can help you use FIMBY, posting and messaging on your behalf. Built for elders, disabled neighbours, and anyone who'd rather have a trusted someone help them take part. Family profiles Parents can add a family profile from their own login, so a kid can be known by name while a parent is always the one at the keyboard. Local organizations Community centres, shelters, churches, and other local groups can share events, meal times, and programs in the same neighbourhood feed. PRIVACY AND RESPECT No ads. No data harvesting. No engagement metrics. Your neighbours aren't an audience to be monetized. You choose what to share, with whom, and you can change your mind. Contact sharing is granular and revocable. Blocking is bidirectional. Quiet by design Set quiet hours, choose what you hear about, and let the rest wait for morning. FIMBY is a doorbell, not a slot machine. Delete anytime Go to Settings, then Delete my account. Your login is revoked right away, with a 30-day window to restore it if you change your mind. WHO IT'S FOR FIMBY is for adults 19 and older in an active FIMBY neighbourhood. It's open to everyone, whatever your background or beliefs. You don't need to belong to any organization, church, or community group to find a place here. A note on joining: after you sign up, a local volunteer moderator activates your account, so there can be a short wait before you're in. Borrowing items opens once a neighbour vouches for you; everything else, including skills, is open from day one. FIMBY grew out of more than 20 years of neighbouring in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: shared meals, prayer, lending, checking in, and local groups trying to care well for the same place. It's not a replacement for shelters, health care, crisis lines, detox, or other essential services. It's one small way to help neighbours share everyday life and practical care, close to home. Technology can make needs visible. It can make generosity easier to act on. It can open a door. But it cannot make us love our neighbours. That part is still ours to live. FIMBY helps make it a little less hard to start. Currently available in Vancouver's V6A neighbourhood, and growing neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

Screenshots

Faxo4 screens
FIMBY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FIMBY at none against Faxo's 10. Faxo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FIMBY asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faxo ships an update every 3 days, FIMBY every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Faxo versus FIMBY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaxoFIMBY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFaxo, Inc.Strathcona Vineyard Church

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

FIMBY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Faxo

Subscriptions7
  • Basic Social Network$3.991 Month
  • Basic Business Network$3.991 Month
  • Premium Social Network$7.991 Month
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  • Premium+ Social Network$12.991 Month
  • Premium+ Business Network$14.991 Month
  • Basic Dating$17.991 Month
  • Premium+ Dating$35.991 Month
One-time3
  • Super Thanks$1.99
  • 29,000 Credits$249.99
  • 60,000 Credits$499.99
None

FIMBY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Faxo free?
Faxo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FIMBY free?
FIMBY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Faxo or FIMBY have ads?
Neither Faxo nor FIMBY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Faxo or FIMBY?
Faxo ships an update every 3 days, and FIMBY every 2 months. Most recently, Faxo was updated on November 3, 2026 and FIMBY on October 24, 2026.

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