Townsquare Social vs Pheels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Townsquare Social
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Townsquare is a new way to discover and hang out with people in and around your network. All groups you create spread organically through your friends, and are only visible to the people you’re interested in.
Pheels
A social video platform for creators to share short videos, interact with followers through comments and direct messages, and receive financial support via in-app tipping. Discover new content and connect with your favorite artists.
- Watch and discover short videos
- Comment on posts
- Message creators directly
- Tip creators with in-app purchases
- Follow favorite creators
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Pheels is a social video platform for creators. Browse posts, follow creators, chat, and support their work with tips. Key features: • Watch and discover short videos • Comment and message creators • Tip creators through in‑app purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Townsquare Social at none against Pheels's 7. Townsquare Social also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Pheels's advantage is device support. On price 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. Pheels sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Townsquare Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Townsquare Social | Pheels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sudarshan Senthil Kumar | Emmanuel Forson |
In-app purchases
Townsquare Social
No in-app purchases
Pheels
- Coffee tip$2.99
- pheels.checkout.5$4.99
- pheels.wallet.checkout.10$9.99
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- Session tip$9.99
- Pheels.wallet.checkout.25$24.99
- Project tip$24.99
- pheels.wallet.checkout.50$49.99
