Comparison

Bunky vs Present Social

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

Head to head
About

Bunky

This app helps college students find compatible roommates and housing. It focuses on personality matching to ensure a good living situation, offering features for on-campus and off-campus options. Connect with students at your school to find your ideal living environment.

Highlights
  • Personality-based roommate matching
  • Find off-campus housing
  • Student sublease listings
  • College-specific communities
  • Mutual matching and chat
  • Premium visibility features
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Nobody should have to live with a stranger they didn't choose. Bunky is how you find a roommate before you move in. Someone you actually picked, in your school or your city. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your community. Your school, or the city you're moving to. 2. Build a profile that's actually you. Photos, prompt answers, your dealbreakers, and where you're headed and when. 3. Like the people you could live with. If they like you back, it's a match and you can chat. You can only message someone once you've both liked each other. So the people you talk to are people who chose you too. WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU DECIDE How close their habits are to yours on the stuff that actually causes problems. Cleanliness, noise, social energy, how much you want to hang out. Shout outs from people who have actually lived with them. Mutual friends and linked socials, when people add them. MOVING TO CAMPUS Your class already has a community on Bunky. Find your roommate before housing assignments go out. ALREADY HAVE A PLACE? Add it to your profile with rent, move-in date and photos of the place, then match with people looking to move in. THINKING ABOUT A MOVE? Nothing has to be signed yet. Pick the city you're considering and see who's already there. What they're like, what they're looking for, who's arriving around the same time as you. Free to download. 210k+ downloads.

About

Present Social

This app helps you connect with people you meet in person at events. Discover what's happening, RSVP, check in, and see who else is attending. Share moments and keep track of new connections made at real-life gatherings.

Highlights
  • Discover live and upcoming events
  • RSVP and get QR passes
  • Check-in functionality
  • See attendees and connect
  • Share photo and video Moments
  • Create public or private events
  • Secure cover charge collection
Features
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You met them at the party. The conversation was great. Then nothing. No number, no handle, just a name you half remember. Present fixes that. It's a social app built around one idea: the people worth keeping are the ones you actually met in person. Not a swipe. Not a comment section. A real night. HOW IT WORKS - Find what's happening: see live and upcoming events near you, from house parties to campus nights out. - RSVP in seconds: join the guest list and get your QR pass for the door. - Check in when you arrive: Present confirms you're actually there. - See who's here: browse everyone at the event and connect with people you just met. - Keep the night: share photo and video Moments, tag friends, and look back on the recap. - Crossed Paths: Present remembers who you were at events with, so you never lose someone you actually met. FOR HOSTS - Create public or private events in under a minute - Door Mode: scan guests' QR passes at the door, or share a staff link - Add co-hosts, manage your guest list, and send updates to guests - Collect cover charges securely through Stripe YOUR PRIVACY - Your location is only used to check you in and is never stored - Ghost mode, blocking, and reporting built in - Delete your account anytime from Settings

Screenshots

Bunky4 screens
Present Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Present Social at 5.0 against Bunky's 4.4. Present Social also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Bunky's advantage is ratings volume (530 vs 3). 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. Bunky sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Present Social asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Present Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bunky has 530 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Bunky's written reviews are positive against 100% of Present Social's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bunky ships an update every 2 weeks, Present Social every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bunky versus Present Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBunkyPresent Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (530 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings530 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBunky LLCParker Hadley

Customer experience

Bunky

All ratings529 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative21.1%

Present Social

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bunky

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Freezing on loading screens
  • Inability to send messages
  • Profiles not loading properly
  • Syncing issues across devices
  • Glitches in swiping/scrolling

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow editing of user profiles
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve notification system
  • Expand to more colleges/universities
  • Enhance search and filtering capabilities

Present Social

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Bunky

Subscriptions6
  • Join the feed3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Bunky Pro Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Bunky pro$14.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Bunky Pro$14.991 Month
  • Season Pass Subscription$24.996 Months
  • Season Pass$29.996 Months
One-time5
  • Profile Boost$1.99
  • Profile Boost X2$2.99
  • Flash Pass$9.99
Show 2 more
  • Season Pass for the feed$19.99
  • Season Pass$29.99
None

Present Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bunky free?
Bunky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Present Social free?
Present Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bunky or Present Social?
Present Social is rated higher. Bunky averages 4.4 out of 5 from 530 ratings, while Present Social averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Bunky or Present Social have ads?
Neither Bunky nor Present Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bunky or Present Social?
Bunky ships an update every 2 weeks, and Present Social every 4 days. Most recently, Bunky was updated on October 24, 2026 and Present Social on October 18, 2026.

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