Comparison

Fuse In vs Been There‎

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

Head to head
About

Fuse In

This app enables users to live stream, record videos, and share their location during incidents. It facilitates private or group communication and connects users with crisis management support groups. Users can also send SMS messages to custom communities and share content across integrated social platforms.

Highlights
  • Live stream incidents
  • Video capture
  • Geographic location sharing
  • Private and group messaging
  • Connect to crisis support groups
  • SMS messaging to custom communities
  • Share to integrated social platforms
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Fuse In Action platform allows anyone to live stream, video capture, and geographically share a location of an incident. Inform friends and family privately or in group messages. Connect users to all crisis management support groups such as Drug Addiction, Domestic Violence, Police Brutality, Women Shelters, and Behavioral Management programs. Additionally, Able to send direct messaging through SMS capabilities to a customizable group/community created by the user. Finally, when there is a need for help, Share through all integrated social platforms, right at our fingertips.

About

Been There‎

Discover local favorites and hidden gems recommended by locals, not sponsored content. Plan multi-stop outings with walking directions and share your taste profile with friends. Find the perfect spot for any occasion, from cozy dates to late-night cravings.

Highlights
  • Discover local favorites
  • Search by vibe, occasion, or craving
  • Build multi-stop plans with directions
  • Save and map favorite spots
  • See friends' check-ins
  • Browse curated local itineraries
  • Build a shareable taste profile
Features
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Been There is the local guide built on real recommendations — not sponsored lists or tourist traps. Find the restaurants, bars, cafés, and hidden gems that locals genuinely love, and keep every place worth a second visit in one spot. Search the way you talk. Looking for a cozy wine bar for a first date? A perfect three-stop Friday night? The best dumplings in Chinatown? Been There gets what you mean and answers with sourced picks that fit the moment. Every recommendation backed by the writers and outlets that actually know the city. Build a night out in seconds. Spin up multi-stop plans with walking directions between every stop, or browse itineraries from people who live there. Go out together. See where your friends are checking in, find the spots they keep coming back to, and discover neighborhoods through the people you trust. Every place becomes part of your memories. Build a profile that reflects your taste, your neighborhoods, your cuisines, your go-to spots, and the people you explore them with. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Discover local favorites, not generic top-10 lists • Search by vibe, occasion, neighborhood, or craving • Build multi-stop nights with walking directions between stops • Save spots and grow your personal map of the city • Check in with friends and see where they're exploring • Browse curated plans from locals and creators • Follow weekly picks in The Edit • Build a shareable taste profile from everywhere you've been BT+ Unlimited search and the full multi-stop plan builder. Start with a 7-day free trial, then $6.99/month. Cancel anytime. Subscription auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends.

Screenshots

Fuse In4 screens
Been There‎4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fuse In at none against Been There‎'s 1. Fuse In also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Been There‎'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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. Been There‎ sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Fuse In asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fuse In against 5.0 for Been There‎. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fuse In ships an update every 3 months, Been There‎ every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fuse In versus Been There‎: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuse InBeen There‎
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB89 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperBBLY ANALYTICS LLCOsian, Inc.

Customer experience

Fuse In

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Been There‎

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fuse In

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Been There‎

Subscriptions1
  • BT+$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Fuse In free?
Fuse In is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Been There‎ free?
Been There‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fuse In or Been There‎?
Fuse In and Been There‎ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Fuse In or Been There‎ have ads?
Neither Fuse In nor Been There‎ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fuse In or Been There‎?
Fuse In ships an update every 3 months, and Been There‎ every 3 days. Most recently, Fuse In was updated on October 7, 2026 and Been There‎ on October 7, 2026.

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