Comparison

FLOWMINGLE vs Second Social

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

Head to head
About

FLOWMINGLE

Discover and host local and online events with ease. Connect with friends, join groups, and stay updated on new events from hosts you follow. Features include event chat groups and a gifting option for organizers.

Highlights
  • Host and discover events
  • Create and join groups
  • Event-specific chat groups
  • Follow hosts for updates
  • Gifting feature for organizers
  • Offline and online event visibility
Features
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Everyone can host fun events for free on flowmingle! It's super easy to post events and share your events with friends. As an event organizer, you can enable the gifting feature to receive gift rewards! We have MINGLE (event) and FLOCK(group). Hosts can set different visibility for their MINGLE/FLOCK. You will see offline events within 150 miles of your location and all online events. Each event has a chat group for participants to keep in touch easily during and after an event. After you follow a host, you will receive notification of their newest events. Let's MINGLE! The website is https://flowmingle.live/

About

Second Social

Connect with new people and build a "Second Family" through local events and community discussions. Discover and host small-group gatherings, participate in localized forums, and manage your social calendar with ease. The app facilitates in-person socialization and direct messaging with friends.

Highlights
  • Local event discovery and hosting
  • Community forums ('Playground')
  • Event calendar and notifications
  • In-app group and direct messaging
  • Profile customization and friend tracking
  • Virtual currency ('pearls') for in-app actions
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For everyone who's feeling lonely and isolated this year, Second Social was designed for you to feel cozy and loved by meeting new friends and creating your "Second Family." We've built the most delightful events discovery app for you :) On Second Social, explore the following 5 features built for MAXIMUM IN-PERSON socialization: 1. EVENTS FEED • Browse local small-group events to get to know others living or traveling in your city • After reserving your spot, get instantly added to the Event chat so you can meet everyone and start planning • HOSTS: easily throw together a public or private event in less than 2 minutes - we made it super easy for you! 2. PLAYGROUND FEED • Participate in "localized subreddits" to stay in the loop about fun things going on in your town! • Tune into juicy threads on relationship advice, memes, men's/women's topics, mental health, gaming, personal finance & so much more... • Get to know people who live near you through posting, commenting, and liking their stuff, and then GO MEET UP!! :D 3. STAR FEED NOTIFICATIONS • A hyper-organized event calendar built right into the very center of your app • Easily scroll through events happening soon, events you're attending, events you're hosting, & events you're invited to • Never miss notifications from Playground or other users trying to add you as friends! 4. IN-APP CHATTING • Automatically get put into group chats for every Event you're attending for quick & easy planning • Event chats + personal DMs are separated cleanly so you'll never have to dig to find your bestie's DMs • You can only DM users you're friends with on the app - no spam / scams / or unwanted messages 5. PROFILE PAGE • Set the mile radius on your profile page and travel to events as close as 3 miles or up to 200 miles away • Earn ~*precious pearls*~ whenever you host an event or post on Playground - use them to RSVP to events, add friends, or redeem badges for your profile • Add new friends on the app and track your own stats over time to see who reaches Deity of Pearls status first!! :3

Screenshots

FLOWMINGLE4 screens
Second Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Second Social at 5.0 against FLOWMINGLE's 4.2. Second Social also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). FLOWMINGLE's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. FLOWMINGLE sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Second Social asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Second Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FLOWMINGLE ships an update every 3 weeks, Second Social weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FLOWMINGLE versus Second Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFLOWMINGLESecond Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB171 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperFLOWMINGLE, INC.Second Social

Customer experience

FLOWMINGLE

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Second Social

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

FLOWMINGLE

One-time5
  • 2 coins$1.00
  • 6 coins$3.00
  • 10 coins$5.00
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  • 18 coins$9.00
  • 38 coins$19.00
None

Second Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FLOWMINGLE free?
FLOWMINGLE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Second Social free?
Second Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FLOWMINGLE or Second Social?
Second Social is rated higher. FLOWMINGLE averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Second Social averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FLOWMINGLE or Second Social have ads?
Neither FLOWMINGLE nor Second Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FLOWMINGLE or Second Social?
FLOWMINGLE ships an update every 3 weeks, and Second Social weekly. Most recently, FLOWMINGLE was updated on October 5, 2026 and Second Social on October 10, 2026.

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