Hive vs Unrest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hive
This social platform focuses on genuine connections by helping you discover local events and find communities based on shared interests. Create or join groups to foster authentic conversations and build spaces that matter.
- Discover local events
- Find people with shared interests
- Create and manage communities
- In-app ticket purchasing
- QR code check-ins for events
- Authentic, non-algorithm-driven feeds
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Hive is the social app where things actually happen. Exclusively on iOS. Find events near you, grab tickets, and check in at the door with a QR code, all without leaving the app. Discover what's going on tonight or plan something for next week. Public events, private events, free or ticketed, it's all here. Join communities called Hives -around music, food, nightlife, sports, art, or whatever you're into. Some are open to everyone. Some are private, invite-only. Post, talk, link up, and actually meet the people behind the profiles. Start your own Hive and build something around it. Host events with Swarm: set your own pricing, create promo codes, invite co-hosts, and manage everything from your phone. Your tickets even show the weather forecast, so your people know what to wear. Add events straight to your calendar or Apple Wallet. Set your profile music. Hive isn't trying to keep you on your phone. It's trying to get you off it.
Unrest
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Your Campus, Alive. College is more than lectures and assignments. It's the friendships you build, the opportunities you discover, the events you attend, and the experiences that shape your journey. Unrest brings campus life together in one place. Built exclusively for students, Unrest helps you connect with verified peers, discover what's happening around you, and become part of your campus community. Connect with Verified Students Join a trusted student network using your college email or verified affiliation. Meet people from your college, department, societies, and shared interests. Your campus is more than a place. It's a community. Unrest - Your Campus, Alive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Unrest at 16.4 against Hive's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hive ships an update every 3 weeks, Unrest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hive | Unrest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Blankwall Software Inc | Manas Pandeya |
In-app purchases
Hive
No in-app purchases
Unrest
No in-app purchases









