PI.FYI vs The Midst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PI.FYI
This app helps you discover new films, music, restaurants, and books based on recommendations from friends and trusted individuals, rather than algorithms. You can track your own tastes, create curated lists, and follow others with great taste to build genuine connections.
- Share recommendations with friends
- Discover new films, music, and books
- Curate and organize discoveries into lists
- Follow people with great taste
- Customize profile with themes
- Escape algorithmic doom scrolling
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Do you miss the old Internet? FYI is the recommendation app for people who trust friends over algorithms. Share your taste, discover new favorites, and build lists of everything you love. From films and music to restaurants and books. "Perfectly Imperfect gazes back nostalgically to an era when corporate algorithms didn't control cultural discovery" — The New York Times "I have read Perfectly Imperfect for many years and have benefited greatly from this generous source of inspo" — Lorde SHARE YOUR TASTE • Track what you've been into lately • Share recommendations with friends • Ask people for advice or specific recs • Customize your profile with beautiful themes DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVORITE • Find your next favorite film, album, restaurant, or book • Get recommendations from friends, not algorithms • Browse by scene to explore new interests • Meet your taste soulmate CURATE & ORGANIZE • Bookmark and organize discoveries into lists • Build your personal watchlist, reading list, and more • Keep track of places to visit and things to try • Create shareable collections of your favorites FOLLOW PEOPLE WITH GREAT TASTE • Follow friends and cool strangers • Discover editorial content from cultural icons like Charli XCX, Francis Ford Coppola, and PinkPantheress • Find local events happening near you • Escape the endless algorithmic doom scroll FYI is built by Perfectly Imperfect. It's the internet we were promised. No ads. No algorithms deciding what you see. Just real recommendations from real people. Join the community at pi.fyi Apple EULA terms - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula pi.fyi,perfectly,imperfect,cultural,bookmark,film,music,restaurant,watchlist,curate,recs,lists,favorites
The Midst
This location-based social network allows users to share posts pinned to their current location, visible globally. Discover what's happening worldwide by exploring the map. Posts disappear after 24 hours, keeping content fresh.
- Location-based posting
- Global map exploration
- 24-hour post expiration
- Check-in functionality
- Wish list creation
- Age verification via Apple
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The Midst is a location-based social network and life logging app. Posting to The Midst drops a pin at your current location and is visible to anyone in the world. Pan the map to see what's happening around the world. Posts expire after 24 hours, ensuring information remains relevant and up-to-date. Check-in: Have you stumbled upon a fantastic new food truck or a great coffee shop? Check-in by tapping a place on the map. Check-ins can be public by also posting to The Midst, or choose to only save check-ins to your Saved Places list. Wish List: Did someone check in at a place you find interesting? Tap the pin on the map in The Midst and add that location to your Wish List. Saved places and wish list items are saved in the Check In tab. Some regions now require age verification for social apps. The Midst uses Apple’s Declared Age Range verification to meet these regulations while protecting your privacy. Verification is a one-time, on-device check using the age information already stored in your iCloud account. We only receive a yes/no confirmation that you meet the age requirement. The Midst never sees, stores, or transmits your birthday or actual age. The Midst uses Apple's standard end user license agreement (EULA) which can be viewed here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ View our privacy policy here: https://www.themidstapp.com/privacy-policy.
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Verdict
PI.FYI and The Midst both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of The Midst's written reviews are positive against 68% of PI.FYI's. PI.FYI's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, 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. PI.FYI sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and The Midst sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PI.FYI against 5.0 for The Midst. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PI.FYI has 3.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of PI.FYI's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Midst's.
PI.FYI ships an update weekly, The Midst every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PI.FYI | The Midst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #65 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Perfectly Imperfect | Dan O'Leary |
Customer experience
PI.FYI
The Midst
Bugs and requests
PI.FYI
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashing on launch
- Inability to see following
- Delayed/unresponsive interactions
Requested features
3 requests- Location-based features
- Improved accessibility
- Smoother scrolling and navigation
The Midst
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PI.FYI
- PI.FYI Monthly Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- PI.FYI Yearly Premium$64.991 Year
- PI.FYI Yearly Legend Fr$120.991 Year
- 2 Credits$1.99
- 12 Credits$9.99
- 30 Credits$19.99
The Midst
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year









