Biddle vs Switchboard!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Biddle
Manage events with a digital suite that streamlines planning, organization, and entry. Eliminate the need for physical guest lists and wristbands with this comprehensive event management tool.
- Event planning
- Organization control
- Entry validation
- Digital guest lists
- Eliminates wristbands
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Wristbands and clunky guest lists are a thing of the past with Biddle, an event management suite for planning, organization control, and entry validation.
Switchboard!
A student-only social network designed for personal connections and community building. Users can create detailed profiles, share updates on a school-wide timeline, and message friends. Requires a university email for access.
- Create detailed user profiles
- Share updates on school timeline
- Direct and group messaging
- Searchable student directory
- Photo album sharing
- Alias posting options
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Switchboard is a student-only network inspired by the best of the early internet: unfiltered, simple, and personal. On Switchboard, you can: ■ Create your profile - Build a mini page with your favorite spots, music, and interests. - Add a bio, your major, hometown, birthday, relationship status, and more. - Drop photo albums to show your world. ■ Find people - Search the directory to discover people at your school. - Check out who else lives in your dorm. ■ Post to the school-wide timeline - Share updates under your name or an alias you create. - See what others are saying. ■ Message - Hit “Message” on any profile to start a convo. - Create group chats and keep up with friends. Community & Trust You’ll need a university (.edu) email to join. All content follows community guidelines to keep Switchboard safe and respectful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Switchboard! at 4.2 against Biddle's 3.4. Biddle's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 17.5). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Switchboard! holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.
| Parameter | Biddle | Switchboard! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Joshua Cheng | Wired Labs |
Customer experience
Biddle
Switchboard!
In-app purchases
Biddle
No in-app purchases
Switchboard!
No in-app purchases
