CiviGem vs Better Business Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CiviGem
This platform connects professionals within the diamond and jewelry industry. It facilitates sharing of ideas, knowledge, and industry news, while fostering business and social interactions. Users can access educational courses, marketing materials, and participate in industry discussions.
- Industry networking
- Knowledge sharing
- Business and social interaction
- Educational courses
- Marketing materials
- Industry discussions
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CiviGem is a platform which centralises organisation's networks within the Diamond and Jewellery Industry, making it easier for them to connect with each other and share ideas, knowledge, and industry specific current affairs, whilst building business and social interactions. It is a place to find industry lead educational courses, obtain marketing materials, attend presentations, panel discussions, webinars and contribute to industry lead discussions.
Better Business Network
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At The Better Business Network (BBN), our mission is to empower purpose-driven Business Owners and Leaders to make the world a better place. We are dedicated to helping you increase your impact, through training, learning, networking and advocating for meaningful systemic change that benefits people, the planet, and future generations. We think you get real value for your money..and so do our members! 91.6% of Members had gained industry value from being in the BBN. Not only that, 84% said they had worked with, collaborated with or done business with other members of the Network since joining and a further 79.2% said they have their increased positive social and environmental impact since joining the BBN. The BBN brings together businesses of all sizes, industries and backgrounds into a purpose-driven collective that makes the world a better place. We offer a range of services to our members meaning that regardless of where your business is on this journey we’ve got something for you. That's because we offer our members a range of training, workshops, events and resources to help them along their journey. What specifically? • Weekly Industry Insights • Monthly Regional In-Person Networking Events • In-person, industry roundtable events • Monthly Online Speed Networking • 100’s Online Tools and Resources • Live Expert-led Workshops • Business Directory access • Free B Corp Bootcamp • Free Carbon Literacy training (worth £180!) for your staff (minimum five spaces, with additional Carbon Literacy places for larger businesses depending upon your tier of membership) • Members Office Hours
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Verdict
CiviGem and Better Business Network are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CiviGem | Better Business Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CiviGem Ltd | BETTERNOTSTOP LTD |
In-app purchases
CiviGem
No in-app purchases
Better Business Network
No in-app purchases
Questions
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