Comparison

FIND vs ThingsBook

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

Head to head
About

FIND

Discover unique places and activities recommended by friends and the community. Share your own favorite spots, complete with photos and reviews, to help others find hidden gems wherever they are.

Highlights
  • Personalized suggestions from friends
  • Authentic reviews for unique locations
  • Share hidden gems with photos and videos
  • Comment on ambiance and rate locations
  • Home feed of friends' experiences
  • Map view of nearby gems
  • Search for shared gems and locations
Features
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We’re always complaining about where to go and what to do when hanging out with friends or traveling to new places.  Think of the last time you’ve had that frustrating experience in any city of having some time to enjoy yourself, but you have no clue where to go. That’s where FIND comes in. FIND is a community driven platform with personalizedsuggestions from friends and authentic reviews for the best one-of-a-kind locations, what we like to call hidden gems. SHARE with your friends the best hidden gems in your city or any city you are traveling to around the world!  Comment on the ambiance, share videos or pictures, and rate that location. HOME FEED. See you friends' experience from their point of view and their honest opinion of every gem! MAPS. When it comes time to go out and enjoy yourself, look to the MAPS to see all the gems posted around you or in any city. SEARCH. Add your friends to see their shared gems, search locations that have already been posted to  see different friends experience of the same spot, and what businesses say about themselves of what they offer.

About

ThingsBook

Capture your life's moments through long-form writing and organized collections. This platform allows you to create a lasting personal archive of your thoughts, memories, and interests, with options to share privately or publicly.

Highlights
  • Long-form writing
  • Structured collections
  • Personal archive
  • Customizable sharing
  • Life documentation
  • Writing prompts
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Your life deserves more than disappearing posts and scattered notes. ThingsBook is a new kind of personal platform built for people who love to write, reflect, and collect the moments that make up their lives. It’s where long-form storytelling meets beautiful organization, giving you a space to capture what you did, how you felt, and what you care about in lasting detail. Whether you are journaling about your day, writing thoughtful reflections, or collecting the books you love, the meals you cooked, the trips you took, or the ideas that moved you, ThingsBook helps you turn everyday life into something meaningful and permanent. Write freely At its core, ThingsBook is about writing. Real writing. Long-form, text-centric storytelling that lets you express yourself without character limits or performance pressure. Capture your thoughts, routines, memories, and observations in a way that feels natural, personal, and deeply yours. Collect what matters Organize everything you write into beautiful, structured collections. Your books, travels, meals, fashion finds, hobbies, goals, and ideas all live together in one place. Think of it as your personal digital shelf, always there when you want to revisit your life. Build your archive ThingsBook is not about fleeting trends or posts that disappear. Your writing and collections become a lasting personal archive, a living record of who you are and what you love. Over time, your ThingsBook becomes your story. Share on your terms Share publicly, with friends, or keep things private. Post whenever inspiration hits. Take breaks whenever you need. Your space never goes stale, and there is no pressure to perform. Designed for everyday life You do not need special skills, perfect photos, or big moments. ThingsBook is built for real life. Write about your morning coffee, the song you cannot stop playing, the trip that changed you, the book that stayed with you, the place that always feels like home. Smart tools that support your writing Helpful prompts, thoughtful organization, search, and location features make it easier to document your life as it happens, without turning your thoughts into work. Your corner of the internet ThingsBook is where your interests, ideas, and experiences come together. Not a feed to chase. A space to build. Write your life. Collect your world. Remember what matters.

Screenshots

FIND4 screens
ThingsBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FIND at 100% against ThingsBook's 68%. FIND also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). ThingsBook's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 5) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FIND holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThingsBook has 1.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FIND's written reviews are positive against 68% of ThingsBook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FIND ships an update every 10 days, ThingsBook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
FIND versus ThingsBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFINDThingsBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better67.6% of reviews
Number of ratings51.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#44 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperF!ND Inc.Naver U.Hub Inc.

Customer experience

FIND

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ThingsBook

All ratings1,787 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative23.6%

In-app purchases

None

FIND

No in-app purchases

None

ThingsBook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FIND free?
FIND is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThingsBook free?
ThingsBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FIND or ThingsBook?
FIND is rated higher. FIND averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ThingsBook averages 4.5 from 1.9K ratings.
Do FIND or ThingsBook have ads?
Neither FIND nor ThingsBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FIND or ThingsBook?
FIND ships an update every 10 days, and ThingsBook fortnightly. Most recently, FIND was updated on October 24, 2026 and ThingsBook on October 28, 2026.

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