Beeper vs Column Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beeper
Consolidate all your messaging conversations from various platforms into a single, unified inbox. Manage multiple accounts, search across all chats instantly, and organize your communications with custom labels and notifications. Enjoy seamless syncing across all your devices.
- Unified inbox for multiple chat apps
- Connect up to 15 chat apps
- Support for multiple accounts per app
- Instant cross-app message search
- Merge chats and organize with labels
- Cross-device syncing
- Customizable notifications
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You want to talk to people, not switch apps. Beeper puts WhatsApp, Instagram, Google Messages, and 12 more in one app. Connect up to 5 accounts for free. CONNECT UP TO 15 CHAT APPS WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Discord, Google Chat, Google Messages, Google Voice, Line, LinkedIn, Signal, Slack, Telegram, Tumblr, Viber, and X (Twitter) MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS PER APP You've got two WhatsApp accounts, personal and business. Connect both and see everything in one inbox. FIND ANY MESSAGE, INSTANTLY Search every chat app at once. Filter by person, by app, or by what you're looking for: images, video, links, and files. CONTROL THE CHAT CHAOS · Merge chats across apps into one conversation. · Organize with labels: friends, work, family. · Custom notifications to avoid interruptions. · Clear one inbox, not one per app. WORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Beeper works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chromebook. Everything stays in sync. Start a reply at your desk, finish it on the train. DO MORE WITH BEEPER PLUS · 10 accounts, up to 3 per chat app · Unlimited merged chats and labels · Reminders: never drop the ball · Send later: write at midnight, send at 9am · Incognito mode: read quietly · Voice note transcription · Custom app icon Privacy Policy: https://beeper.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://beeper.com/terms
Column Social
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Column is a network of private communities that host the most important conversations in the world. Some of the most important conversations in the world are happening in group chats. Column is an app for your group chats so people can subscribe and the chats can go viral to include everyone in the world that should be in the chat. On Column, you can: - Create and join private, paid groups for communities of practice - Post new content in real time in private groups, or publicly - Stay up to date in your field and communities of interest - Upload photos and share links with previews - Chat one-on-one with others from your gropus via DMs Privacy Policy: https://www.joincolumn.com/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://stage.joincolumn.com/legal/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Beeper at none against Column Social's shown. Beeper also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Column Social's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Beeper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Column Social sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beeper ships an update every 6 days, Column Social every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beeper | Column Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 511 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Automattic | Column Inc |
Bugs and requests
Beeper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when trying to tag users
- Deletes parts of message when typing on Mac
Requested features
1 request- Support for more services like Threads, Bluesky, Matrix, Reddit Chat, Twitch, & TikTok DMs
Column Social
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beeper
- Beeper Plus Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Beeper Plus Plus Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Beeper Plus Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- Beeper Plus Plus Yearly7 Days trial$499.991 Year
Column Social
- Medical Insights Hub$1.001 Month
- Design Inspiration$1.001 Month
- Future of Water$1.001 Month
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- Future of Concrete$1.001 Month
- Studio Visit$1.001 Month
- Future of Katerva$1.001 Month
- Oceans & Reefs$1.001 Month
- Fun Learning$5.001 Month
- Market Megatrends$5.001 Month
- Cinecolumn$5.001 Month
- Eternal September$19.991 Month
