Comparison

Kyodo vs Stanndom

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

Head to head
About

Kyodo

Discover and join communities based on your interests, from fandoms and gaming to art and technology. Connect with like-minded individuals, engage in conversations, and forge new friendships.

Highlights
  • Explore interest-based communities
  • Join conversations
  • Meet new friends
  • Discover fandoms, games, art, tech, anime, culture
  • Connect with like-minded people
Features
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Kyodo is a community platform where people gather around shared interests. Explore thousands of circles covering everything from fandoms and games to art, tech, anime, and culture. Find new communities, join conversations, and meet friends who love the same things you do. Apple EULA: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/app_store/app_metadata/end_user_license_agreements_eula

About

Stanndom

Connect with dedicated fans in a community built around your favorite artists, shows, games, and creators. Share your passion in timed or permanent feeds, and control what gets seen with a unique 'bump' feature. Experience real communities where everyone truly understands.

Highlights
  • Dedicated fandom spaces
  • Timed and permanent feeds
  • User-controlled post bumping
  • Community-driven content
  • Connect with like-minded fans
Features
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Standom is a community app for stans. Not casual fans. The people who stream the album on loop, know every era, and need somewhere to talk about it with others who get it. Every fandom gets its own space here, run the way that fandom actually works. Follow standoms for the artists, shows, games, and creators you care about, and find the people who care just as much. Standom works differently from other apps: Two feeds, two ways to post. The timed feed is for the moment. Posts there live for 72 hours, then they're gone, so there's no pressure to be perfect. The permanent feed is for the posts worth keeping. The bump puts you in control. One tap sends any post straight to the top of the feed. Not a like that vanishes into a counter, not a vote lost under an algorithm. You decide what your community sees next. Real communities, not a generic feed. Standoms are built around the fandoms themselves, so the culture, the conversations, and the people all feel like they belong together. Standom is new and growing. If you have ever felt like the internet stopped being a place for the people who care the most, come see what this is.

Screenshots

Kyodo4 screens
Stanndom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stanndom at 100% against Kyodo's 46%. Stanndom also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Kyodo's advantage is ratings volume (199 vs 3). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kyodo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Stanndom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stanndom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kyodo has 199 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Kyodo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stanndom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kyodo ships an update fortnightly, Stanndom every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Kyodo versus Stanndom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKyodoStanndom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (199 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings199 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB64 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCybersoupStandom LLC

Customer experience

Kyodo

All ratings181 ratings
Positive79.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral20.7%
Negative33.0%

Stanndom

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kyodo

Subscriptions2
  • Kyodo Plus$4.991 Month
  • Kyodo Plus Yearly$69.991 Year
None

Stanndom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kyodo free?
Kyodo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stanndom free?
Stanndom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kyodo or Stanndom?
Stanndom is rated higher. Kyodo averages 4.2 out of 5 from 199 ratings, while Stanndom averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Kyodo or Stanndom have ads?
Kyodo shows ads; Stanndom does not.
Which is updated more often, Kyodo or Stanndom?
Kyodo ships an update fortnightly, and Stanndom every 4 days. Most recently, Kyodo was updated on November 8, 2026 and Stanndom on November 8, 2026.

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