Comparison

Croissant vs LinkUp IRL

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

Head to head
About

Croissant

Effortlessly share content across multiple social platforms simultaneously. This app allows you to compose posts with images and hashtags, create multi-part threads, and save drafts for later. Customize your experience with unique icons and color themes.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous cross-posting
  • Support for Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon
  • Image and hashtag support
  • Thread creation
  • Draft saving
  • Customizable themes
Features
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It's a social network explosion! And you can now post to all of them in one app.  Croissant solves that oh-so-2024 problem of wanting to post to all these great new social networks — Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon. Now you can, in one shot. Croissant makes cross-posting buttery smooth. Features: * Set up your social media accounts, choosing from Threads, Bluesky or Mastodon * Write posts using our composer, allowing you to attach images, hashtags, at-mentions. * Create threads by chaining multiple posts together. * Save drafts for later editing or sending. * Make Croissant your own with custom app icons and colour themes! Looking for features or support? Contact me at support@croissantapp.com. Privacy Policy: https://croissantapp.com/privacy.html Terms of User: https://croissantapp.com/terms.html

About

LinkUp IRL

This app helps you turn spontaneous ideas into concrete plans with friends. Float a low-pressure 'who's down?' to gauge interest, then lock in details like time and place. It focuses on real friendships, not meeting strangers, with clear RSVPs and organized circles.

Highlights
  • Float 'Feelers' to gauge interest
  • Lock in plans with time and place
  • Organize friends into 'Circles'
  • See honest headcounts in real-time
  • Control plan visibility and reach
  • Live Activities and widgets for plans
  • Smart notifications for plan updates
Features
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Stop letting "we should hang out soon" die in the group chat. LinkUp turns a spontaneous idea into a real plan with the people you actually want to see. HOW IT WORKS Float a Feeler. Not ready to commit? Drop a Feeler, a low-pressure "who's down?" and see who's actually interested before you lock anything in. Make it a Plan. Once people are in, lock the details: time, place, headcount. Your Feeler becomes a Plan, and everyone knows it's really happening. Show up. RSVPs are clear and honest. See who's Down to Go and who's Locked In, so you always know who's actually coming. BUILT FOR REAL FRIENDSHIPS Circles: organize your people and invite the right crew for the right plan, every time. Honest headcounts: watch spots fill up in real time, from open to almost full to at capacity. Control your reach: choose plan visibility and keep your name off a plan within your circles when you want to stay low-key. Live Activities & widgets: keep your next plan on your Lock Screen and Home Screen so nothing slips. Smart notifications: get nudged when a Feeler heats up, a plan locks in, or it's time to head out. WHY LINKUP LinkUp is for making plans with the friends you already have, not for meeting strangers. You only see plans from people you're connected with. No noisy feeds. No fake invites to things you'll never attend. No endless "maybe." Just a fast, warm way to go from idea to in-person; link up, show up. LINKUP+ LinkUp is free to use. LinkUp+ is coming soon with extra features to plan more, with more people, and every founding member gets it free. Real plans. Real people. Download LinkUp and make the next one actually happen.

Screenshots

Croissant4 screens
LinkUp IRL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LinkUp IRL at none against Croissant's 3. LinkUp IRL also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Croissant's advantage is ratings volume (198 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Croissant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. LinkUp IRL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LinkUp IRL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Croissant has 198 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Croissant ships an update fortnightly, LinkUp IRL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Croissant versus LinkUp IRL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCroissantLinkUp IRL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (198 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings198 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperInnoveghtive Inc.AppHus, LLC

Customer experience

Croissant

All ratings198 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral12.0%
Negative25.3%

LinkUp IRL

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Croissant

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Threads login issues
  • Mastodon login issues
  • Bluesky login issues
  • Duplicate accounts created
  • Posting failures and lost work

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for more social networks (e.g. Twitter, WordPress, LinkedIn)
  • Ability to group accounts
  • Scheduled posts
  • Customize account names/nicknames
  • Integrate with Shortcuts
Show 1 more
  • Add timeline viewing and interaction

LinkUp IRL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Croissant

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

LinkUp IRL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Croissant free?
Croissant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinkUp IRL free?
LinkUp IRL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Croissant or LinkUp IRL?
LinkUp IRL is rated higher. Croissant averages 4.6 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while LinkUp IRL averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Croissant or LinkUp IRL have ads?
Neither Croissant nor LinkUp IRL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Croissant or LinkUp IRL?
Croissant ships an update fortnightly, and LinkUp IRL every 3 weeks. Most recently, Croissant was updated on October 14, 2026 and LinkUp IRL on October 2, 2026.

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