Comparison

Bondfire vs Peek

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

Head to head
About

Bondfire

This app encourages self-reflection and community bonding through a unique journaling system. Users share daily highlights, future goals, and challenges, fostering honesty and personal growth. Interact with posts using a fun marshmallow-themed reaction system.

Highlights
  • Rose, Bud, Thorn journaling prompts
  • Community-based sharing
  • Marshmallow reactions
  • Marshmallow Battle Pass with unlockable accessories
  • Seasonal limited-time events
  • Personal growth tracking
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What is a Rose, Bud, Thorn? Rose represents a positive highlight or notable achievement from the day, symbolizing a rewarding or joyful experience. Example: "Getting boba with friends." Bud symbolizes a future goal, anticipation, or area for growth, representing something the user is looking forward to or working toward. Example: "Excited to start learning a new skill this weekend." Thorn is a challenge, setback, or difficulty encountered during the day, representing a learning point or obstacle faced by the user. Example: "Postgrad is not going to plan." Studies show that identifying and sharing your Rose Bud Thorn within a group fosters self-reflection, community engagement, and personal growth. Our mission is to strengthen bonds within communities by creating a social network that promotes honesty and vulnerability in shared daily experiences. Post your Rose, Bud, Thorn to celebrate wins, explore new possibilities, and embrace challenges within your community! What are the Marshmallows for? Marshmallows are used to interact with posts! When you leave a roasted marshmallow as a reaction to someone’s post, you can choose how toasted your marshmallow is to reflect how you think someone is doing. Let someone know they're they're doing amazing by leaving a marshmallow perfectly golden or leave a charred marshmallow to tell someone they're cooked. Marshmallow accessories are also used in conjunction to convey your reaction to a post. Collect marshmallow accessories by posting and leveling up your Marshmallow Battle Pass. What is the Marshmallow Battle Pass? The Marshmallow Battle Pass is a seasonal, limited-time event where users can unlock unique marshmallow accessories to use as reactions on posts. Some accessories are free to earn, while others require upgrading to the paid version of the Marshmallow Battle Pass. Upgrading your Marshmallow Battle Pass gives you access to exclusive accessories, but you’ll still need to reach post milestones to unlock them. To unlock rewards, you must consistently post your Rose, Bud, Thorn reflections. Once the season ends, any unearned accessories from the event will no longer be available. Post regularly to collect all the rewards before time runs out!

About

Peek

Connect with people around you in real-time through live group chats. This app facilitates authentic conversations based on physical proximity, ideal for students to find classmates, study partners, or new friends on campus.

Highlights
  • Live location-based group chats
  • University, major, and class-based chats
  • Automatic class group chats
  • Conversation prompts
  • Expiring chats
  • Community chats at favorite places
Features
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Campus curiosity just became competitive. PEEK by Butterfly Social Network is a social discovery app that turns profile views into a guessing game. Discover students from your university or explore profiles from universities everywhere, then take a peek at anyone who catches your attention. When someone visits your profile, you’ll receive three possible profiles and have 10 seconds to guess who peeked. Guess correctly, and you can connect with them. Guess incorrectly, and their identity stays a mystery forever. HOW PEEK WORKS •⁠ ⁠Discover people from your university •⁠ ⁠Explore students through the All Universities tab •⁠ ⁠Check out profiles and learn more about the people around you • Grow your Aura with every Peek •⁠ ⁠Peek at someone who catches your attention •⁠ ⁠Choose between three possible profiles when someone peeks at you •⁠ ⁠Guess correctly to unlock the connection •⁠ ⁠Start chatting and see where it goes PEEK makes meeting people feel exciting again. No endless swiping, forced introductions, or awkward first messages. It adds a little curiosity, mystery, and campus competition to your life. Whether you’re looking for new friends, classmates, campus connections, or someone you’ve secretly noticed, it all starts with one peek. Someone peeked at you. Can you guess who?

Screenshots

Bondfire4 screens
Peek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bondfire at 5.0 against Peek's 4.5. Peek's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Bondfire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Peek asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bondfire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bondfire's written reviews are positive against 94% of Peek's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bondfire ships an update every 10 days, Peek fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bondfire versus Peek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBondfirePeek
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better4.5 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1638 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB85 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMaxGPT Enterprises LLCButterfly Social Network, Inc.

Customer experience

Bondfire

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Peek

All ratings32 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

Bondfire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Peek

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More customization options
  • Improved event discovery
  • Better privacy controls

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bondfire

One-time5
  • Bondfire Season 5 Battle Pass$4.99
  • Bondfire Season 4 Battle Pass$4.99
  • Bondfire Season 3 Battle Pass$4.99
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  • Bondfire Season 2 Battle Pass$4.99
  • Marshmallow Battle Pass$4.99
None

Peek

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bondfire free?
Bondfire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peek free?
Peek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bondfire or Peek?
Bondfire is rated higher. Bondfire averages 5.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Peek averages 4.5 from 38 ratings.
Do Bondfire or Peek have ads?
Neither Bondfire nor Peek shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bondfire or Peek?
Bondfire ships an update every 10 days, and Peek fortnightly. Most recently, Bondfire was updated on October 24, 2026 and Peek on October 24, 2026.

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