Bondfire vs posting2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
posting2
A simple, ad-free social media platform focused on human connection. It prioritizes content from your immediate network and uses an in-app polling system for community-driven changes. Funding is entirely voluntary.
- Ad-free experience
- No algorithms
- Content from your network
- In-app polling system
- Voluntary donations for funding
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Simple, humane social media. No ads, no algorithms, no neuroscience. See posts from your friends and friends of your friends. Vote on ideas and changes with the in-app polling system. Funding for this project comes from user donations and web shop sales. — posting2 is free to use. Supporting posting2 is optional via an auto-renewing monthly subscription or a one-time tip. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://posting2.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://posting2.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: posting2 at 410 against Bondfire's 16. On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Bondfire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and posting2 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bondfire against 5.0 for posting2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: posting2 has 410 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Bondfire's written reviews are positive against 99% of posting2's.
Bondfire ships an update every 2 weeks, posting2 every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bondfire | posting2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (410 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 98.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 410 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MaxGPT Enterprises LLC | POSTING2 LLC |
Customer experience
Bondfire
posting2
In-app purchases
Bondfire
- 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
posting2
- Monthly Support — $3$2.991 Month
- Monthly Support — $5$4.991 Month
- Monthly Support — $10$9.991 Month
- $3 Tip$2.99
- $5 Tip$4.99
- $10 Tip$9.99
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- $25 Tip$24.99
- $50 Tip$49.99








