buzz vs Switchboard!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
buzz
Connect with your local community through location-based group chats. Discover events, find friends, and engage in conversations happening around you. Secure a unique handle and join the buzz in your city.
- Location-based group chats
- Discover local events
- Create or join communities
- Find people with mutual interests
- Coordinate local activities
- Unique handle reservation
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buzz. is the best way to connect with your local community! Join or create location-based group chats and discover what's happening around you. Reserve your unique handle and start buzzing today! Find friends, engage in local conversations, and be part of the buzz in your city.
Switchboard!
A student-only social network designed for personal connections and community building. Users can create detailed profiles, share updates on a school-wide timeline, and message friends. Requires a university email for access.
- Create detailed user profiles
- Share updates on school timeline
- Direct and group messaging
- Searchable student directory
- Photo album sharing
- Alias posting options
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Switchboard is a student-only network inspired by the best of the early internet: unfiltered, simple, and personal. On Switchboard, you can: ■ Create your profile - Build a mini page with your favorite spots, music, and interests. - Add a bio, your major, hometown, birthday, relationship status, and more. - Drop photo albums to show your world. ■ Find people - Search the directory to discover people at your school. - Check out who else lives in your dorm. ■ Post to the school-wide timeline - Share updates under your name or an alias you create. - See what others are saying. ■ Message - Hit “Message” on any profile to start a convo. - Create group chats and keep up with friends. Community & Trust You’ll need a university (.edu) email to join. All content follows community guidelines to keep Switchboard safe and respectful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: buzz at 4.8 against Switchboard!'s 4.2. buzz also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (19 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
buzz holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively.
| Parameter | buzz | Switchboard! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sachin Muralidhar | Wired Labs |
Customer experience
buzz
Switchboard!
In-app purchases
buzz
No in-app purchases
Switchboard!
No in-app purchases
