Refur vs Family Edition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refur
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The future of marketing is people. When it comes to referrals, companies rely on their internal workforce to support them in their hiring process. Referrals are a great source for getting suitable profiles and are more reliable too. But they can be restrictive if the company strength is fewer in number and if existing employees don’t contribute to this channel. This problem is widely seen in startups and small and medium organisations. To solve this problem, Refur has been launched. So what is Refur and what is exciting about it? Refur is a modern marketplace which brings together human resource specialists / talent acquisition partners / hiring managers or even employees (called "Sponsors") and a growing community of referrers (called "Referrer"). Sponsors can post their internal job requirements on the app and advertise their requirements across the Referrer community. This widens their referral angle by leveraging on the Referrer community and helps them receive candidate profiles as referrals beyond their company’s borders. Referrers get to see new job requirements across their chosen and relevant job categories and can submit suitable and matching profiles against the job requirements. They can even share the job requirements with their acquaintances on WhatsApp from where the applications can be submitted. So how does this referral system work effectively? Just as in any referral mechanism, the primary motivator is the incentive offered for the reference. While posting a requirement, the Sponsor is expected to announce the referral incentive that they are willing to offer. They can even add a Bonus component to it and specify the criteria and conditions for the same. Example, if the hiring is immediate and very critical, a higher bonus amount can be specified. The Referrer in turn, would be able to see the incentives and bonuses offered against their relevant referral categories and are motivated to submit their candidate references. They would become eligible to receive the referral incentive and bonus if any, on the successful placement of their referred candidate. The incentives and bonus if any, are automatically credited into their specified bank account, on completion of the cooling period (the minimum time period a candidate is expected to be with the organisation post his/her joining). It is not necessary that an incentive has to be mentioned for every job requirement. Job requirements can be posted with zero incentives too. However the chances of getting relevant references would increase and be higher with higher incentives. How reliable are the references provided by the Referrals? To ensure that the referrals are valid and are known to the Referrer, an OTP based validation is used during the referral process. When the Referrer submits a reference, the referred candidate receives an OTP. This OTP has to be shared with the Referrer to complete the submission. This ensures that only candidates whom the Referrer truly knows, is referred.
Family Edition
This app creates a private family newspaper from shared photos and messages. Every four weeks, a printed gazette is compiled and mailed to chosen recipients, offering a tangible keepsake and a way to stay connected.
- Private family sharing circle
- Compile photos and messages
- Weekly printed gazette
- Mail to chosen recipients
- Tangible keepsake
- No ads or algorithms
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Family Edition turns your family's everyday moments into something you can actually hold, a family newspaper. Share photos and personal messages in a private family circle: no public feed, no ads, no algorithm deciding what you see. Every 4 weeks, everything your family shared gets compiled into a real printed gazette and mailed straight to your grandparents' mailbox or anyone you choose. HOW IT WORKS • Start a family circle and invite people: grandparents, parents, cousins, anyone. • Publish photos with personal messages throughout the month. Everyone in the circle can add their own moments. • Every 4 weeks, it's all compiled for you by Family Edition into a printed gazette and mailed out WHY FAMILIES LOVE IT • Get people more connected by accessing each other moments via a private family space • A real keepsake: something to hold and keep, not just another notification. • Completely private: visible only to the family members you invite. No ads, no algorithm, no strangers. CHOOSE YOUR GAZETTE Compact: Half-Letter size (5.5×8.5"), up to 10 photos per issue, $7.90/month You're only charged once per edition, every 4 weeks, and only when there are moments to print: if nobody shares anything that period, nothing is printed and nothing is charged. Billing is handled through a family fund that any member can top up. Printed editions currently mail to addresses within the United States. Bring joy to the ones you love most and download Family Edition today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Family Edition at every 5 days against Refur's every 2 months. Refur's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Refur ships an update every 2 months, Family Edition every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refur | Family Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Refur | Family Edition LLC |
In-app purchases
Refur
No in-app purchases
Family Edition
No in-app purchases









