Comparison

NBRLY vs After Incarceration

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

Head to head
About

NBRLY

Connect with people nearby in real-time for spontaneous hangouts. Discover individuals with shared interests who are available to meet within the hour. Focuses on platonic friendships and immediate, casual meetups at public places.

Highlights
  • Real-time meetups
  • Mutual hobby filters
  • Instant visibility of active users
  • Platonic community focus
  • Activity creation for meetups
  • Safe public meeting suggestions
Features
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Meet people. Make friends. Do something right now. NBRLY is a social app for meeting new people nearby and making real-life friends—not dating, not endless messaging, and not planning something three weeks from now. See who's around, find something to do, and connect with people who are actually free to hang out. **MEET PEOPLE NEARBY** Find people in your neighborhood who are active and available to meet. Whether you're looking for someone to grab coffee with, get a drink, join a run, explore the city, or just hang out, NBRLY makes it easier to turn "we should hang out sometime" into actually hanging out. **MAKE FRIENDS IRL** NBRLY is built around real-world connection. Start a conversation, figure out the details, and meet somewhere public. **FIND YOUR PEOPLE** Discover locals through shared interests and activities—from run clubs and live music to tech, food, fitness, natural wine, sports, and whatever you're into. **NO DATING PRESSURE** NBRLY is friendship-first. It's for meeting new people, building your local social circle, and finding people to do things with. **HOW IT WORKS** • See people and activities nearby • Find something you want to do • Connect with people who are available now • Meet up somewhere public • Make a new friend Whether you're new to NYC, tired of doing everything alone, or just feel like meeting someone new tonight, NBRLY helps you get out there. Your next friend could be right around the corner.

About

After Incarceration

This app provides a supportive community for individuals impacted by the criminal legal system. It offers peer support, a resource library, and affinity groups to help users navigate transitions and connect with others who have similar experiences.

Highlights
  • Peer support guide
  • Resource library
  • Affinity groups
  • Community connection
  • Legal rights information
  • Employment resources
Features
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Community-funded. Independently free. After Incarceration is built by and for people impacted by incarceration — those inside, those coming home, and the families, friends, and advocates who stand with them. WHAT YOU CAN DO HERE • SCAN A DOCUMENT. Point your camera at parole conditions, a court order, or any legal paperwork. It's read privately on your phone — the image never leaves your device — and The Jailhouse Lawyer explains what it says in plain language. • TURN PAPER INTO A RESUME. Upload a photo of a program certificate or a prison work assignment. The Resume Builder translates it into real experience, in language employers recognize. • FIND WHAT YOU NEED. The Eddie Ellis Memorial Library holds vetted resources for the road home — housing, work, health, education, your rights — checked and kept current by people who have made this journey. • ASK ANYTHING. Guides answer your questions in plain language, day or night, and search the web when the answer isn't on the shelf. • REQUEST RESEARCH FOR SOMEONE INSIDE. Families and friends can ask us to look something up. We print the answer and mail it in. • CREATIVITY CANNOT BE CONTAINED. A growing collection of albums, films, books, and art made by currently and formerly incarcerated people — starting with The Musicambia Songbook, 18 original compositions written inside. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The most sensitive paperwork a person owns stays in their hands. Document scanning happens on your device. No ads, no data sold, ever. Delete your account and your data goes with it. A MILLION BELIEVERS Everything above is free. No paywall stands between a person coming home and the information they need. The app is funded by members — believers — at $2.97 per quarter, priced for someone leaving prison with gate money. You can also give a membership to someone else. When a million people believe this community deserves its own institutions, we will have built them together. After Incarceration is run by formerly incarcerated people from a storefront Creative Communication Center in New York. This app is one room of a bigger house. Come in. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.afterincarceration.org/privacy-policy

Screenshots

NBRLY4 screens
After Incarceration4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NBRLY at none against After Incarceration's 2. NBRLY also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). After Incarceration's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. After Incarceration sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. NBRLY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

After Incarceration holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NBRLY has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NBRLY ships an update every 3 days, After Incarceration every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NBRLY versus After Incarceration: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNBRLYAfter Incarceration
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB91 MB
Age rating17+12+
DevelopernbrlyMovement Strategy Center

Customer experience

NBRLY

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

After Incarceration

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NBRLY

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

After Incarceration

Subscriptions2
  • The Kitty$2.993 Months
  • The Kitty — Annual$11.991 Year

Questions

Is NBRLY free?
NBRLY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is After Incarceration free?
After Incarceration is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NBRLY or After Incarceration?
After Incarceration is rated higher. NBRLY averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while After Incarceration averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do NBRLY or After Incarceration have ads?
NBRLY shows ads; After Incarceration does not.
Which is updated more often, NBRLY or After Incarceration?
NBRLY ships an update every 3 days, and After Incarceration every 2 weeks. Most recently, NBRLY was updated on October 25, 2026 and After Incarceration on October 11, 2026.

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