sideeye vs Join
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
sideeye
This social networking app lets your friends build your profile by posting moments about you. Share real moments privately within your circles, with posts that gradually reveal over time. Capture and share instantly to create a collaborative story of your friendships.
- Friend-curated profiles
- Private walls for circles
- Posts reveal over time
- Capture real moments fast
- Chat, react, and share privately
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Your friends build your profile. Not you. sideeye flips social — your profile is created by the people who know you best. You post on your friends’ profiles, they post on yours. No posing. No curating. Just real moments shared between real friends. Why you’ll love sideeye • Friend-curated profiles - Your wall is made of moments your friends post about you — and you add to theirs. • Private walls for your circles - Create invite-only spaces for friends, classes, teams, or clubs. • Posts reveal over time - Every post starts blurred and reveals piece by piece. Peek early before it’s gone. • Capture real moments fast - Shoot or upload and instantly post to a friend’s profile or group. • Chat, react, and share inside your circles - Keep everything in one place — private, real, and close-knit. How it works - Create your profile - Invite your people - Let your friends build the story of you - Post moments to their profiles too - Start sharing differently Download sideeye and let your circle tell your story.
Join
Connect with others, share your moments, and discover content in a secure and private social environment. Create and share events, engage in real-time chat, and follow your favorite creators.
- Create and share events
- Real-time chat and messaging
- Follow creators
- Explore content
- Secure and private experience
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Join-Me-In is a social platform where users can connect, share content, and interact in real-time. Features: • Create and share events • Real-time chat and messaging • Follow creators and explore content • Secure and private user experience Join the community and start sharing today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: sideeye at none against Join's 3. Join's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Join sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. sideeye asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for sideeye against 5.0 for Join. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
sideeye ships an update every 2 weeks, Join every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | sideeye | Join |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Altmart IS | Joinmenow Inc. |
Customer experience
sideeye
Join
In-app purchases
sideeye
No in-app purchases
Join
- Starter$19.991 Month
- Growth$49.991 Month
- Premium$99.991 Month
