Comparison

UPLIFT by Upper Hand vs Making Sense Community

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

Head to head
About

UPLIFT by Upper Hand

Features
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Welcome to UPLIFT by Upper Hand – Your Exclusive Community for Sports Business Owners! UPLIFT is a private networking and resource hub designed for motivated sports facility and training business owners. Connect, collaborate, and stay ahead of industry trends with a like-minded community. Key Features: Engage with Industry Leaders – Share insights, discuss challenges, and explore the latest innovations in sports facility management. Resource Hub – Access valuable guides, tips, and tools to enhance your business operations. Safe & Moderated Community – Our platform includes automated content filtering, daily human moderation, and a user-reporting system to maintain a respectful and professional environment. User Controls – Block unwanted interactions and report inappropriate content to ensure a safe networking experience. Free & Exclusive – No paid subscriptions or in-app purchases. Designed specifically for U.S.-based sports business professionals. Join UPLIFT today and take your sports business to new heights!

About

Making Sense Community

A community for thoughtful discussion and idea exchange, prioritizing intellectual honesty and civil discourse. Members use real names and engage in focused conversations on diverse topics, fostering genuine connections.

Highlights
  • Real name profiles
  • Focused discussion threads
  • Direct messaging
  • Customizable notifications
  • Intellectual honesty focus
  • Healthy moderation
Features
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The Making Sense Community is a dedicated place for curious minds to trade ideas, sharpen their thinking, follow good arguments wherever they lead, and have fun doing it. This is not another social network. Members use their full, real names, and we do not optimize for engagement, outrage, or any of the other mechanisms that have made the existing platforms so poisonous. This is a community in a more traditional sense—one that is organized around shared interests and the working assumption that the people you are talking with are arguing in good faith. Topics consist of current events, politics, books, spirituality, health, film, travel, as well as episodes of the Making Sense podcast and whatever else is on your mind. The most important house rules are intellectual honesty and basic decency. Keep it civil, don’t spam or self-promote, steelman before you criticize, and don’t use AI as a replacement for your own voice. Within that, this is meant to be a genuinely good time. Inside, you'll find: • Sam showing up how he would in a chat with people he trusts: dropping links he’s come across, reacting to events in the news, floating ideas that aren't yet ready for an episode of the podcast. • Member-created threads on wide-ranging topics. • Member profiles and direct messaging, so the connections you make here don't have to stay inside a single thread. • Notifications you control, so the community is available when you want it and quiet when you don't. • Healthy moderation that protects the space for the community by removing anyone engaging in toxic behavior. Come join our community of curious, sharp, good-humored people who take ideas seriously without taking themselves too seriously. *Names and images in the screenshots have been changed for privacy.

Screenshots

UPLIFT by Upper Hand3 screens
Making Sense Community3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: UPLIFT by Upper Hand at 13.4 against Making Sense Community's 16.4. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
UPLIFT by Upper Hand versus Making Sense Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUPLIFT by Upper HandMaking Sense Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (169 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—169 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB111 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUpper Hand, Inc.MAKING SENSE MEDIA LLC

In-app purchases

None

UPLIFT by Upper Hand

No in-app purchases

None

Making Sense Community

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UPLIFT by Upper Hand free?
UPLIFT by Upper Hand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Making Sense Community free?
Making Sense Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UPLIFT by Upper Hand or Making Sense Community have ads?
Neither UPLIFT by Upper Hand nor Making Sense Community shows ads.

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