avec vs Banterr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
avec
This app simplifies coordinating travel plans with friends and family. It helps you see who is traveling to your city or when you'll be in theirs, making it easier to connect and make plans.
- Auto-import trips from calendar
- Map view of network's travel plans
- Set personal availability
- Organize contacts into groups (Orbits)
- Proactive trip notifications
- Direct scheduling within the app
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Removing the friction from actually getting together. Overlap what you're doing with who you know. See who's visiting your city, who's headed to the same event, and when your paths are about to cross. Whether you're traveling or staying put, avec keeps your whole network in view: the friend running a marathon this weekend, the colleague in town for one night, the person you didn't know was going to the same conference. It's not just knowing when paths cross. It's the tools to actually do something about it. avec moves the burden of connection off the busiest person. You both see the overlap, and whoever has capacity can make the plan first - the friend at home can say "come over" before the friend on the road has to ask. No back and forth. No mental math about who's where. Trips, made easy. Book a flight and avec picks it up from your calendar. Or add a trip you're thinking of taking, people will know you'll be out of town before you've even booked. Your network at a glance. See every city in your network, how many people you know there, and who's passing through right now. Connect your network. Bring in LinkedIn, Strava, and your contacts so the people you actually care about are the ones avec keeps in view. Orbits. Group your contacts so the right people see the right trips: close friends, colleagues, family, or your whole universe. Booking, without the back-and-forth. Open time on your calendar for 1:1s or group hangs, or let friends request time with you on your trip. No scheduling threads. No "does Tuesday work?" Events, together. Every event is hiding who you know. avec adds the network layer, so you walk in already knowing who'll be there. Year in Motion. Every trip you took, every connection you made, all the ground you covered. Share it so your friends know what you've been up to.
Banterr
Discover people nearby who share your interests and vibe. This app helps you initiate meaningful conversations based on commonalities and real-life proximity, eliminating awkward introductions.
- Discover nearby users with shared interests
- Initiate conversations based on commonalities
- Real-life proximity connections
- Find people with similar vibes
- Meaningful conversation starters
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Never ask these three questions again - Who Is That? Who's Going? Remember that? Banterr helps you start a conversations based on shared commonalities, interests and real - life proximity. Whether you're at a coffee shop, park, event, school, Banterr reveals who is around you that shares your vibe, so that you can start a conversation that actually matters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: avec at 100% against Banterr's 67%. avec also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
avec holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of avec's written reviews are positive against 67% of Banterr's.
avec ships an update every 3 weeks, Banterr every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | avec | Banterr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better | 4.6 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | abiento, Inc. | BANTERR LLC |
Customer experience
avec
Banterr
In-app purchases
avec
No in-app purchases
Banterr
No in-app purchases









