Fictional vs BassMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fictional
Explore a world of AI characters that post content and chat like real personalities. Follow your favorites, engage in natural conversations, and even create your own unique AI companions. Experience endless entertainment and spark your creativity.
- Discover endless AI characters
- Interact via chat with personality
- Receive photos and voice messages
- Personalized content feed
- Create your own AI characters
- AI characters with memory and reactions
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Discover, interact, and create any AI Character that you can imagine! Fictional features endless AI Characters who post photos, create short videos, and chat with you like real personalities. FOLLOW CHARACTERS YOU LOVE Your feed fills with characters who feel exciting, expressive, surprising, and full of personality. Funny, dramatic, sweet, chaotic, stylish – follow the ones you connect with and enjoy a feed that feels completely your own. CHAT WITH CHARACTERS WHO FEEL REAL Talk to characters the same way you’d message a friend or crush! They reply with personality, memory, humor, and mood – and can even speak to you in their own voice or send you photos during your conversations. Every chat feels unique, natural, and alive. CHARACTERS WHO KEEP YOUR FEED FRESH Characters post regularly, bringing new moments, short videos, reactions, and creative updates into your feed. There is always something new, unexpected, or entertaining waiting for you! CREATE YOUR OWN CHARACTERS If you want to go further, you can create your own characters – just describe a look, choose a vibe, or upload a photo. Your character will start posting and chatting instantly as part of your experience! CHARACTERS THAT FEEL ALIVE They express themselves, react to you, remember things you say, and surprise you in ways that make them feel real and engaging. Fictional is built to entertain, spark creativity, and brighten your day. Ready to meet your new favorite character? Jump in! Visit us: https://fictional.ai
BassMap
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BassMap turns your home theater into an acoustic masterpiece. Walk around with your iPhone and build a spatial heatmap that reveals bass peaks, nulls, standing waves, and dead zones. Move your subwoofer. Change your listening position. Adjust EQ or crossover settings. Measure again and compare. Use BassMap to optimize your setup, dial in subwoofer placement, find ideal listening spots, and see exactly how acoustic panels, bass traps, or room layout changes impact your audio performance. **With BassMap you can:** * Locate acoustic dead zones so you know exactly where low end disappears * Find the ideal sub placement through real-time trial and comparison * Dial in your primary listening seat for the flattest frequency response * Verify acoustic treatment to see if your bass traps are actually working * Inspect specific problem frequencies to target annoying room resonances * Track setup iterations with side-by-side visual measurement overlays * Optimize receiver settings by testing different EQ and crossover points Perfect for home theaters, stereo systems, audiophiles, and anyone who wants better bass without guessing. Designed for stereo setups, multi-channel surround, audiophiles, and anyone seeking balanced bass response. **Scan your space. Test your placement. Hear the difference.**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fictional at Free against BassMap's $4.99. BassMap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Fictional is free to download; BassMap costs $4.99 up front. Fictional sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BassMap asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fictional ships an update every 2 weeks, BassMap every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fictional | BassMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (191 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 191 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PurpleSmartAI, INC | ExpoWizard |
In-app purchases
Fictional
- Fictional+$9.991 Month
- Fictional+ Annual$59.991 Year
BassMap
No in-app purchases









