ThirdSpace by Leisurelink vs Authentic Social Media
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThirdSpace by Leisurelink
Discover and join local activities with like-minded individuals. This app simplifies growing your social circle by connecting you with people who share your interests and activity styles. Plan hangouts, share memories, and build lasting experiences.
- Match locally with shared interests
- Discover new activities
- Real-time scheduling for hangouts
- Share and save memories
- Privacy features
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ThirdSpace brings back what matters—real friends, real activities, real community. Whether it’s joining a weekend hike, finding a new running crew, or starting a book club, ThirdSpace makes it simple to grow your social circle and share experiences that last. Do more of what you love—with people who love it too. - Match locally with people who vibe with your interests & activity style Try new activities together — never be bored again Plan hangouts fast with real-time scheduling Snap, share & save memories from your adventures Privacy built in
Authentic Social Media
This app offers a social experience focused on connecting with actual friends and family, free from ads, algorithms, and influencers. It allows users to share moments and participate in a daily spontaneous photo challenge called a 'Glimpse'.
- Connect with friends and family
- Share photos anytime
- Daily spontaneous photo challenge (Glimpse)
- No feed or algorithm
- No ads or influencers
- No follower counts or likes
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Social media wasn't built for your actual friends. It was built to keep you scrolling. Think about it. When did you last open Instagram to see what your best friend is actually doing right now? Instead, you got ads, influencers, and an algorithm deciding what matters. Three hours later, you're watching strangers argue about something you don't care about. Authentic is different. Just your people. Just their faces. Open the app and you see the people who matter to you—what they're doing today, where they are, how they're feeling. No feed. No algorithm. No ads. No influencers. Nothing to scroll. — HOW IT WORKS Share moments with your people whenever you want. A photo from your morning coffee. Your view from the office. Dinner with your family. Your people see it. That's it. But there's also something called a Glimpse. Once a day, at a random time, you get a notification. You have 2 minutes to share a photo—whatever you're doing right now. No planning. No staging. No picking the perfect angle. Just your life, in that moment. You don't pick the perfect moment. The moment picks you. That's what makes it real. Your people are doing the same thing. So you see their unplanned moments too. Tuesday at 2:47pm. Saturday morning still in bed. The boring parts. The real parts. — WHY I BUILT THIS I'm Atin. I got tired of the doom scroll. I wanted a place to see my friends' faces without the noise. Without spending an hour I didn't mean to spend. Without feeling worse after than before. So I built something smaller. Something focused. Something that takes a few minutes a day, not a few hours. No hundred million dollars in funding. No growth hacking. No "engagement optimization." Just a place that respects your time and your relationships. — WHAT YOU GET • Your people's faces, front and center • Share photos anytime, or capture a daily Glimpse • No algorithm deciding what you see • No ads, ever • No follower counts or likes • No strangers, no influencers, no "suggested for you" — The social app for people who are tired of social media. Instagram is for influencers. Authentic is for humans.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThirdSpace by Leisurelink at 5.0 against Authentic Social Media's 1.0. ThirdSpace by Leisurelink also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Authentic Social Media's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThirdSpace by Leisurelink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThirdSpace by Leisurelink has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ThirdSpace by Leisurelink ships an update fortnightly, Authentic Social Media every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThirdSpace by Leisurelink | Authentic Social Media |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Leisurelink | Authentic Technologies Inc. |
In-app purchases
ThirdSpace by Leisurelink
No in-app purchases
Authentic Social Media
No in-app purchases
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