Mob vs Float
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mob
Discover local events and connect with people who share your interests. This social app focuses on authentic connections, helping you find romance, new friends, or simply expand your social circle.
- Connection-centered social app
- Discover local events
- Meet new people
- Find romance or friends
- Focus on how you meet
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Find your mob! Mob is a top free, connection-centered social app dedicated to helping you meet new people the way you want—by focusing on how you meet, not just who you meet. Built for organic connections, Mob helps you discover local events near you and connect with the people you want to meet there. Whether you’re looking for romance, new friends, or something in between, now is your time to find your Mob.
Float
This app facilitates real-world social interactions by allowing users to propose and join casual activities. It aims to reduce the pressure of traditional social planning and encourage spontaneous meetups with friends or new people.
- Float activities in seconds
- See attending participants
- Invitees can see who else is invited
- Activities gain momentum when joined
- Quietly disappears if no one joins
- Low-pressure, flexible planning
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FLOAT — EFFORTLESS SOCIAL COORDINATION Social media connected us—but it also pulled us away from real, in-person relationships. Float brings connection back to the real world. Float is a social app for effortless, real-world activities. It helps you spend time with people—whether they’re friends you already know or new people nearby—without the pressure, performance, or planning fatigue of traditional social platforms. Instead of endless group chats or formal events, Float lets you float activities: ideas like coffee, a walk, studying, a workout, dinner, volunteering, or a planned outing. Activities can be casual or structured, last-minute or planned ahead. If people are invited and join, the activity gains momentum. If not, it fades away. HOW FLOAT WORKS • Float an activity in seconds • Invitees can see who else is invited FOR FRIENDS AND NEW CONNECTIONS Float works whether you’re: • Making plans with existing friends • Looking to meet new people in your area • New to a city, campus, or community • Organizing something casual, planned, or community-focused It’s designed for real-world connection that feels natural, flexible, and low-stakes. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Float looks familiar, but it works differently. Activities appear in a scrollable feed so they’re easy to discover, but Float isn’t designed to keep you scrolling. It’s designed to encourage real-world connection—helping you notice something, join when it feels right, and then put your phone away. Float values presence over performance, while leaving space to remember meaningful moments in a way that feels natural and pressure-free. OUR PHILOSOPHY Everyone deserves real social connection—without needing to be popular, loud, or well-connected. Float puts the power to gather in anyone’s hands. Anyone can float an activity, invite others, or show up—whether it’s with close friends, new people, or the broader community. Connection shouldn’t depend on social capital or performance. Float is built to make it easier to spend time together, support the community, and show up in the real world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Float at free against Mob's ad-supported. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mob against 5.0 for Float. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Mob ships an update every 9 days, Float weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Mob | Float |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MOB SOCIAL INC. | Float a vibe |
Customer experience
Mob
Float
In-app purchases
Mob
No in-app purchases
Float
No in-app purchases









