Comparison

OTD by Plug vs CanWe

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

Head to head
About

OTD by Plug

Share your daily recommendations with friends and vote on the best submission. Winners can celebrate their superior choices. It's a simple way to share anything from music to memes and rank them.

Highlights
  • Share daily recommendations
  • Vote on submissions
  • Rank friends' recommendations
  • Share music, memes, jokes
  • Compete with friends
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Share your recommendation "of the day" (OTD) with your friends and vote on who had the best submission. What happens if you win? You get to whisper to yourself "ayyyy" and bathe in your recommendation superiority. HOW IT WORKS: • Share anything - music, memes, jokes, whatever • Rank the submissions • Flex on your friends Just an MVP, if it's cool, many updates to come.

About

CanWe

Connect with people in real life through shared interests and local events. Discover communities, get introductions, and host your own gatherings. Features include real-time event maps, in-app translation, and robust safety measures.

Highlights
  • Join interest-based communities
  • Get introductions to new people
  • Live map of local events
  • Host your own communities/events
  • Cross-language chat translation
  • Verified members with face check
  • Chaperone check-in for safety
Features
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CanWe is Social Navigation: the app that gets you off your phone and into the same room as people you'll actually click with. FIND YOUR PEOPLE • Join communities built around what you love, from run clubs to campus groups • Get introductions to people worth meeting, each with the reason why • No browsing strangers: new people arrive through introductions SEE WHAT'S ON • A live map of communities and events near you • RSVP, keep your ticket in your wallet, and tell the host if you can't make it HOST IT YOUR WAY • Start a community or host an event in minutes • Approve who joins and keep everyone in one chat TALK ACROSS LANGUAGES • Chats translate between English and Spanish SAFETY BUILT IN • Verified members, with a quick face check (no face images stored) • Chaperone check-in: tell a trusted contact where you're going • Report, mute or block anyone, from anywhere • CanWe never connects minors and adults For people 16 and older. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ CanWe Privacy Policy: https://canwe.app/privacy CanWe Terms: https://canwe.app/terms

Screenshots

OTD by Plug4 screens
CanWe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OTD by Plug at 5.0 against CanWe's 4.5. OTD by Plug also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). CanWe's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. CanWe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. OTD by Plug asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OTD by Plug holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CanWe has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OTD by Plug ships an update weekly, CanWe every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OTD by Plug versus CanWe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOTD by PlugCanWe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB163 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperToday is Tomorrow LLCSocial Navigation Society

Customer experience

OTD by Plug

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CanWe

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OTD by Plug

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CanWe

Subscriptions2
  • CanWe Plus$9.991 Month
  • CanWe Plus (Annual)$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Event Pass$3.99

Questions

Is OTD by Plug free?
OTD by Plug is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CanWe free?
CanWe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OTD by Plug or CanWe?
OTD by Plug is rated higher. OTD by Plug averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CanWe averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do OTD by Plug or CanWe have ads?
Neither OTD by Plug nor CanWe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OTD by Plug or CanWe?
OTD by Plug ships an update weekly, and CanWe every 11 days. Most recently, OTD by Plug was updated on October 30, 2026 and CanWe on November 4, 2026.

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