Comparison

Jay vs Communities Cooperative

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

Head to head
About

Jay

Connect with activists and organizations to drive change. Organize and join movements, discover causes, and participate in events. Find opportunities to make an impact and contribute to meaningful causes.

Highlights
  • Create and manage organizations
  • Connect with like-minded activists
  • Discover new causes
  • Submit and join assemblies/events
  • Interactive map of movements
  • Search and filter assemblies
Features
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Empower change and connect with a vibrant community of activists and organizations. Jaywalk is the essential app for anyone passionate about making a difference. Whether you're a seasoned organizer or a new advocate, Jaywalk provides the tools you need to create impact, mobilize support, and participate in the movements that matter most. With Jaywalk, you can create and manage your own organizations, inviting members and streamlining your collective efforts. Activists are empowered to connect with like-minded individuals, discover new causes, and find opportunities to contribute to meaningful change. The app makes it easy to submit and join assemblies, allowing you to propose and manage gatherings, protests, and events, while others can browse, join, and commit directly. Visualize where change is happening with the interactive map view, showing assemblies near you or across the globe. You can explore diverse causes through a comprehensive list of social, environmental, and political issues, finding what resonates most. Plus, smart search and filter capabilities help you quickly find assemblies by cause, location, date, or organization, ensuring you never miss an opportunity to stand up for what you believe in. Jaywalk bridges the gap between intention and action, making it easier than ever to organize, mobilize, and participate in the collective pursuit of a better world. Download Jaywalk today and become a part of the movement!

About

Communities Cooperative

A nonprofit, cooperative social network focused on connecting people and building communities. It prioritizes user control, privacy, and genuine connections over algorithmic feeds and advertising. Features include long-form posts, groups, and private sharing options.

Highlights
  • Nonprofit cooperative model
  • User-funded and governed
  • No ads or tracking
  • Friend model for connections
  • Long-form posts with comments/reactions
  • Public and private sharing
  • Group creation and organization
Features
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Communities is a social network that will be a nonprofit, cooperative designed to help people connect, build community, and organize. Funded by users. Governed by the people who use and build it. No ads. No tracking. No algorithm deciding what you see. Just friends and community. Communities uses a friend model, rather than a follower model. It's a place to build connections with people you know, rather than build audiences. It currently supports long-form posts with comments and reactions. Posts can have attached photos or links. They can be public and shareable or private to your friends only. Communities also supports groups, both private and open, which can be used to organize your community. Events, local feeds, tagging, videos and more are all on the way.

Screenshots

Jay4 screens
Communities Cooperative4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Jay at every 5 days against Communities Cooperative's every 5 weeks. Jay also leads on ratings volume (69 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Jay against 5.0 for Communities Cooperative. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jay has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jay ships an update every 5 days, Communities Cooperative every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jay versus Communities Cooperative: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJayCommunities Cooperative
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (69 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB29 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTech for PalestineCommunities Social, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Jay

No in-app purchases

None

Communities Cooperative

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jay free?
Jay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Communities Cooperative free?
Communities Cooperative is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jay or Communities Cooperative?
Communities Cooperative is rated higher. Jay averages 4.9 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Communities Cooperative averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jay or Communities Cooperative have ads?
Neither Jay nor Communities Cooperative shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jay or Communities Cooperative?
Jay ships an update every 5 days, and Communities Cooperative every 5 weeks. Most recently, Jay was updated on November 4, 2026 and Communities Cooperative on October 30, 2026.

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