Piko vs Flock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piko
Connect with other pet owners, create detailed pet profiles, and discover local pet-friendly events. Earn tokens for rewards and use community alerts to help find lost pets.
- Pet profiles with smart photo recognition
- Caption assistance for posts
- Local pet events and meetups
- Piko Pet Token rewards and games
- Redeem tokens for business coupons
- Instant lost pet alerts
- Ad-free community
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Piko is an all-in-one pet social and safety app for modern pet parents. Create rich pet profiles in seconds, write great captions for your pet’s photos, and discover local pet events and playdates. Earn Piko Pet Tokens by posting, referring friends, and playing in-app games—then redeem them for exclusive coupons and rewards from partnered local pet businesses. Stay protected with Piko’s community-driven lost pet alerts, instantly notifying nearby users when every second counts. Features Smart photo recognition for species and breed Built-in caption assistance Local pet events & meetups Piko Pet Token rewards & games Token redemption for business coupons Instant lost pet alerts Ad-free, pet-focused community Download Piko and step into your pet’s world—where every bit of love and effort is never wasted.
Flock
Discover local communities and connect with people who share your interests for real-life meetups. Plan spontaneous gatherings, build your own groups, and foster stronger local connections.
- Discover local communities
- Find people with shared interests
- Plan impromptu meetups
- Start and manage your own community
- Collect payments for events
- Check-in attendees
- Strengthen relationships
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Your new favourite IRL communities and social meetups app. We make it easy to discover local communities and find your people. Flock supports community for the sake of community. We believe in helping people gather serendipitously, building stronger local communities, and helping you strengthen relationships. Find your people Whether you want to meet other people that impulsively signed up for a 5K or want to play an 8-hour board game, your future friends are here. Plan impromptu meetups Looking for people to go birdwatching with? Want to check out a new cafe in town? Propose a meetup and make plans that actually make it out of the group chat. Build your community Start your own community and plan events, collect payments, check-in attendees effortlessly. We help you gather your community members and get discovered by new ones. Meet again, and again We help you stay connected to the communities and people you’ve met so you can deepen connections and see them again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Piko at 100% against Flock's 82%. Flock's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Piko ships an update fortnightly, Flock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piko | Flock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PetoLab Ltd. | Bryan Nguyen |
Customer experience
Piko
Flock
In-app purchases
Piko
No in-app purchases
Flock
No in-app purchases









