3Five vs HiveTalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3Five
This app offers a calm and supportive social media experience. It allows users to share their stories and connect with a community without ads or pressure. Enjoy a more peaceful online environment.
- Ad-free social networking
- Share your story
- Connect with community
- No pressure environment
- Peaceful online retreat
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Feeling overwhelmed by the chaos of social media? 3five is your peaceful retreat—a place to share, connect, and belong. No ads. No pressure. Just you, your story, and a community that gets it.
HiveTalk
Connect with others through live audio conversations in real-time. Discover rooms based on your interests, join as a listener, or host your own. Personalize your profile and engage in discussions on a variety of topics.
- Create and host live audio rooms
- Browse and join conversations
- Participate as a speaker
- Raise hand feature
- Personalize profile
- Report and block users
- Account deletion
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HiveTalk is a live audio community where people connect through real-time conversations. Discover active rooms based on your interests, join as a listener, raise your hand to participate, or create and host a room of your own. Personalize your profile with a display name and photo so others can recognize you in the community. Features include: • Create and host live audio rooms • Browse and join active conversations • Listen or participate as a speaker • Raise your hand during a room • Add a profile photo • Report rooms or users • Block users for a safer experience • Permanently delete your account from the app Whether you want to discuss technology, music, culture, community topics, or everyday interests, HiveTalk makes it easy to find people and start talking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HiveTalk at 5.0 against 3Five's 4.3. 3Five's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
HiveTalk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3Five has 60 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
3Five ships an update every 3 days, HiveTalk every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3Five | HiveTalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (60 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Helping Heart LLC | Reza Sarijlou |
Customer experience
3Five
HiveTalk
Bugs and requests
3Five
Reported bugs
3 issues- Verification issues for non-US users
- Incorrect age detection
- Slow loading and performance issues
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to search for specific hashtags
- Option to block unwanted content
- Analytics and metrics for creators
HiveTalk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
3Five
No in-app purchases
HiveTalk
No in-app purchases
