BuzzFeed Island vs EventsZen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuzzFeed Island
Create and share hilarious, personalized images with friends. Use AI generators, unique filters, and daily challenges to spark conversations and friendly competition within your group.
- AI image generation
- Customizable filters
- Daily challenges
- Group chat sharing
- Content remixing
- Conversation starters
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From BuzzFeed — the app that gives your group chat something to talk about. BF Island is where you create wild, hilarious, and weirdly personal images designed to blow up your group chat. Make images based on your vibe, aesthetic, or your latest inside joke — powered by the same chaotic energy BuzzFeed has been bringing to the internet for over a decade. Create AI Images In Seconds Transform yourself and your friends with filters that lean into your vibe. Rat mode? Check. Surprise mullet? Obviously. Filters that make you go "why does this exist" and then immediately use it five more times. Daily Conversation Starters & Prompts Create custom content that your friends can react to and escalate into full-blown bits. Every creation is a conversation starter that your friends can riff on in the app. Every share is an invitation to chaos. Group Chats Designed For Sharing BuzzFeed Island is where your group's humor lives. A shared space for visual jokes, creative riffs, custom stickers, and moments that only make sense to your people. Make It a Sticker Turn any creation into a custom iMessage sticker in seconds. Your best bits, now living rent-free in every conversation. Download BuzzFeed Island. Start creating with friends.
EventsZen
Discover and share local happenings in your area. Save events to ensure you don't miss out on your favorites. Get timely reminders for upcoming activities.
- Find local events
- Share events
- Save favorite events
- Event reminders
- Discover nearby activities
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Find and share local events happening near you. Save events to get reminders for your favorite events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EventsZen at 5.0 against BuzzFeed Island's 4.7. EventsZen also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). BuzzFeed Island's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
EventsZen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuzzFeed Island has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BuzzFeed Island ships an update every 3 weeks, EventsZen every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuzzFeed Island | EventsZen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BuzzFeed | Saurabh Harsh |
Customer experience
BuzzFeed Island
EventsZen
In-app purchases
BuzzFeed Island
No in-app purchases
EventsZen
No in-app purchases
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