aurasphere vs FRENS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
aurasphere
Connect with friends by sending them points for things you appreciate about them. This social media platform focuses on positive reinforcement and appreciation within your social circle.
- Send appreciation points to friends
- Focus on positive reinforcement
- Connect with your social circle
- User-friendly interface
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This is a social media app that lets you send points to your friends for stuff you like about them.
FRENS
This social discovery app shows real-time crowds at bars and venues on a map. Connect with friends or new people inside geofenced locations to find events and deals.
- Real-time crowd data
- Interactive venue map
- Connect with friends
- Discover new people
- Unlock events and deals
- Geofenced location features
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Discover what's happening around you with FRΞNS — your live guide to bars, restaurants, events, and local hotspots. See real-time crowd activity, browse nearby happy hours, recurring weekly events, live entertainment, and exclusive deals before deciding where to go. Whether you're looking for the busiest venue, a hidden gem, or tonight's best event, FRΞNS helps you discover what's happening right now. Connect with friends—or meet new people—through location-based communities, create and join hangouts, purchase event tickets, and explore your city through a live, interactive map. FRΞNS makes it easier to get off your phone and into the real world by helping people discover experiences and build genuine connections. For support, FAQs, or privacy details, visit heyfrens.org/help or heyfrens.org/privacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: aurasphere at none against FRENS's shown. aurasphere also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). FRENS's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for aurasphere against 5.0 for FRENS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
aurasphere ships an update fortnightly, FRENS every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | aurasphere | FRENS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aurasphere, Limited Liability Company | Gabriel Curtis |
Customer experience
aurasphere
FRENS
In-app purchases
aurasphere
No in-app purchases
FRENS
No in-app purchases
