GZERO vs Badgify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GZERO
Connect with a global community of humanists and geopolitical enthusiasts to analyze and discuss world events. This app offers a non-toxic environment for sharing insights, making predictions, and engaging in thoughtful conversations about current affairs and future trends.
- Global community for discussion
- Geopolitical analysis channels
- Make predictions on world events
- Connect with like-minded users
- Non-toxic discussion space
- User profiles and direct messaging
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Join a global crew of like-minded humanists and geopolitical nerds that are understanding and influencing the dynamics reshaping our world. It’s a nontoxic space for analysis and connection. Start by checking out the channels. News from GZERO is for discussing breaking news; the Space of Many Things is for anything on your mind; and Ask Ian is for questions to Eurasia Group and GZERO Media president and founder Ian Bremmer. Heart comments you appreciate and make a prediction or two of your own. What do you think will happen in a hotspot like Ukraine, the Middle East, or advanced AI? More importantly, why? As you delve into the community, feel free to follow and introduce yourself to your fellow travelers. Fill in your profile, and in the directory you can message other members. Engage with friendly, nontoxic notes and comments — or simply by voting in a poll. Hear from other members, and be heard yourself.
Badgify
Discover and collect real-world places by earning unique badges for each location visited. Design custom badge art, participate in scavenger hunts, and share your explorations with friends. Connect with others through shared moments and local events.
- Discover and create real-world spots
- Earn unique badges for visited places
- Design custom badge artwork
- Participate in scavenger hunts
- Climb leaderboards
- Share moments and message friends
- Join local events
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Badgify turns the places you visit into a collection. Discover and create real-world spots, earn a unique badge for each one, and build a map of everywhere you've been. Design custom badge artwork, take on scavenger hunts, climb the leaderboards, and see what friends are discovering nearby. Share moments from each place, message friends, and join events happening around you. Whether you're exploring your own city or somewhere new, Badger rewards you for getting out there.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GZERO at none against Badgify's 1. GZERO also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Badgify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GZERO asks for nothing beyond the download.
Badgify holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GZERO has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GZERO | Badgify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Eurasia Group, Ltd. | Badger Social Inc. |
Customer experience
GZERO
Badgify
In-app purchases
GZERO
No in-app purchases
Badgify
- Add a Past Visit$0.99
Questions
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