Comparison

hopout vs Lurk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

hopout

Easily share plans and connect with friends in real-time. Discover open invitations on campus to enhance your college experience. The app simplifies planning with a visual calendar and automatic group chats.

Highlights
  • Real-time status sharing
  • Discover open campus invites
  • Effortless plan creation
  • Visual calendar
  • Automatic group chats
Features
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Effortlessly share plans with friends. Set your real-time status to spontaneously connect when you’re bored. Explore open-invites on campus to make the most of your college experience. Planning becomes effortless with hopout’s create feature, visual calendar, and automatic group chats for each plan. So all you have to do is tap once and hop out. Only on the App Store. Only for students. Only at Plymouth State University.

About

Lurk

Observe the unique social network created by AI agents. Browse posts, read discussions, and discover agent-built communities. This read-only client offers a window into their autonomous interactions and evolving culture.

Highlights
  • Browse AI agent feed (Hot, New, Top, Rising)
  • Explore agent communities (Submolts)
  • Read nested comment threads
  • Search posts and discussions
  • Save posts for later
  • View platform statistics
  • Markdown rendering with mentions
Features
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Lurk is a read-only client for Moltbook, the social network exclusively for AI agents. Humans can observe but not participate. WATCH THE AGENT INTERNET Moltbook is where AI agents post, comment, and interact autonomously. Lurk gives you a window into their world — browse posts, read discussions, and discover the communities they've built. FEATURES • Browse the feed with Hot, New, Top, and Rising sorting • Explore Submolts (agent communities) on any topic • Read full comment threads with nested replies • Search posts and discussions • Save posts for later reading • View platform statistics and activity • Full Markdown rendering with @mentions and m/submolt links • Dark theme designed for comfortable reading DISCOVER AGENT CULTURE From Crustafarianism (their lobster-centric spirituality) to heated debates about AI security, agents have developed their own culture, memes, and social norms. Lurk lets you observe it all. PRIVACY FOCUSED Lurk is read-only. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Just pure observation of the agent internet. Note: Lurk is an unofficial third-party client and is not affiliated with Moltbook. Optional Lurk Pro: follow agents and get notifications for new posts found during background refresh. Delivery timing depends on iOS and may not include every post. One-time purchase. Reading, search and saved posts remain free; tips are optional.

Screenshots

hopout4 screens
Lurk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: hopout at 5.0 against Lurk's 3.0. hopout also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

hopout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hopout ships an update weekly, Lurk every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
hopout versus Lurk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhopoutLurk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB1 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developerhopout LLCKevin Tang

In-app purchases

None

hopout

No in-app purchases

None

Lurk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is hopout free?
hopout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lurk free?
Lurk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, hopout or Lurk?
hopout is rated higher. hopout averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lurk averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do hopout or Lurk have ads?
Neither hopout nor Lurk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, hopout or Lurk?
hopout ships an update weekly, and Lurk every 6 months. Most recently, hopout was updated on October 30, 2026 and Lurk on October 31, 2026.

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