Confluences vs Bard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Confluences
Experience a unique soundscape that blends stories, sounds, and seasons of a specific location. As you move with your device and headphones, the audio composition responds to your presence, weaving together voices and field recordings.
- Emplaced sound experience
- Layered audio composition
- Responsive to user movement
- Blends voices and field recordings
- Seasonal sound variations
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Confluences is an emplaced sound experience blending the stories, sounds and seasons of Ucross in a layered composition that covers the main campus and ranchland of the residency program. Sounds play in response to one's movement as they walk with a mobile device, running a free downloadable app, while wearing headphones. Voices of valley residents sit alongside artist residents, community members and land stewards, all mingling with field recordings of the site taken in different seasons. Please be sure to wear headphones and charge up your device before heading out. The gift of time and space is held in these High Plains. Walk slowly and enjoy.
Bard
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Welcome to Bard Peer Connect, the dedicated peer-to-peer networking platform designed exclusively for the Bard College community. Whether you are looking to find study partners, connect with classmates in your major, or simply expand your campus network, Peer Connect makes it easy to bridge the gap and collaborate with your peers. Key Features: • Secure Campus Access: Log in instantly and securely using your official Bard College Google credentials. • Custom Academic Profiles: Build your student identity by self-reporting your major, graduation year, and academic focus. • Peer Discovery: Easily search the directory to find and connect with fellow students who share your academic trajectories or interests. • Privacy First: Built entirely as a localized, closed-community platform. Your data is never shared with external ad networks or data brokers. Get connected and start building your academic network today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Confluences at 12.0 against Bard's 16.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | Confluences | Bard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teri Rueb | Mohammad Yossef Alhoumsi |
In-app purchases
Confluences
No in-app purchases
Bard
No in-app purchases









