Second Social vs Thawe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Second Social
Connect with new people and build a "Second Family" through local events and community discussions. Discover and host small-group gatherings, participate in localized forums, and manage your social calendar with ease. The app facilitates in-person socialization and direct messaging with friends.
- Local event discovery and hosting
- Community forums ('Playground')
- Event calendar and notifications
- In-app group and direct messaging
- Profile customization and friend tracking
- Virtual currency ('pearls') for in-app actions
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For everyone who's feeling lonely and isolated this year, Second Social was designed for you to feel cozy and loved by meeting new friends and creating your "Second Family." We've built the most delightful events discovery app for you :) On Second Social, explore the following 5 features built for MAXIMUM IN-PERSON socialization: 1. EVENTS FEED • Browse local small-group events to get to know others living or traveling in your city • After reserving your spot, get instantly added to the Event chat so you can meet everyone and start planning • HOSTS: easily throw together a public or private event in less than 2 minutes - we made it super easy for you! 2. PLAYGROUND FEED • Participate in "localized subreddits" to stay in the loop about fun things going on in your town! • Tune into juicy threads on relationship advice, memes, men's/women's topics, mental health, gaming, personal finance & so much more... • Get to know people who live near you through posting, commenting, and liking their stuff, and then GO MEET UP!! :D 3. STAR FEED NOTIFICATIONS • A hyper-organized event calendar built right into the very center of your app • Easily scroll through events happening soon, events you're attending, events you're hosting, & events you're invited to • Never miss notifications from Playground or other users trying to add you as friends! 4. IN-APP CHATTING • Automatically get put into group chats for every Event you're attending for quick & easy planning • Event chats + personal DMs are separated cleanly so you'll never have to dig to find your bestie's DMs • You can only DM users you're friends with on the app - no spam / scams / or unwanted messages 5. PROFILE PAGE • Set the mile radius on your profile page and travel to events as close as 3 miles or up to 200 miles away • Earn ~*precious pearls*~ whenever you host an event or post on Playground - use them to RSVP to events, add friends, or redeem badges for your profile • Add new friends on the app and track your own stats over time to see who reaches Deity of Pearls status first!! :3
Thawe
This app facilitates genuine professional connections through a swipe-based interface, helping users discover and connect with local professionals, find events, and engage in focused conversations for collaboration and growth.
- Swipe-based professional discovery
- Instant connection upon mutual swipe
- Local event discovery and RSVP
- Focused professional chat
- No job spam or algorithms
- Build relationships for projects and mentorship
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Thawe — Where Real Professional Connections Start Tired of cold DMs, recruiter spam, and endless scrolling? Thawe is the modern professional networking app built for humans who want to network with other humans. Whether you’re a founder, engineer, designer, creator, or student, Thawe helps you meet the right people in your local area through a simple, swipe-based experience you already know and love. Meaningful Professional Networking • Swipe to discover founders, builders, creators, and professionals near you • Connect instantly when you both swipe right • No algorithms trying to sell you something, just real people looking to collaborate Local Networking. Real Opportunities. • Find professionals in your city or expand your radius • Match based on skills, interests, and collaboration goals • Build relationships that turn into projects, opportunities, and friendships Discover Events Around You • See local meetups, tech events, conferences, workshops, and startup gatherings • RSVP, save events, and meet people attending • The easiest way to stay connected to your city’s professional ecosystem Chat Instantly With Anyone • Start a conversation right after swiping right • Clean, simple messaging built for professional communication • Keep conversations focused on collaboration and growth A Network Without Noise • No job spam • No bots • No algorithm rewarding those that do the most • Just real, ambitious people looking to connect Perfect For: • Entrepreneurs • Software engineers • Creatives & designers • Students & early-career professionals • Founders & startup teams • Anyone looking to meet people in their industry Why Thawe Works Thawe focuses on human-to-human connection. If other apps feel loud, stiff, and full of spam — Thawe is the opposite: personal, local, and genuinely useful. Your next co-founder, client, collaborator, or mentor might be one swipe away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Second Social at none against Thawe's shown. Second Social also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Thawe's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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 Second Social against 5.0 for Thawe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Second Social | Thawe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Second Social | Thawe LLC |
Customer experience
Second Social
Thawe
In-app purchases
Second Social
No in-app purchases
Thawe
No in-app purchases









