Venn+ vs After5.pm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Venn+
This app simplifies making plans with friends or new people by automatically coordinating schedules and preferences. It offers curated experiences in your city and rewards users for participating in real-life hangouts.
- Effortless IRL plans
- Automatic schedule coordination
- Curated city experiences
- Rewards for participation
- Connect with new people
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Venn: Effortless IRL Plans Meeting friends IRL shouldn’t be a headache. Venn makes it easy to connect — whether you’re hanging out with your crew or meeting new people in your city. Venn automatically plans hangouts that match everyone’s schedule and vibe. No endless group chats. No flaky plans. Just real moments that happen. Want to grow your circle? With Venn+, you can join curated weekly experiences with new groups and discover the best spots around town. Why Venn? • Effortless plans with friends or new people • Curated experiences in your city • Automatic coordination of time, place, and group • Rewards for showing up and participating • A simpler, better way to stay social offline Download Venn today and make your next hangout effortless. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.vennapp.co/privacy
After5.pm
Discover and join small, real-life group events happening after 5 PM. Meet new people for happy hours, dinners, trivia, and more, or host your own plans.
- Discover nearby evening events
- Join small groups easily
- Host your own plans
- Connect with people from shared events
- Event details with venue and attendees
- Phone-verified accounts for safety
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Go out. Meet new people. No pressure. After5.pm turns nearby evening plans into small-group events with new people. Find something happening after 5 PM, see who’s joining, claim a spot, and meet in real life. Join a happy hour, dinner, trivia night, live show, pickleball game, gallery visit, or whatever sounds good—or host a plan of your own in minutes. No swiping. No endless matching. Messaging stays connected to shared events—no context-free cold DMs. See the event, venue, vibe, host, and who’s joining before you decide. HOW AFTER5 WORKS FIND A PLAN Browse nearby events by category, time, distance, city, and group size. See who’s in and how many spots are open before you join. JOIN IN ONE TAP Choose the plan that fits your evening and save your spot. Event details keep the start time, host introduction, attendee list, map, directions, and group meetup cues in one place. BRING SOMEONE ALONG Share an invite link, add a +1, or invite someone you met through after5. One invitation can start the whole group. HOST YOUR OWN Choose an activity, title, venue, time, vibe, and group size, then publish. Events are designed for small groups of up to six—easy enough to join, small enough to talk. KEEP REAL CONNECTIONS GOING People connected through a shared event stay in your community. Message them, invite them to another plan, and keep your real-life circle growing. MADE FOR EVENINGS Explore after-work drinks, happy hours, coffee, dinner, trivia, live music, comedy, board games, sports, runs, walks, galleries, and custom plans. Every event starts at 5 PM or later. PROFILES WITH CONTEXT See a member’s photo, age, city, vibe, interests, and trust badges. After an event, private attendance feedback and optional anonymous shout-outs help recognize people who show up and hosts who create a great night. SAFETY AND CONTROL Accounts are phone verified, and reporting and blocking controls are built in. Go out after 5. Make a plan. Meet your people. After5.pm is for adults 18 and over. Event availability varies by area as After5.pm opens city by city. Always use your own judgment when meeting new people.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: After5.pm at none against Venn+'s 2. After5.pm also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Venn+'s advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Venn+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. After5.pm asks for nothing beyond the download.
After5.pm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Venn+ has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Venn+ ships an update every 4 days, After5.pm weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Venn+ | After5.pm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Venn Corporation | Alex Botteri |
Customer experience
Venn+
After5.pm
In-app purchases
Venn+
- Venn+ Membership (Monthly)$19.991 Month
- Venn+ Membership (Annual)$179.991 Year
After5.pm
No in-app purchases









