lighthouse vs Tuka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
lighthouse
Discover local events and activities happening in your area. Connect with others who share your interests to plan outings and make new friends.
- Find local activities
- Discover nearby events
- Connect with people
- Make new friends
- Plan outings
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find something to do nearby. find people to do it with.
Tuka
Discover and share trusted recommendations for places like restaurants and travel destinations from your friends. Save your favorite spots and explore new cities with confidence, knowing you're getting advice from people you know.
- Search for places
- Save favorite spots
- Share recommendations
- Discover hidden gems
- Connect with friends' favorites
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Tuka is the place for recommendations that actually matter — from the people you trust most! Search, save, and share your favorites from anywhere in the world. Whether it's a hidden restaurant, a weekend spot, or a city you've never visited, Tuka connects you to the places your friends love.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: lighthouse at every 5 days against Tuka's every 3 weeks. lighthouse also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 3). Tuka's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tuka holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: lighthouse has 42 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of lighthouse's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tuka's.
lighthouse ships an update every 5 days, Tuka every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | lighthouse | Tuka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hello Lighthouse | Triple W Collective LLC |
Customer experience
lighthouse
Tuka
In-app purchases
lighthouse
No in-app purchases
Tuka
No in-app purchases
