Flock vs LocDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Flock
Discover local communities and connect with people who share your interests for real-life meetups. Plan spontaneous gatherings, build your own groups, and foster stronger local connections.
- Discover local communities
- Find people with shared interests
- Plan impromptu meetups
- Start and manage your own community
- Collect payments for events
- Check-in attendees
- Strengthen relationships
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Your new favourite IRL communities and social meetups app. We make it easy to discover local communities and find your people. Flock supports community for the sake of community. We believe in helping people gather serendipitously, building stronger local communities, and helping you strengthen relationships. Find your people Whether you want to meet other people that impulsively signed up for a 5K or want to play an 8-hour board game, your future friends are here. Plan impromptu meetups Looking for people to go birdwatching with? Want to check out a new cafe in town? Propose a meetup and make plans that actually make it out of the group chat. Build your community Start your own community and plan events, collect payments, check-in attendees effortlessly. We help you gather your community members and get discovered by new ones. Meet again, and again We help you stay connected to the communities and people youβve met so you can deepen connections and see them again.
LocDrop
Discover local events and plan gatherings with friends. See what's happening nearby, RSVP to events, and coordinate plans within groups. Stay updated with real-time notifications and chat directly within event pages.
- Discover nearby events
- RSVP to events
- Event chat and updates
- Create and manage events
- Group planning
- Friend activity feed
- Customizable profiles
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LocDrop is a social event app built around real plans, real people, and whatβs happening nearby. Find local drops, see what your friends are going to, and keep everything organized in one place. Whether you're looking for something tonight or planning ahead, LocDrop makes it easy to discover events, RSVP fast, and stay in the loop. With LocDrop, you can: Discover nearby events and see whatβs happening around you RSVP as Attending, Interested, or Not Going Open an event to view details, invited people, and live updates Chat directly inside each event Repost events to your friends so they show up in their feed Build a profile with custom tags, bio, and activity Follow organizers and keep up with future drops Create your own events and manage responses Create groups and coordinate plans with friends Get notified about updates, invites, chats, and RSVP activity LocDrop is designed to make discovering and sharing plans feel fast, social, and local.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LocDrop at 100% against Flock's 82%. Flock's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flock ships an update weekly, LocDrop every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Flock | LocDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews β better |
| Update frequency | Weekly β better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free β better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bryan Nguyen | Alexei Tkachenko |
Customer experience
Flock
LocDrop
In-app purchases
Flock
No in-app purchases
LocDrop
No in-app purchases









