Comparison

Flock vs LocDrop

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 you’ve met so you can deepen connections and see them again.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby events
  • RSVP to events
  • Event chat and updates
  • Create and manage events
  • Group planning
  • Friend activity feed
  • Customizable profiles
Features
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LocDrop is a social event app built around real plans, real people, and what’s 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 what’s 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.

Screenshots

Flock4 screens
LocDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flock ships an update weekly, LocDrop every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Flock versus LocDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlockLocDrop
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree β€” betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size57 MB36 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperBryan NguyenAlexei Tkachenko

Customer experience

Flock

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

LocDrop

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flock

No in-app purchases

None

LocDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flock free?
Flock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LocDrop free?
LocDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flock or LocDrop have ads?
Neither Flock nor LocDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flock or LocDrop?
Flock ships an update weekly, and LocDrop every 10 days. Most recently, Flock was updated on October 7, 2026 and LocDrop on October 7, 2026.

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