Denver Active vs Thirstii
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Denver Active
Discover events, places, communities, and activities happening in Denver. This app provides a connected view of local experiences, allowing you to find things to do, follow local interests, and make plans with friends. It focuses on awareness without intrusive ads or tracking.
- Event discovery
- Local place exploration
- Community following
- Interactive map
- Friend activity tracking
- Check-ins
- Custom notifications
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Denver Active keeps you aware of what is happening around you. Discover the events, places, people, communities, activities, and local experiences that bring Denver to life—all through one connected view of the world around you. Find events happening today and coming up next. Explore curated places nearby, discover new ideas, follow local communities, check sports schedules and standings, and see what your friends are doing. Check in at public places to let friends know where you are, follow your favorite places for new events and custom notifications, and create plans directly from the places and experiences you discover. Use the interactive map to explore your surroundings, see what is happening nearby, view local weather and activity levels, and find the places where people are gathering. Denver Active brings everything together so you can understand what is happening, decide what matters to you, and make plans when you want to participate. Denver Active is designed to create awareness—not noise. There are no advertisements, no behavioral tracking, and no selling of your personal information. Your activity is never used to target or exploit you. Denver Active helps you see more of the world already happening around you.
Thirstii
Discover trending nightlife spots with detailed filters for vibe, neighborhood, and price. Save your favorite locations and see where friends are going tonight. Rate venues based on music, liveliness, and more.
- Explore 2400+ trending spots
- Filter by vibe, neighborhood, price
- Save favorite and 'want to go' lists
- See where friends are going
- Rate spots on music, vibes, liveliness
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Explore 2400+ trending spots and filter by vibe, neighborhood, and more. Whether you're looking for a low-key dive, a posh rooftop with a view, or somewhere with enough room to dance... find it on Thirstii. Your List: Save spots to your "Favorites" and "Want to Go" lists so you never forget them. Tonight: see where your friends are headed and which spots are the most popping. Rate Spots: Rate places you've been based on what you care about the most (music, vibes, drinks, liveliness, etc).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Denver Active at 5.0 against Thirstii's 4.5. Denver Active also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Thirstii's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Denver Active holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thirstii has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Denver Active's written reviews are positive against 80% of Thirstii's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Denver Active | Thirstii |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Andrew Ambrose | Aansh Kapadia |
Customer experience
Denver Active
Thirstii
In-app purchases
Denver Active
No in-app purchases
Thirstii
No in-app purchases
