Comparison

Beverly vs Candesco

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

Head to head
About

Beverly

Features
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Beverly is a social media app inspired by familiar social platforms, built around real communities, shared moments, and local discovery. Share posts, join groups, chat with people around you, and explore communities connected to events, places, universities, friends, and everyday life. Built on our open-source foundation, Ciaorelated, and developed primarily in Salzburg, Beverly focuses on privacy, performance, and aesthetics while bringing together social feeds, messaging, profiles, and community spaces in one clean experience.

About

Candesco

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Candesco is a virtual engagement app inspired by light, digital energy and global connection. Turn on the light, start a virtual mining cycle, collect CNDS, use boosts, unlock badges, invite friends and follow your progress in the Candesco network. Candesco includes profile progression, referral and friend features, leaderboard rankings, daily rewards, Scratch rewards, badge milestones and optional ad boosts. Your activity powers your progress: Keep the light on, grow your network and collect CNDS through virtual in-app progression. The goal of Candesco is simple: collect CNDS, grow your network and become part of a global community inspired by light. Candesco โ€” To light the whole world.

Screenshots

Beverly4 screens
Candesco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Beverly at none against Candesco's shown. Candesco's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beverly ships an update every 2 months, Candesco fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Beverly versus Candesco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeverlyCandesco
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size56 MB83 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDogan KaraarslanZarko Arsic

In-app purchases

None

Beverly

No in-app purchases

None

Candesco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beverly free?
Beverly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Candesco free?
Candesco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beverly or Candesco have ads?
Candesco shows ads; Beverly does not.
Which is updated more often, Beverly or Candesco?
Beverly ships an update every 2 months, and Candesco fortnightly. Most recently, Beverly was updated on October 24, 2026 and Candesco on October 22, 2026.

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