NeighborTopia vs Dots Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NeighborTopia
Stay informed about your community with important HOA announcements. Easily connect with neighbors to discuss local matters and foster a stronger neighborhood bond.
- HOA announcement notifications
- Direct neighbor contact
- Neighborhood discussion forums
- Community event sharing
- Local issue resolution
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With NeighborTopia, you'll never miss another neighborhood HOA announcement. Plus, you'll be able to contact all of your neighbors AND discuss matters concerning your neighborhood!
Dots Network
Connect with friends by sharing your general location without revealing precise details. See where your contacts are on a map, fostering a sense of connection and shared experience. It's a unique way to stay in touch and know what your friends are up to.
- Approximate location sharing
- Map-based friend tracking
- Social connection tool
- Privacy-focused location updates
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Know where your friends are -- Sort of
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dots Network at every 2 days against NeighborTopia's every 3 weeks. Dots Network also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NeighborTopia against 5.0 for Dots Network. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dots Network has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NeighborTopia ships an update every 3 weeks, Dots Network every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NeighborTopia | Dots Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Curayt, LLC | Jamie Goldstein |
Customer experience
NeighborTopia
Dots Network
In-app purchases
NeighborTopia
No in-app purchases
Dots Network
No in-app purchases
