NeighborTopia vs Placewelive
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!
Placewelive
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Placewelive is your neighborhood’s online forum — a simple, friendly space to connect with the people who live around you. From local questions to community updates, PlaceWeLive helps you discover what’s happening nearby and be part of the conversations that shape your neighborhood. Whether you want to ask for recommendations, discuss local issues, or share an announcement — it’s all here. It’s also perfect for travelers or people who’ve just moved to a new place. If you’re exploring a new town and don’t know anyone yet, PlaceWeLive helps you connect with the local community, ask questions, and get useful information from people who actually live there. Unlike other neighborhood apps, PlaceWeLive gives you the freedom to change your location anytime — and adjust the discovery radius from 1 km to 100 km. Whether you want to stay updated on your street or explore what’s happening across nearby towns, you decide how local your community feels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NeighborTopia at every 3 weeks against Placewelive's every 2 months. Placewelive's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
NeighborTopia ships an update every 3 weeks, Placewelive every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | NeighborTopia | Placewelive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Curayt, LLC | Harshad Moothedath |
In-app purchases
NeighborTopia
No in-app purchases
Placewelive
No in-app purchases
