FRENS vs EchoGreek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FRENS
This social discovery app shows real-time crowds at bars and venues on a map. Connect with friends or new people inside geofenced locations to find events and deals.
- Real-time crowd data
- Interactive venue map
- Connect with friends
- Discover new people
- Unlock events and deals
- Geofenced location features
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Discover what's happening around you with FRΞNS — your live guide to bars, restaurants, events, and local hotspots. See real-time crowd activity, browse nearby happy hours, recurring weekly events, live entertainment, and exclusive deals before deciding where to go. Whether you're looking for the busiest venue, a hidden gem, or tonight's best event, FRΞNS helps you discover what's happening right now. Connect with friends—or meet new people—through location-based communities, create and join hangouts, purchase event tickets, and explore your city through a live, interactive map. FRΞNS makes it easier to get off your phone and into the real world by helping people discover experiences and build genuine connections. For support, FAQs, or privacy details, visit heyfrens.org/help or heyfrens.org/privacy.
EchoGreek
Discover all campus social events, from parties to formals, all in one place. See live attendance counts, ranked events, and find dates for upcoming formals. Verified student accounts ensure a safe and exclusive community.
- Campus social calendar
- Live event attendance counts
- Event rankings by turnout
- Date finding for formals
- Verified student accounts
- Event details and host information
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Every party on campus. One app. EchoGreek puts your school's entire Greek social calendar in one place - every party, formal, date party, mixer, and philanthropy event, posted by the chapters actually throwing them. No more group-chat archaeology. Open the app, see the weekend. THE FEED Every event you're invited to, day by day. Who's hosting, where, and what's already blowing up. LIVE HEADCOUNTS Parties show a live count of who's going, revealed as RSVPs climb. See the draw before you're out the door. THE LEADERBOARD Every party ranked by turnout, live. One party wins the weekend - and after it's over, the ratings decide who really threw it best. DATE BOARDS Date party or formal coming up? The board shows who's still looking for a date. See someone interesting? Send a nudge - private, low-stakes, three per party. VERIFIED STUDENTS ONLY Sign-up requires your school email. No randoms, no fakes - everyone on EchoGreek is a verified student on your campus. Built for Greek life at Tulane University. More campuses coming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EchoGreek at none against FRENS's shown. EchoGreek also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (32 vs 7). FRENS's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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 FRENS against 5.0 for EchoGreek. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 32 respectively.
FRENS ships an update every 4 days, EchoGreek every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FRENS | EchoGreek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gabriel Curtis | ZACHARY JOSEPH HIRSCH |
Customer experience
FRENS
EchoGreek
In-app purchases
FRENS
No in-app purchases
EchoGreek
No in-app purchases









