Kacti vs Ricochet.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kacti
Discover and connect with people nearby in real-time through a live social broadcast. Create a customizable profile card and share events, questions, or greetings. Customize your avatar with music or notes to express yourself.
- Live social broadcasting
- Nearby user discovery
- Customizable profile cards
- Event and message sharing
- Avatar customization
- Bluetooth-based discovery
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Kacti is the best new social club. Create a social profile and broadcast it live in the Oasis for others to discover. Meet nearby people and connect with like minded users. Even leave behind a business card detailing an event, or question, or simply say hello. How does it work? 1. Make sure bluetooth is on! 2. Create and customize a profile card. Choose between professional, social, dating, or customize your own. 3. Go LIVE and head into the Oasis to discover other users nearby in real time. 4. Customize your avatar with a song or note to let others know a little about yourself. Like wearing a social name tag. 5. Have fun discovering strangers! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ricochet.com
Engage in serious conversations and discover communities around politics, culture, and everyday life. Listen to exclusive podcasts, share your thoughts, and connect with like-minded individuals in a respectful environment.
- Podcast listening
- Offline audio downloads
- Community forums
- Member messaging
- Content creation
- Customizable themes
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There's a conversation for you at Ricochet. Listen to your favorite podcasts and find a community that takes both ideas and good manners seriously. Ricochet brings right-of-center commentary, lively debate, and conversations about politics, culture, books, movies, and everyday life together on your iPhone and iPad. YOUR FAVORITE VOICES, ALL IN ONE PLACE Listen to The Ricochet Podcast, 3 Whisky Happy Hour, Beyond the Polls, and more. Browse shows and episodes, download audio for offline listening, and keep listening as you explore the app or go about your day. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Discover member posts, follow people whose writing you enjoy, and join groups built around shared interests. Come for the political discussion. Stay for the book recommendations, movie arguments, and friendships. MAKE YOUR POINT Write a post, share a photo or link, and join the comments. Strong opinions are welcome. Personal abuse isn't. Ricochet is a place to disagree, explain your reasoning, and keep the conversation going. KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING Message fellow members, bookmark posts to revisit, and follow discussions that interest you. Choose light or dark mode and enjoy layouts designed for iPhone and iPad. MEMBERSHIP Member features require a Ricochet account and eligible membership. Existing members can sign in with their Ricochet account. Membership subscriptions are available through in-app purchase for eligible accounts and renew automatically unless canceled. Manage App Store subscriptions in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://privacy.ricochet.com/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Kacti and Ricochet.com are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Kacti sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Ricochet.com sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kacti against 5.0 for Ricochet.com. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Kacti ships an update every 3 days, Ricochet.com every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kacti | Ricochet.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kevin Fox | Silent Cal Productions, LLC |
Customer experience
Kacti
Ricochet.com
In-app purchases
Kacti
- Super Kacti Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Super Kacti Annual7 Days trial$149.991 Year
Ricochet.com
- Ricochet Member$5.001 Month
- Ricochet Listener$30.001 Year
- Ricochet Member$50.001 Year
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- Ricochet Patron$500.001 Year









