tirne vs Smata
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tirne
Share photos and videos privately with your closest friends and family. This app offers a chronological feed without algorithms or public profiles, focusing on genuine connection within your personal circle. React and comment to stay engaged with the people who matter most.
- Private circle for close contacts
- Chronological photo and video feed
- No public profiles or algorithms
- React and comment on posts
- Customizable user profile
- Username search for friends
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Tirne (pronounced "turn") is a private social app for sharing moments with the people who matter most. YOUR CIRCLE - Add your closest people to your personal circle - Only people in your circle can see your posts - No public profiles, no audience LEAVE TRACES - Capture and share photos and videos - Every post appears in a chronological feed - No algorithm deciding what you see REACT & CONNECT - React to traces by liking - Leave comments and engage - Stay close to the people you care about DISCOVER - Find friends through username search - Browse and discover new people - Send circle requests and grow your circle YOUR PROFILE - Customize with a photo, display name, and bio - View your traces in a beautiful gallery PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No ads - No algorithm — chronological feed only - No public profiles — only your circle sees your content - Your data is never sold or used for advertising Tirne is built for the people who want social media to feel social again.
Smata
Enhance your study sessions with this social platform. Track your progress, block distractions, and connect with friends to see their live study habits. Compete on leaderboards and encourage each other's academic efforts.
- Track study sessions
- Block distracting apps
- View friends' live study activity
- Compete on leaderboards
- Share study photos and strategies
- Encourage friends' efforts
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Study Smarter with Smata! - Track your study sessions. - Block distracting apps. - See where, what, and how long your friends are studying live. - Compete on the friends and campus-wide leaderboards. - View your friends' study photos, strategies, and sessions. - Encourage and give your friends props for their effort! Here at Smata, we are striving to build the ultimate study tool. We hope to provide a platform that enhances your study experience and makes studying a collaborative effort! We hope you enjoy! - The Smata Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: tirne at every 5 days against Smata's every 5 weeks. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 4.9 for tirne against 5.0 for Smata. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 26 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of tirne's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smata's.
tirne ships an update every 5 days, Smata every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | tirne | Smata |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Mohamed | TheDairy, Inc. |
Customer experience
tirne
Smata
In-app purchases
tirne
No in-app purchases
Smata
No in-app purchases
