Comparison

deskpop vs posting2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

deskpop

This app serves as a daily challenge and community platform for fingerboard enthusiasts. Users can post video clips of their tricks, vote on submissions, and engage with a community of skaters. It offers a space to share content, build profiles, and stay inspired within the fingerboarding world.

Highlights
  • Daily fingerboard challenges
  • Post and vote on trick clips
  • Community feed for sharing
  • Follow other skaters
  • Build user profile and streaks
  • View winners and top placements
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deskpop is where fingerboarding lives. one trick a day, a feed full of clips, and now a marketplace to buy, sell, and trade gear. every day there's a new challenge. film your make, post it, and the community decides who takes the top spots. the best clip gets printed on the front page. come back tomorrow and run it again. in deskpop you can: post your clip for the daily challenge vote on tricks and help pick tomorrow's challenge see who got printed and browse past top placements buy, sell, and trade decks, tuning, ramps, and gear in the marketplace dm other skaters to talk shop or lock in a trade share clips, photos, polls, and text posts in the community feed comment, reply, like, and follow other skaters build your stash — streaks, badges, and every clip you've filed whether you're learning the basics, filming bangers at your desk, or just lurking for inspiration, deskpop makes fingerboarding feel like a scene instead of a solo thing.

About

posting2

A simple, ad-free social media platform focused on human connection. It prioritizes content from your immediate network and uses an in-app polling system for community-driven changes. Funding is entirely voluntary.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • No algorithms
  • Content from your network
  • In-app polling system
  • Voluntary donations for funding
Features
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Simple, humane social media. No ads, no algorithms, no neuroscience. See posts from your friends and friends of your friends. Vote on ideas and changes with the in-app polling system. Funding for this project comes from user donations and web shop sales. — posting2 is free to use. Supporting posting2 is optional via an auto-renewing monthly subscription or a one-time tip. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://posting2.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://posting2.app/privacy

Screenshots

deskpop4 screens
posting24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: deskpop at none against posting2's 8. posting2's advantage is ratings volume (410 vs 28) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. posting2 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. deskpop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for deskpop against 5.0 for posting2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: posting2 has 410 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of deskpop's written reviews are positive against 99% of posting2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
deskpop versus posting2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdeskpopposting2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (28 ratings)5.0 (410 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews98.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB61 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAdam DelaneyPOSTING2 LLC

Customer experience

deskpop

All ratings28 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%

posting2

All ratings410 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.3%

In-app purchases

None

deskpop

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

posting2

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Support — $3$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Support — $5$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Support — $10$9.991 Month
One-time5
  • $3 Tip$2.99
  • $5 Tip$4.99
  • $10 Tip$9.99
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  • $25 Tip$24.99
  • $50 Tip$49.99

Questions

Is deskpop free?
deskpop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is posting2 free?
posting2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, deskpop or posting2?
posting2 is rated higher. deskpop averages 4.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while posting2 averages 5.0 from 410 ratings.
Do deskpop or posting2 have ads?
Neither deskpop nor posting2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, deskpop or posting2?
deskpop ships an update every 11 days, and posting2 every 11 days. Most recently, deskpop was updated on October 20, 2026 and posting2 on October 22, 2026.

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