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, independent social media. No ads, no algorithms, no data sales. 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 supporter subscriptions and web shop sales. posting2 is free to use. Supporting posting2 is optional via an auto-renewing annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically each year unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → your name → 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 9. deskpop also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). posting2's advantage is ratings volume (664 vs 31) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. deskpop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

posting2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: posting2 has 664 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of deskpop's written reviews are positive against 99% of posting2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

deskpop ships an update every 11 days, posting2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
deskpop versus posting2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdeskpopposting2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings)5.0 (664 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews98.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31664 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB65 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 ratings664 ratings
Positive99.5%
Neutral0.2%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.1%

In-app purchases

None

deskpop

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

posting2

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Support — $3$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Support — $5$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Support — $10$9.991 Month
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  • posting2 Annual Support$12.991 Year
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 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while posting2 averages 5.0 from 664 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 3 weeks. Most recently, deskpop was updated on November 5, 2026 and posting2 on November 12, 2026.

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