Comparison

26NTC vs Gather

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

Head to head
About

26NTC

Features
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Application for events hosted by 26NTC Features: The app provides attendees with access to the event agenda, important information, event FAQs, attendee networking, and more!

About

Gather

This app allows you to create private, invite-only groups for your family, friends, or clubs. Easily share plans like dinner or events, and manage shared items like season tickets within your trusted circles. It offers a simple way to coordinate activities without public feeds or algorithms.

Highlights
  • Create private, invite-only circles
  • Share plans in seconds
  • One-tap joining for plans
  • Centralized plan comments
  • Manage shared tickets
  • No public feeds or algorithms
Features
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Gather is a private, invite-only app for the people already in your life. Make a Circle for your family, your friends, your book club, your neighborhood, or your team. Share what you're already doing. Dinner tonight. A hike this weekend. An extra ticket. Coffee after work. The right people see it and tap to join. How Gather works • Post a plan in seconds. A dinner, a walk, a rodeo night, a quick coffee. • Join with one tap. Anyone in the Circle says "I'm in." • Keep it in one place. Comments live on the plan, so nobody digs through a group text for the details. • Private by design. No public feeds, no algorithms, no follower counts. Invite-only. Shared tickets, sorted Gather started as a way for one family to pass around their Houston Rodeo season tickets. Claim a date, confirm the handoff, and everyone knows who has them tonight. It works for any AXS-transferred season pass shared inside a private Circle. Who it's for Families. Friend groups. Book clubs. Sports and activity groups. Neighborhood crews. Anyone who shares season tickets. Free to use A new Circle is free, with room for up to 10 members. Gather Plus adds unlimited Circles and unlimited members for $4.99 a month or $47.99 a year. Posting plans, joining plans, and handing off tickets are never paywalled. No ads. No algorithms. Just your Circle. Gather Plus is an auto-renewable subscription. $4.99 USD per month or $47.99 USD per year (about $4.00 a month). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. It renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://zuccigather.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://zuccigather.com/legal/terms

Screenshots

26NTC3 screens
Gather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 26NTC at none against Gather's 2. Gather's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Gather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 26NTC asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

26NTC ships an update fortnightly, Gather every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
26NTC versus Gather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter26NTCGather
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcceleventsJames Yen

In-app purchases

None

26NTC

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Gather

Subscriptions2
  • Gather Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Gather Plus Annual$47.991 Year

Questions

Is 26NTC free?
26NTC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gather free?
Gather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 26NTC or Gather have ads?
Neither 26NTC nor Gather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 26NTC or Gather?
26NTC ships an update fortnightly, and Gather every 5 days. Most recently, 26NTC was updated on October 10, 2026 and Gather on October 18, 2026.

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