Realscroll vs Seasonside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Realscroll
Experience social media without manipulative algorithms or AI-generated content. Connect with real people and see authentic moments from your friends. This platform prioritizes human connection over machine optimization.
- No manipulative algorithms
- Removes AI-generated content
- See friends' actual posts
- Discover real moments
- Connect with real people
- Human-centric design
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Realscroll is social media the way it was meant to be. No manipulative algorithms. No endless AI generated content. If AI content is detected, it's removed. See what your friends are actually posting, discover real moments, and connect with real people. Because social media should be built for humans, not machines. Terms of Service: https://realscroll.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://realscroll.com/privacy-policy
Seasonside
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Seasonside is a community app for neighbors in the South Bay and Long Beach, California. It exists to make one thing easy: finding, joining, and hosting recurring hobby groups with your neighbors. A book club that meets monthly. A walking group on Saturday mornings. A game night that becomes a tradition. Not one-off events with strangers you'll never see again, but the kind of regular gathering where familiar faces slowly become friends. WHAT'S INSIDE Groups: Browse sixteen interest communities, from readers and outdoors to food, games, parents, and pets. Join a drop-in club anytime, or commit to a season club, a small group that meets together through a real calendar season (spring, summer, fall, or winter), then wraps up and decides what's next. Events: See what's coming up near you, RSVP in two taps, and get a reminder before it starts. Open events welcome anyone in the neighborhood. Plaza: The town square. Local happenings, things neighbors are giving away, questions for the neighborhood, and local businesses. Chats: Group conversations and direct messages with the people you actually meet. No follower counts, no public performance. Shelf: Your personal record of life in your neighborhood. Collections, local challenges, and the small mementos of a season well spent. Hosting: Anyone can host. Seasonside handles the RSVPs, the reminders, and the scheduling, so being the person who brings people together stops feeling like a second job. WHAT SEASONSIDE IS NOT Not a dating app. That's a structural rule, not a suggestion. No algorithmic feed deciding what you see. No streaks, no engagement bait, no pressure to open the app daily. If you come twice a week and make it to one gathering a month, that's success. The point of Seasonside is what happens off your phone. ONE AREA AT A TIME Seasonside opens one area at a time, each with its own groups, events, and Plaza: San Pedro & the Peninsula, Long Beach, the Beach Cities, and Torrance, Gardena, Carson & Lomita. Enter your ZIP code to see if your area is open. If it isn't yet, you can get your area's free local newsletter on our website in the meantime. We'd rather do each place well than every place thinly. Local means local. Seasonside is free to join. Friendship, in season.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Seasonside at none against Realscroll's 3. Realscroll's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Realscroll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Seasonside asks for nothing beyond the download.
Realscroll ships an update every 4 days, Seasonside every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Realscroll | Seasonside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | REALSCROLL LLC | Seasonside LLC |
In-app purchases
Realscroll
- Pro Membership - 1 Month$9.991 Month
- Pro Membership - 3 Months$23.993 Months
- Pro Membership - 1 Year$59.991 Year
Seasonside
No in-app purchases









