Comparison

Buzlee vs hearthmap

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

Head to head
About

Buzlee

Discover local events, specials, and business updates through an intuitive map or list view. This app connects residents and businesses to community happenings without social media noise or endless scrolling.

Highlights
  • Map and list view of local happenings
  • Discover community events and specials
  • Business and nonprofit promotion
  • Real-time updates
  • No algorithms or distractions
  • Effortless local discovery
Features
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Discover your community in a whole new way with Buzlee, the app designed to make finding local happenings simple, exciting, and stress-free. Think coffee shop flyers… on a map. From community events, fundraisers, pop-ups, and festivals to local specials, promotions, and business updates, Buzlee keeps you connected to the latest buzz happening around you in real time. Built for both residents and businesses, Buzlee creates a centralized, easy-to-use space where people can discover what’s happening nearby without endless scrolling, overwhelming algorithms, or social media noise. Businesses and nonprofits can effortlessly promote their events and announcements while reaching far beyond followers or email lists. Explore happenings through an intuitive map or list view, discover hidden gems in your area, and stay informed about the moments that matter most in your community. No algorithms. No distractions. No endless scrolling. Just trustworthy buzz, effortless search, and meaningful local discovery. For business. For residents. For community.

About

hearthmap

Explore the United States with a data-driven map to find the best places to live. Analyze over 100 data points like schools, crime rates, and housing costs at various geographic levels. Filter and rank locations based on your personal priorities.

Highlights
  • 100+ data points for location analysis
  • Map visualization of data across the US
  • Filter locations by budget, commute, and more
  • Rank regions based on personal priorities
  • Drill down to block group resolution
  • Data from trusted public sources
Features
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100+ data points. Every neighborhood in America. One map. hearthmap is a free, data-only map for deciding where to live in the United States. No listings, no agents, no spam. Just the facts about a place, shaded across the whole country, so you can see at a glance where the good schools, low crime, affordable homes, and clean air actually are. EXPLORE Shade the map by any of 100 data points and watch the whole country light up. Zoom from states down to your exact block group and the map redraws at the right level of detail automatically. FILTER Hide everywhere that does not fit. Show only the places with homes under your budget, a commute under 30 minutes, a school rating above your bar, or any combination you set. RANK Tell hearthmap what matters to you and how much it matters. It scores every region in the country by how well it fits, then colors the strongest matches so your next home rises to the top. WHAT YOU CAN MAP - Housing: typical home value, asking price, rent, total monthly payment (PITI), property tax rate, days on market, and a one-year home value forecast - Cost of living: median household income, childcare cost, homeowners insurance, poverty rate - Schools: district ratings, math and reading proficiency, SAT scores, graduation rates, spending per student - Safety: violent crime and property crime rates - Environment: air quality, drinking water, wildfire, flood, hurricane, tornado, heat, and drought risk, radon, noise, temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunny days - Demographics: population, density, growth, age mix, household size, families with kids, education levels - Lifestyle: walkability, transit, parks, restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, gyms, and libraries - Plus commute times, employment, political lean, life expectancy, and more SIX LEVELS OF DETAIL See any metric at state, county, town, ZIP code, census tract, and block group resolution. Compare a whole state at a glance, or drill all the way down to a single block. DATA YOU CAN TRUST Every number comes from a named public source: the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, the Department of Education, FEMA, the EPA, NOAA, the CDC, Zillow Research, Redfin, and more. Tap any region to see the value and where it came from. FREE AND PRIVATE hearthmap is completely free. It is a research tool, not a real estate brokerage: it does not list homes, broker deals, or sell your data. Create a free account to save the places and searches you care about, or just open the map and start exploring. Where should you live? Find out with data.

Screenshots

Buzlee4 screens
hearthmap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: hearthmap at fortnightly against Buzlee's every 3 months. hearthmap also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Buzlee against 5.0 for hearthmap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buzlee ships an update every 3 months, hearthmap fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Buzlee versus hearthmap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuzleehearthmap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThays BaraoCHRISTOPHER PATRICK FAXON

Customer experience

Buzlee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

hearthmap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Buzlee

No in-app purchases

None

hearthmap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buzlee free?
Buzlee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is hearthmap free?
hearthmap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buzlee or hearthmap?
Buzlee and hearthmap are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Buzlee or hearthmap have ads?
Neither Buzlee nor hearthmap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buzlee or hearthmap?
Buzlee ships an update every 3 months, and hearthmap fortnightly. Most recently, Buzlee was updated on October 31, 2026 and hearthmap on October 31, 2026.

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