Comparison

Towner vs Dusky.

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

Head to head
About

Towner

Features
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Towner is a community for foreigners โ€” connect with people who speak your language and live in your country to share local tips, ask questions, chat, and make friends.

About

Dusky.

Features
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All events in one pocket. Tell us the vibe โ€” we match the night to your energy. Real-time events around you, picked for what you actually want tonight. โ€” THE MAP โ€” Open the app. Every event happening near you, pinned to its venue with a poster, a time, and a vibe. Tap to see it. Save it. RSVP. No aggregator lists, no stale listings โ€” just what's on, where, and what kind of night it is. โ€” THE MAGIC FILTER โ€” Describe your energy. "Low-key cocktails Friday." "Loud techno." "Sunday brunch with friends." "Art opening tonight." Dusky reads what you're after and surfaces events that match. Filter by date, by vibe, or just talk to it. โ€” STORIES FROM THE NIGHT โ€” Already at the event? Share a moment โ€” a video, a photo. Other Dusky users at the same venue see it in their feed. It's how you remember a night, and how strangers find their way to good rooms. โ€” RSVP, SAVE, FOLLOW โ€” Mark events as Going or Interested. Build a list of places you'll be. Follow venues, organisers, and the people whose taste you trust. When they post, it reaches you first. โ€” FOR ORGANISERS โ€” Run a venue, a residency, or a one-off pop-up? Apply to post events directly to the map. No fees, no commission โ€” just visibility to people in your city looking for what you put on. โ€” BUILT INDEPENDENTLY โ€” Dusky is independent, ad-free, and not owned by an ad network. Your data stays yours. Account deletion in-app actually deletes your data. No dark patterns. Find tonight. Share it. Make the city smaller.

Screenshots

Towner4 screens
Dusky.4 screens

Verdict

The call

Towner and Dusky. are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Towner versus Dusky.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTownerDusky.
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size34 MB58 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJiHun HaPouyan Bikdelian

In-app purchases

None

Towner

No in-app purchases

None

Dusky.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Towner free?
Towner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dusky. free?
Dusky. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Towner or Dusky. have ads?
Neither Towner nor Dusky. shows ads.

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