Comparison

posting2 vs 2013

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

Head to head
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, humane social media. No ads, no algorithms, no neuroscience. 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 user donations and web shop sales. — posting2 is free to use. Supporting posting2 is optional via an auto-renewing monthly subscription or a one-time tip. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://posting2.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://posting2.app/privacy

About

2013

Share your photos with friends and family. This app allows users to upload and view images in a social feed. Connect with others through visual content.

Highlights
  • Photo sharing
  • Social feed
  • User connections
  • Image uploads
  • Visual content
Features
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A photo-sharing app

Screenshots

posting24 screens
20134 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 2013 at none against posting2's 8. posting2's advantage is ratings volume (410 vs 18). 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 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 2013 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for posting2 against 5.0 for 2013. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: posting2 has 410 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 99% of posting2's written reviews are positive against 100% of 2013's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
posting2 versus 2013: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterposting22013
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (410 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews98.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings410 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB31 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPOSTING2 LLCSamuel Hedlund

Customer experience

posting2

All ratings410 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.2%

2013

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

posting2

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Support — $3$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Support — $5$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Support — $10$9.991 Month
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
None

2013

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is posting2 free?
posting2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 2013 free?
2013 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, posting2 or 2013?
posting2 and 2013 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 410 and 18 ratings respectively.
Do posting2 or 2013 have ads?
Neither posting2 nor 2013 shows ads.

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