posting2 vs WhaleCalls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Ad-free experience
- No algorithms
- Content from your network
- In-app polling system
- Voluntary donations for funding
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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
WhaleCalls
Easily signal your availability to friends for spontaneous hangouts without group texts. Broadcast your free time, set the vibe for your plans, and even schedule future meetups. Reflect on your social interactions to understand your friendships better.
- Send availability signals (sonars)
- Schedule sonars for future plans
- Set the vibe and activity type
- Create templates for frequent hangouts
- Reflect on social interactions
- Micro-planning for small gatherings
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Texting a ton of people "anyone free tonight?" is exhausting. It's about time connecting to your friends got this easy. With WhaleCall, send out a sonar: one tap tells any friends you're free, down, and ready to hang. No group texts. No awkward "so... are we doing something?" energy. An easy signal sent to your people that's picked up by whoever's around. HOW IT WORKS 1. Send a Sonar: Go simple and broadcast with one tap that you're free right now, or schedule one for later 2. Set the Vibe: Going out 1:1 or want a group hang? Any activity planned? Use the standard option to choose the type of plans you're looking to make before you send and re-use template for frequent hangs 3. Plan Ahead: Option to drop sonars on your calendar so friends can pencil you in days in advance 4. Feelings Wheel: Reflect on your hangouts and learn more about how you feel about hanging out with your friends. Learn more about who you are as a friend! WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Big apps handle the big event: the birthday party, the group blowout with a guest list. WhaleCall is for everything smaller: the "wanna grab coffee," the "putting together pick-up basketball," the "who's around tonight." It's the micro-planning for all your friends, not another group chat to manage. WHO IT'S FOR Built for people living full, busy lives: students, young professionals, anyone trying to actually see their friends instead of just liking their stories. If your calendar's full but your social life still feels random, WhaleCall makes it less random.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WhaleCalls at none against posting2's 8. posting2's advantage is ratings volume (629 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. posting2 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. WhaleCalls asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for posting2 against 5.0 for WhaleCalls. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: posting2 has 629 ratings behind it against 3, 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 WhaleCalls's.
| Parameter | posting2 | WhaleCalls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (629 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 629 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POSTING2 LLC | Brendan Yoon |
Customer experience
posting2
WhaleCalls
In-app purchases
posting2
- Monthly Support — $3$2.991 Month
- Monthly Support — $5$4.991 Month
- Monthly Support — $10$9.991 Month
- $3 Tip$2.99
- $5 Tip$4.99
- $10 Tip$9.99
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- $25 Tip$24.99
- $50 Tip$49.99
WhaleCalls
No in-app purchases









