Comparison

posting2 vs WhaleCalls

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

posting24 screens
WhaleCalls4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. posting2 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. WhaleCalls 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 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
posting2 versus WhaleCalls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterposting2WhaleCalls
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (629 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings629 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPOSTING2 LLCBrendan Yoon

Customer experience

posting2

All ratings410 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.3%

WhaleCalls

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

WhaleCalls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is posting2 free?
posting2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WhaleCalls free?
WhaleCalls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, posting2 or WhaleCalls?
WhaleCalls is rated higher. posting2 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 629 ratings, while WhaleCalls averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do posting2 or WhaleCalls have ads?
Neither posting2 nor WhaleCalls shows ads.

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