Bashan vs Qiela
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bashan
Connect with friends and share moments on this social media platform. Explore a dedicated short-form video feed, stay updated with a public feed, and customize your profile to express yourself.
- Short-form video feed (BashVids)
- Public community feed
- Profile customization
- Content sharing
- Friend connections
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Welcome to Bashan, the ultimate social media platform designed to bring people together. Connect with friends, share your favorite moments, and explore endless entertainment. Core Features: • BashVids: Dive into our dedicated short-form video feed to watch, create, and share engaging content. • Public Feed: Stay updated with what's happening right now in your community. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Profile Customization: Express yourself with customizable photos and bios. Join the community today and start sharing your world!
Qiela
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Qiela turns real places into conversations. Discover location-based chat rooms—called salons—on the map. Join while you are physically there, chat with the people around you, and continue reading after you leave. Because only people at the location can post, every conversation stays grounded in a shared place. DISCOVER CONVERSATIONS NEARBY • Explore active salons around you on the map. • Join public salons when you are in range. • Scan a salon QR code to open the conversation for that place. • Opt in to alerts when a salon you have joined becomes active nearby. CHAT YOUR WAY • Send text, photos, GIFs, stickers, and voice messages. • Reply to messages, add reactions, and see when contacts are online. • Continue conversations privately with accepted contacts. • Keep salon chats and direct messages together in one inbox. CREATE A PLACE FOR CONVERSATION • Create a salon for a café, park, campus, event, or any shared place. • Invite people using a place-specific QR code or sticker. • Moderate your salon and manage requests to join private salons. BUILT FOR LOCAL, ACCOUNTABLE CONVERSATION Accounts require a verified phone number and confirmed email. Built-in safety tools let you report content, block people, and delete your account directly from Settings. Core chat and community features are free. Qiela is designed for people aged 16 and older. Location access is used to discover nearby salons and confirm that you are present before posting. Background location is optional and is used only for proximity alerts when enabled. Privacy Policy: https://qiela.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://qiela.app/terms Support: hello@qiela.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Qiela at none against Bashan's shown. Qiela also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bashan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Qiela sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bashan ships an update every 2 days, Qiela daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bashan | Qiela |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BASHAN TECH LLC | Thomas Druez |
In-app purchases
Bashan
- Blue Badge$9.991 Month
- Blue Badge Yearly$99.991 Year
Qiela
- Qiela Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Qiela Plus Annual$22.991 Year









