Comparison

aside · Berlin vs Along

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

Head to head
About

aside · Berlin

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aside gives you one Berlin recommendation at a time. Where you are, when you are, what's open right now. Tap once if you want another. No lists. No feeds. No search bar. No chat with an AI. — What it does • One card at a time • Knows the time of day, the weather, your part of town • Real BVG transit times to the door • Events and places • Six vibes: Active, Chill, Culture, Food, Nature, Offbeat • Kid-friendly filter, age-aware • English and German — For people who live here. Locals who have stopped going out. Parents with kids. Anyone who feels they are wasting living in an interesting city. The barrier is not desire. It is energy. aside handles the deciding so you can handle the going. — Free. No account, no ads, no paywall, no in-app purchases. Location is used to find what is near you and is never linked to your identity. Anonymous usage analytics can be turned off in Settings. Berlin only, for now.

About

Along

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Your next trip, planned together. A weekend with friends, a family vacation, or a trip with colleagues. Along brings your people and your plans together, from the first “we should go there” to your last dinner of the trip. Save places you’d love to visit, share ideas, and build your itinerary together. See who’s joining each activity and keep everyone in the loop. And when someone has a plan of their own, there’s room for that too. The app is completely free without any tracking!

Screenshots

aside · Berlin3 screens
Along4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Along at every 3 days against aside · Berlin's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aside · Berlin ships an update every 4 months, Along every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
aside · Berlin versus Along: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteraside · BerlinAlong
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAleksei NikitinAsterios Digital GmbH

In-app purchases

None

aside · Berlin

No in-app purchases

None

Along

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is aside · Berlin free?
aside · Berlin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Along free?
Along is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do aside · Berlin or Along have ads?
Neither aside · Berlin nor Along shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aside · Berlin or Along?
aside · Berlin ships an update every 4 months, and Along every 3 days. Most recently, aside · Berlin was updated on October 31, 2026 and Along on November 6, 2026.

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