Comparison

Degrees Social vs Potentially

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

Head to head
About

Degrees Social

This invite-only social networking app reveals a curated bar destination every Friday at 7 PM ET, based on where your friends and their connections are heading. It eliminates group chat decision fatigue by providing a single, unified plan for the night. Build a profile of your favorite spots and connect with your network.

Highlights
  • Weekly curated bar reveal
  • Friend network mapping
  • Private contact matching
  • In-app 'wave' feature
  • Personalized 'bar DNA' profile
  • Invite-only access
Features
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Degrees is the invite-only app that answers one question: where is everyone actually going tonight? Every Friday at 7pm ET, Degrees reveals your bar — chosen so you land where your friends, and the people two degrees from you, are heading. No endless group chats, no split decisions. One reveal, one night out. — YOUR NETWORK, MAPPED — See your friend graph come alive, cluster by cluster. Add friends from your contacts (matched privately — your contacts never leave your phone unhashed). — THE FRIDAY REVEAL — A push at 7pm tells you tonight's bar and who from your network is converging there. — WAVES — See someone from your network at the bar? Send a wave. Hop bars with them. — BAR DNA — Your nights build a profile of the neighborhoods and spots that are yours. Degrees is invite-only. Get a code from a friend — every member can bring five people. Requires iOS 17+. Currently live in New York City.

About

Potentially

Features
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Potentially is how your group actually decides things - by passing notes, not arguing in the group chat. Fold a note, toss it on the desk, and your clique pulls it open to answer. Where are we going tonight? Who's actually coming? Pizza or tacos? Everyone marks the same page - in their own pen - and it comes back covered in everyone's handwriting, not a sterile bar chart. PASS A NOTE - Write a question, add choices, send it to your clique - Notes arrive folded on your desk - pull them open to read - Pick one, or pick several and star your favorite KEEP IT FUN (AND FAIR) - Blind notes stay sealed until you add your answer - no peeking, no bandwagon - Or go Live and watch the answers roll in - Set a deadline and Potentially stamps the winner when time's up - then hands you a Google Calendar invite for the plan FIND A TIME - Share your availability with a clique - busy times only, never what you're doing - Potentially suggests the best slots: everyone free, or the most who can make it - Vote with stars, settle it, and put the winner on everyone's calendar in one tap - Works with the calendars already on your phone - Google, iCloud, Outlook NEVER MISS A NOTE (NEW) - Get a notification the moment someone passes a note to your clique - Tap the banner and the note opens, ready to answer - Too chatty? Mute any clique's pings with one tap MAKE IT YOURS - Your own pen color and signature doodle on every answer - Private cliques with invite links you can send anywhere - Messages, WhatsApp, wherever - A hand-drawn desk where unanswered notes sit until you deal with them No ads. No noise. Just your people, passing notes.

Screenshots

Degrees Social4 screens
Potentially3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Potentially at daily against Degrees Social's weekly. 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

Degrees Social ships an update weekly, Potentially daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Degrees Social versus Potentially: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDegrees SocialPotentially
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDegrees App IncDANIEL ELLIOT NEWSOME

In-app purchases

None

Degrees Social

No in-app purchases

None

Potentially

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Degrees Social free?
Degrees Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Potentially free?
Potentially is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Degrees Social or Potentially have ads?
Neither Degrees Social nor Potentially shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Degrees Social or Potentially?
Degrees Social ships an update weekly, and Potentially daily. Most recently, Degrees Social was updated on October 28, 2026 and Potentially on October 25, 2026.

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