Comparison

THEBBD vs BLK Society

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

Head to head
About

THEBBD

Features
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THEBBD promotes BLACK-OWNED Businesses, for free. Business listings are free. Submit any Black-Owned Business that you like. We are here to make Black Money circulate.

About

BLK Society

Features
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BLK Society is the social network celebrating Black culture, commerce and community. Culture. Commerce. Community. One network, and these are the parts of it. THE DIRECTORY Black-owned brands, stores, farms and services across the country, checked by hand before any of them are listed. Search for what you need, browse by category, or see what is near you on a map. Every listing says who founded it and what they sell. ON THE RECORD Our newsroom. Brand news, founder stories, politics and policy, and reporting on where the money in Black business actually goes. New filings most weeks, free to read. LEARN Grants that are open right now, funding routes, and practical resources for Black business owners. CITY GUIDES Where to shop Black in the places people actually go, put together city by city rather than scraped. Membership is by invitation. Members have a room of their own, and the directory, the newsroom and the guides are open to everybody.

Screenshots

THEBBD4 screens
BLK Society4 screens

Verdict

The call

THEBBD and BLK Society are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

THEBBD ships an update every 10 days, BLK Society fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
THEBBD versus BLK Society: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTHEBBDBLK Society
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size49 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Black Business Directory inc.Sencera Bright

In-app purchases

None

THEBBD

No in-app purchases

None

BLK Society

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is THEBBD free?
THEBBD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLK Society free?
BLK Society is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do THEBBD or BLK Society have ads?
Neither THEBBD nor BLK Society shows ads.
Which is updated more often, THEBBD or BLK Society?
THEBBD ships an update every 10 days, and BLK Society fortnightly. Most recently, THEBBD was updated on October 25, 2026 and BLK Society on October 31, 2026.

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