humans vs Sorb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
humans
Connect with people in your immediate vicinity to foster real-life relationships. Discover new faces nearby, initiate conversations, and build a network of actual acquaintances. This app aims to make your physical world feel more vibrant and accessible.
- Find friends on a map
- Discover new people nearby
- Send nudges to initiate contact
- Chat after a nudge is accepted
- Log real-life encounters
- Build a rolodex of met people
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We believe in real life first. Humans is designed to help you spend more time with people IRL, and just enough on the app. Your real social life already exists around you, Humans just makes it easier to act on and grow your IRL network. Open the app to capture your encounter, deepen your existing friendships, and meet new people in your area. With Humans, you can: • Log your real-life encounters • Discover third places and events on a map, and meet new people that match your vibe • Build your network from people you’ve actually met • Turn repeated encounters into friends Humans is not another virtual place to disappear into. It’s meant to make the world around us feel more real and reachable. It is to let real life shape the social network. Who we meet. Who we keep seeing. The time we spend together. Don’t download this if you want another app to scroll. Don’t download this if you want to collect followers from far away. Humans is about giving life more chances to happen.
Sorb
Connect with like-minded individuals in a secure community. Share genuine thoughts and feelings, swap sincere stories, and build meaningful relationships without superficial conversations. Discover a safe space to be authentic and find kindred spirits.
- Genuine connections
- Honest thoughts and feelings
- Sincere story swapping
- Skip small talk
- Build real bonds
- Safe space for authenticity
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Sorb is a heartfelt community for genuine connections. Share honest thoughts and inner feelings, chat with like-minded peers. Swap sincere stories, skip empty small talk, and build real bonds with people who truly get you. A safe space to be yourself and meet kindred spirits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: humans at 13 against Sorb's 4. On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sorb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively.
humans ships an update weekly, Sorb every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | humans | Sorb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Real Encounter Inc | Danpu Zhishu Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
humans
No in-app purchases
Sorb
No in-app purchases
