No Bars Given vs koi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
No Bars Given
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The towers go down at every festival. Your crew doesn't have to. No Bars Given connects phones directly to each other over Bluetooth - no cell service, no Wi-Fi, no accounts, no servers. Chat with people nearby, watch your crew move on a live map, and raise your phone to see their totems floating in AR over the crowd. WORKS WITH ZERO BARS Every phone running the app relays for every other one, so your messages hop across the crowd even when nobody has signal. SEE YOUR CREW, NOT STRANGERS Location is shared only with the crew you invite, encrypted end to end. Nobody else can read it - including us. There is no server to read it. BUILD YOUR TOTEM Pick a topper, a pole, and a flair. It travels as two bytes over the mesh and rises above the crowd in AR so your friends can find you. PARTY UP IN A SECOND Scan a friend's code or knock your phones together. No usernames to exchange, no requests to accept later. NO ACCOUNT, EVER Open the app and you're in. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to log into, nothing about you stored on anyone's server. Bluetooth mesh needs at least two devices nearby to shine - grab a friend and go.
koi
Connect with your closest friends in a private, ad-free space. Share unfiltered thoughts and funny pictures without algorithmic interference. Customize your profile to express your unique personality.
- Private by design
- End-to-end encrypted DMs
- Top 5 friends feature
- Customizable profile and 'koi'
- No ads or influencers
- No algorithmic feed
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funny pics. 2am ramblings. unfiltered thoughts. no ads. no influencers. no algorithm deciding what you see. welcome back to the real, human internet. - private by design. no screenshots. end-to-end encrypted dms. - top 5 friends. find out who your real friends are… - design your koi, pond & profile. your customizations say a lot about you as a person xoxo, koi
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Verdict
No Bars Given and koi are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | No Bars Given | koi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Hurlbut | Human Internet Project, Inc. |
In-app purchases
No Bars Given
No in-app purchases
koi
No in-app purchases









