Urbanly vs Sovobut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Urbanly
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Urbanly is a local-first sketch journal and offline fictional city community โ built for people who love urban observation, street scenes, and keeping a personal archive on iPhone. Browse a simulated feed of city sketch stories, save favorites, write your own notes, and build a private library of your real sketches with photos. Everything runs on your device. No account is required, and Urbanly is not a live social network. WHAT YOU CAN DO โข Create a local profile with an optional photo and bio โข Publish your own sketch records with photos, captions, and tags โข Save favorites and add personal notes to any sketch โข Organize your work in My Sketches with filters and photo browsing โข Export Gallery Posters from your sketches GALLERY POSTER EXPORTS Turn your sketch records into shareable poster images. Your first Gallery Poster export is free. Additional exports use Points. Urbanly is designed for personal creative use. Download it to explore city sketch stories, keep your own archive, and export beautiful posters โ all on your iPhone.
Sovobut
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Sovobut is a dance phrase studio on your iPhone. Record a short phrase with the camera, add a spoken count with the microphone, or pick a clip from Photos. Choose a style such as Hip Hop, Ballet, House, Contemporary, or Tutorial. Preview the take, name the phrase, and save it on this device. Stage shows your work next to other dancers you can follow, comment on, report, or block. Saving a phrase does not spend Beats. Cue Pin is optional: spend 10 Beats to hold your phrase at the top of Stage for 24 hours on this iPhone. Beats are a consumable purchase. Buy a Beat Pack in Me โ Store, then pin from a saved phrase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sovobut at weekly against Urbanly's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Urbanly sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Sovobut sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Urbanly ships an update every 3 weeks, Sovobut weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Urbanly | Sovobut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MICHAEL W MCCARTHY | Nathan Taylor |
In-app purchases
Urbanly
- Spark$0.99
- Glow$2.99
- Pulse$9.99
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- Orbit$19.99
- Nova$49.99
- Galaxy$99.99
Sovobut
- Beat Pack 1$0.99
- Beat Pack 2$2.99
- Beat Pack 3$4.99
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- Beat Pack 4$9.99
- Beat Pack 5$19.99
- Beat Pack 6$29.99
- Beat Pack 7$49.99
- Beat Pack 8$99.99





