mewe vs phpFox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mewe
A decentralized social network prioritizing user privacy with no algorithms or data targeting. Connect with others through interest groups and enjoy a controlled social media experience. Offers free features and an optional premium tier for enhanced communication and storage.
- No algorithms in newsfeed
- Decentralized identity
- Group and 1:1 chat
- Private and open groups
- 2GB cloud storage
- Scheduled post capabilities
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A social network where you actually find your people. Share what you’re up to. Post photos to your profile. Catch up with friends and family. And when you want to go deeper on something you love, there are more than 700,000 groups waiting - vintage motorcycles, sourdough, birding, parents of twins. The obscure thing you assumed nobody else cared about? Someone’s already posting about it. YOUR PROFILE, YOUR POSTS Share text, photos, and video with the people who follow you. Schedule posts for later. Keep 2GB of cloud storage free. YOUR FEED, YOUR CALL Chronological when you want to catch up on the people you follow. Discovery when you want to find something new. GROUPS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE Public groups to discover, private groups for the people you trust, and full control over how your own community runs. TALK LIKE PEOPLE ACTUALLY TALK Group chats and 1:1 messaging. Voice and video calls anywhere in the world. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS We don’t sell it. Not to advertisers, not to anyone. MEWE PREMIUM — $6.49/month or $69.99/year - Ad-free browsing - Unlimited worldwide voice and video calling - Full HD video quality - 100GB additional cloud storage - Exclusive stickers and emoji - Premium profile badge Download mewe and find your people. Privacy Policy: mewe.com/privacy Terms of Service: mewe.com/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
phpFox
This social networking app allows users to easily update activities and share content within their community. It provides tools to manage various modules like events, photos, blogs, and member profiles.
- Activity updates
- Content sharing
- Event management
- Photo sharing
- Blog posting
- Member management
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phpFox is the application that allows easy updating activities in the phpFox community as well as sharing their items. It also allows you to manage many modules such as events, photos, blogs, music, polls, quizzes, member, and email. It's free and always will be. Enter the Server Address "v4-ultimate.phpfox.com" to access the demo site. Demo Account: phpfoxtest1@phpfox.com / 123456
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: mewe at 44% against phpFox's 0%. mewe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). phpFox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. mewe sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. phpFox asks for nothing beyond the download.
mewe holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mewe has 294K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of mewe's written reviews are positive against 0% of phpFox's.
mewe ships an update every 9 days, phpFox every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mewe | phpFox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (294K ratings) — better | 4.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 294K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sgrouples, Inc. | PHPFOX LLC |
Customer experience
mewe
phpFox
Bugs and requests
mewe
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes after updates
- Inability to log in or reset password
- Glitches with photo/video uploads
- Messaging and chat issues
- Inconsistent app performance
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save posts
- Improved search and discovery
- Better group management tools
- Seamless mobile experience
- Customizable news feed
phpFox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mewe
- Voice & Video Calling3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Page1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Journals1 Month trial$1.991 Month
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- Cloud Storage (50GB)$3.991 Month
- Tier 1 Donation$4.991 Month
- Cloud Storage (100GB)$5.991 Month
- MeWe Premium$6.491 Month
- Premium Promotion1 Month trial$6.491 Month
- Premium Promotion1 Month trial$69.991 Year
- Dark Theme$1.99
phpFox
No in-app purchases
