Comparison

Blipd vs SizzleScene

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

Head to head
About

Blipd

Share your real-time location with friends and discover nearby shared experiences. Post updates about your favorite places and events, choosing whether they are public or private. Connect with others independently of other social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Discover nearby blips
  • Share experiences publicly or privately
  • Create private groups
  • Independent social networking
  • Profile pages
Features
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Friends can share their location with each other in real time. Easily find each other in a crowded venue, in the city, or in your neighborhood. Share your experiences by placing blips everywhere you go. Discover nearby blips from friends, neighbors, and local groups as you move close to them. Once you try Blipd, you’ll find ways to use it every day. It’s a great way to share your experiences. Blip about your: - favorite restaurants - live music performances - hiking or biking trails you love - shopping excursions - amusement parks visits - family vacations - sporting events Choose whether your blips are public or for your friends’ eyes only. You can even create your own private groups. Fully capable profile pages, no ads, independent from Facebook and Instagram. Never miss important posts in your feed! For more, see the Blipd FAQ at www.blipd.com What people are saying about Blipd: “Blipd is so much better and more useful than the other social networking apps I’ve been using!” – Francis P. , Alexandria VA “My friends and I love that Blipd gives us the option to share everything just with each other.” – Alani J. , Allentown PA “It’s cool to see who is nearby and what they are doing!” - Denise G. , Tampa FL

About

SizzleScene

Discover and report crowded venues to avoid long waits. Get real-time crowd scores and details for restaurants, clubs, and more. Share your experiences and earn points for contributing.

Highlights
  • View nearby places on list or map
  • Submit crowd scores and comments
  • See merchant special offers
  • Earn Mojo Points for contributions
  • Create and manage favorite locations
  • Participate in ChitChat conversations
Features
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Introducing Sizzle Scene! Radar for Crowds! Find and report crowded places everywhere, or as we say... Track the Herd and Save all of Humanity! With Sizzle Scene, you can find busy places before you go, and while you're there, submit a score to inform other users what you see. Why wait in line unless you really want to? Avoid long lines at restaurants or choose that happening night club. Think of Sizzle Scene as crowd sourcing crowds! MAJOR FEATURES VIEW LIST/MAP OF NEARBY PLACES - View a List or Map of places near your current location - Create and manage your own map locations and get friends to score - Check out the current average crowd score, as reported by other users - Sort places by Name, Score, or Distance to quickly see what you want - Restrict your view to any of several different types of places - Search the planet for places of interest outside your immediate area - Also set the number of places to view and the timeframe for scores - Get more details on places, such as phone, web, pictures, Yelp! score - View full size pictures posted by the proprietors of the place SUBMIT SCORES - While you are at a place, pick a score based on the crowd level - Type in a comment that better describes what you see - Click the Checkin box to let your friends know where you are - Click on the Facebook box to post your score to your Facebook page - While submitting scores, also checkout comments left by other users CHIT CHAT MESSAGES - Participate in ChitChat conversations of interest - Post messages and upload media SEE MERCHANT SPECIAL OFFERS - When you score your favorite places, check out any Special Offers posted by the Merchant - Special Offers can be posted as text, image, audio, or video! GET MOJO POINTS - Submit a crowd score, comment, or checkin, and get Mojo Points - Use Mojo Points to advance to new herder levels and get famous - Get more Mojo Points to set your place in the Sizzle Scene LeaderBoards LOGIN FOR VALUE - Run Sizzle Scene anonymously or get a login using your email - You can also login to Sizzle Scene with your Facebook or Twitter accounts - With a Login you can make friends, leave score comments, save favorites... MAKE SIZZLE SCENE FRIENDS - Login and invite other users to be your Sizzle Scene Friend - Friends can view your checkins and LeaderBoard status - Get major Mojo Points for referring others to sign up with Sizzle Scene FAVORITES - Save places to your Favorites list for quick view and scoring - Help Mom find dinner without the hassle of lines and wait lists - Impress your buddy by finding the best lunch place for them right now LEADERBOARD - Submit scores, comments, and checkins to get LeaderBoard Mojo points - Compare your Mojo Points to Friends in your personal Friends LeaderBoard - Check out LeaderBoards for your favorite Places to see how you measure up - See the top Mojo Point Leaders in your entire Area (state or province) - Achieve wild fame and fortune by topping the Sizzle Scene LeaderBoards! ONBOARD FAQ - Access Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) directly in the application - Dynamically add to the list by sending your questions to support MESSAGE OF THE DAY - Every time you start the application, check out any messages of the day - Used for periodic important messages, tips, and application highlights Sizzle Scene is under active development. We would love to hear your ideas to make the app even better and more useful for you and your friends. With your help we can make it even easier and more fun to Track the Herd and Save all of Humanity!

Screenshots

Blipd4 screens
SizzleScene4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blipd at none against SizzleScene's shown. Blipd also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). SizzleScene's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 92%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blipd against 5.0 for SizzleScene. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Blipd's written reviews are positive against 100% of SizzleScene's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blipd ships an update every 2 months, SizzleScene every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Blipd versus SizzleScene: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlipdSizzleScene
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB26 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBlipd, LLCTrampleZone LLC

Customer experience

Blipd

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

SizzleScene

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blipd

No in-app purchases

None

SizzleScene

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blipd free?
Blipd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SizzleScene free?
SizzleScene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blipd or SizzleScene?
Blipd and SizzleScene are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Blipd or SizzleScene have ads?
SizzleScene shows ads; Blipd does not.
Which is updated more often, Blipd or SizzleScene?
Blipd ships an update every 2 months, and SizzleScene every 3 months. Most recently, Blipd was updated on October 7, 2026 and SizzleScene on October 10, 2026.

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