Comparison

Blipd vs Alysei

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
Read full description

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

Alysei

This platform connects businesses and consumers interested in high-quality Italian food and beverages. It facilitates connections between producers, importers, and distributors, while also offering consumers a gateway to discover Italian cuisine, restaurants, and events.

Highlights
  • B2B and B2C portal
  • Connect producers with importers/distributors
  • Brand promotion for producers
  • Discover Italian cuisine and products
  • Find Italian restaurants and events
  • Access recipes and blogs
Features
Read full description

Alysei is the first B2B and B2C Portal for Italian high quality products in the Food & Beverage sector, designed and developed in a Collaborative Social Portal environment entirely directed to a public enthusiastic for the Made in Italy eno-gastronomy. Alysei certified Producers will be able to find and connect with the right Importers and Distributors (B2B), develop, strengthen and promote their brand, promote and consolidate their own product offering, define and reach their target audience leveraging on the Alysei Collaboration Platform as well as launch target marketing and Adv Campaign leveraging on Alysei Social to expand their visibility. Besides Italian Producers, Importers and Distributors, other certified members such as Italian Restaurants, Voice of Experts and Travel Agencies specialized in bringing Italian lovers to visit our country and taste our flavors, will be part of Alysei world. Alysei will target the entire US population with a strong passion for our culture, history and tradition of Italian cuisine. Users will join Alysei to enjoy the magic world of our endless cuisine searching for products, restaurants, events and tasting tours, cooking classes, recipes, blogs and many more activities helping to strengthen our great Made in Italy brand in the USA.

Screenshots

Blipd4 screens
Alysei4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Alysei at every 2 weeks against Blipd's every 2 months. Alysei also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

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 Alysei. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blipd ships an update every 2 months, Alysei every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blipd versus Alysei: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlipdAlysei
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB180 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBlipd, LLCAlysei Corp.

Customer experience

Blipd

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

Alysei

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blipd

No in-app purchases

None

Alysei

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blipd free?
Blipd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alysei free?
Alysei is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blipd or Alysei?
Blipd and Alysei are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Blipd or Alysei have ads?
Neither Blipd nor Alysei shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blipd or Alysei?
Blipd ships an update every 2 months, and Alysei every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blipd was updated on October 7, 2026 and Alysei on October 1, 2026.

Other comparisons