Comparison

Buzz vs Best Friends Network

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

Head to head
About

Buzz

Discover and connect with new people based on shared interests like music, movies, and gaming. Swipe to find friends nearby or globally, chat, share photos, and even find local activities. Earn rewards for your engagement.

Highlights
  • Swipe to meet people
  • Match through interests
  • Chat and share photos
  • Find local activities
  • Earn rewards
  • Global and local connections
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Buzz is the most fun way to make new friends. Think of it as the best party spot which the whole world can enter! You'll get to find peeps with your vibe, nearby or anywhere around the world. Buzz helps you match through interests in 6 different categories which are; Music, Movies, Food, Gaming, Sports, and Travel. Millions of people are using Buzz to: • Swipe your way to meet fun people near you within your age range. • Make new friends nearby or anywhere in the world. • Chat with peeps, share pics and bring your Bitmoji to Buzz! • Get rewards for being active. • Find things to do nearby. • App is so simple to use, you don't need to be a wizz to use it! Buzz is your new friend :) So what are you waiting for? Join the party now! Term & Condition: http://mapbuzz.com/privacy.html

About

Best Friends Network

This app helps users build deeper friendships by sharing emotions and providing mutual support. It offers features for expressing feelings, sending care, and engaging in romantic conversations, aiming to create a less toxic social experience.

Highlights
  • Share daily emotions
  • Request emotional support (CareHearts)
  • Romantic texting features (LoveTarts)
  • AI-generated emotional selfies
  • Shake to reveal photos (PhotoPOP)
  • Video chat backgrounds
  • Aura Feed for emotional expression
Features
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GETTING STARTED Tap [(+) Add Friends] to invite up to 5 friends. Tap [tap] on the large planet on landing page taking user to menu page. You'll find CareHearts (Send and Receive), LoveTarts and Live Aura Feed. ABOUT APP Making friendships easier! We put smiles on faces. YOUR FACE!!! We’ve crafted a special secret universe just for you. Share your emotions with close ones on happy, satisfied, sad, angry, or lonely days. Under the toxic grip of social media, we assist users in breaking free from anxiety and depression. Download BFN from the App Store now and experience it with your 5 best friends. About Us We’re college & high school students working under the watchful eye of the National Science Foundation's iCAP program tasked with building a less-toxic social experience providing a safer space away from angry rants, dark humor, FOMO, competition with no profiles, or ‘likes’. CareHearts This feature shines on those days when something crushes our day, leaving us devastated. Our friends have no idea all this is happening. Why? Because we didn’t tell them because we’re just not ready to talk about it yet. We struggle alone. No emotional support, no caring, no understanding from our closest friends. None of it. - Secretly request CareHearts from your friends providing you much longed for emotional support LoveTarts - Creating a romantic texting experience in Chat - Kissing Frogs features romantic poems contest - Blowing kisses - Sending hearts - Tap to feel your romantic partners heartbeat PhotoPOP No scrolling or searching on different apps for an image. Just 'Shake' your iPhone and the image pops up full-screen. Request CareHearts Reflect your vibe each day as the color of your atmosphere around your planet. Chat We have video backgrounds Aura Feed On Instagram only about 15% of the user base actually post because they're scared of negative feedback about how they look and rarely post anything negative about themselves. We allow users to post AI generated selfies of HOW THEY FEEL vs. HOW THE LOOK, thereby removing the fear factor

Screenshots

Buzz4 screens
Best Friends Network4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Best Friends Network at 100% against Buzz's 50%. Best Friends Network also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Buzz's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 14). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Buzz sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Best Friends Network sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Best Friends Network holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buzz has 1.5K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Buzz's written reviews are positive against 100% of Best Friends Network's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buzz ships an update every 3 weeks, Best Friends Network every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Buzz versus Best Friends Network: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuzzBest Friends Network
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.5K ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB315 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMapmate Interactive LimitedSocialTech Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

Buzz

All ratings1,486 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative46.8%

Best Friends Network

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Buzz

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues
  • Verification problems
  • Notification bugs
  • Incompatibility with devices
  • Account deletion not working

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add video calling
  • Increase swipe/message limits
  • Improve account deletion process
  • Enhance age verification
  • Add more customization options
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  • Improve chat room features

Best Friends Network

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Buzz

Subscriptions4
  • Mapbuzz Gold One Week Premium$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Gold Premium$19.991 Month
  • Mapbuzz Gold One Month Premium$29.991 Month
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  • Mapbuzz Gold Yearly Premium$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • Studio/Limelight$1.99
  • Studio/Limelight$2.99
  • Studio/Limelight$4.99
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  • Studio/Limelight$6.99
  • One Week Time Feature$9.99
  • Mapbuzz Gold Features$29.99
2 purchases

Best Friends Network

One-time2
  • PURPLE Monthly$0.89
  • PURPLE Yearly$7.99

Questions

Is Buzz free?
Buzz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Best Friends Network free?
Best Friends Network is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buzz or Best Friends Network?
Best Friends Network is rated higher. Buzz averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Best Friends Network averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Buzz or Best Friends Network have ads?
Neither Buzz nor Best Friends Network shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buzz or Best Friends Network?
Buzz ships an update every 3 weeks, and Best Friends Network every 9 days. Most recently, Buzz was updated on October 26, 2026 and Best Friends Network on October 20, 2026.

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