Minds.com vs FriendZone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minds.com
An open-source social network focused on internet freedom, privacy, and free speech. Users can earn crypto rewards and have control over their social media experience. The platform prioritizes transparency and community governance.
- Open source platform
- Free speech focus
- Privacy protection
- Earn crypto rewards
- Community governance
- Transparent algorithms
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Minds is an open source social network dedicated to Internet freedom. Speak freely, protect your privacy, earn crypto rewards and take back control of your social media. We're on a mission to elevate global discourse through Internet freedom. Internet freedom means: ■ Free speech ■ Privacy ■ Open source ■ Self-sovereignty ■ Community governance Our code and algorithms are free and open source for maximum transparency and accountability. Our content policy is based on the First Amendment and governed by a community jury in order to minimize bias and censorship. We believe you can only change someone's mind if you provide them with a platform to speak it. For support, questions, or more information, please visit: https://www.minds.com/help Open source code: https://developers.minds.com Contact us at info@minds.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FriendZone
Send anonymous messages, photos, or videos to friends and see if they can guess who sent them. If they guess wrong, you can provide hints or retract the message entirely. The more friends you add, the more engaging the experience becomes.
- Send disguised messages
- Guess sender identity
- Reveal sender on correct guess
- Provide hints or unsend messages
- Add friends for increased challenge
- Send photos and videos
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Do your friends truly know you? Can they guess who sent that message? Send a message, photo or video in disguise. Your friend(s) will have to guess who they think sent the message from their zone! If your friend guesses correctly, you are revealed! If your friend guesses incorrectly, YOU HAVE THE POWER! Give a hint or “unsend” the message and it will disappear forever! The more friends you add, the more challenging and fun it becomes! Note: Add 5 Friends to activate the Mystery Message feature. Please be mindful of what you send. Be nice and respectful. Add Close Friends Only!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FriendZone at none against Minds.com's 8. FriendZone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Minds.com's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 52) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Minds.com sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. FriendZone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minds.com holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minds.com has 1.8K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Minds.com's written reviews are positive against 68% of FriendZone's.
Minds.com ships an update every 5 weeks, FriendZone monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minds.com | FriendZone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.8K ratings) — better | 4.1 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better | 68.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINDS.ORG, INC. | William Bornkessel |
Customer experience
Minds.com
FriendZone
Bugs and requests
Minds.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Inconsistent video playback
- Posting/commenting problems
Requested features
4 requests- Improved search and discovery
- Better content organization
- Integration with other platforms
- Enhanced moderation tools
FriendZone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minds.com
- Plus Daily Test Subscription$0.997 Days
- Plus Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Pro Monthly Subscription$69.991 Month
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- Plus Yearly Subscription$129.991 Year
- Boost.Consumable $1$1.00
- Boost.Consumable $10$10.00
- Boost.Consumable $30$30.00
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- Boost.Consumable $300$300.00
FriendZone
No in-app purchases









