Comparison

Minds.com vs FriendZone

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Minds.com4 screens
FriendZone4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minds.com ships an update every 5 weeks, FriendZone monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Minds.com versus FriendZone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinds.comFriendZone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.8K ratings) — better4.1 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better68.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better52
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMINDS.ORG, INC.William Bornkessel

Customer experience

Minds.com

All ratings1,632 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews660 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative18.0%

FriendZone

All ratings52 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative24.0%

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

8 purchases

Minds.com

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time4
  • Boost.Consumable $1$1.00
  • Boost.Consumable $10$10.00
  • Boost.Consumable $30$30.00
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  • Boost.Consumable $300$300.00
None

FriendZone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minds.com free?
Minds.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FriendZone free?
FriendZone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minds.com or FriendZone?
Minds.com is rated higher. Minds.com averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while FriendZone averages 4.1 from 52 ratings.
Do Minds.com or FriendZone have ads?
Minds.com shows ads; FriendZone does not.
Which is updated more often, Minds.com or FriendZone?
Minds.com ships an update every 5 weeks, and FriendZone monthly. Most recently, Minds.com was updated on November 1, 2026 and FriendZone on November 3, 2026.

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