Minds.com vs CounterSocial
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/
CounterSocial
This platform offers a unique social network experience free from trolls, abuse, ads, and fake news. It actively counters foreign influence operations and disinformation by empowering users to control the content they see. User data is never mined or sold.
- Zero-tolerance for trolls and abuse
- No ads or promoted content
- Combats fake news and disinformation
- Crowd-powered by users
- User data is not mined or sold
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A unique social network. No trolls. No abuse. No ads. No fake-news. No foreign influence operations. CounterSocial is the first Social Network Platform to take a zero-tolerance stance to hostile nations, bot accounts, trolls and disinformation networks who are weaponizing OUR own social media platforms and freedoms to engage in influence operations against us. And we're here to counter it. CounterSocial is 100% crowd powered by it's users, and does not run ads or 'promoted content'. Our users data is not mined or sold for any purpose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CounterSocial at none against Minds.com's 8. CounterSocial also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Minds.com's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 490). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. CounterSocial asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Minds.com against 4.2 for CounterSocial. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 490 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Minds.com's written reviews are positive against 71% of CounterSocial's.
| Parameter | Minds.com | CounterSocial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.2 (490 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better | 70.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 490 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MINDS.ORG, INC. | Jay Bauer |
Customer experience
Minds.com
CounterSocial
User reviews
Minds.com
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 🔒 Uncensored platform
- 💰 Ability to earn crypto
- 🗣️ Supports free speech
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🤔 Confusing interface
- 🤷♂️ Limited user base
- 🤖 Presence of bots/trolls
CounterSocial
From 490 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and stable app
- 🔒 Secure and private platform
- 👍 Welcoming and friendly community
- 👍 No bots, trolls, or ads
- 👍 Ability to curate own feed
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional technical issues during growth periods
- 🔒 Strict content moderation may be seen as limiting by some
- 🔍 Limited search and discovery features
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
CounterSocial
Reported bugs
2 issues- Verification email not received
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- iPad app support
- Improved search and discovery tools
- Expanded customization options
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
CounterSocial
No in-app purchases
