Comparison

VERO vs APPICS

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

Head to head
About

VERO

Connect authentically with friends and family on a social platform free from ads and algorithms. Share your passions, from music and movies to books and places, in a chronological feed. Create dedicated spaces for communities and engage in live audio and chat.

Highlights
  • Ad-free chronological feed
  • Share music, movies, books, and places
  • Customizable profile 'Sleeve'
  • Community Rooms with live audio
  • Chronological chat and calls
  • Discovery feature for niche communities
Features
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Ad-free social, built for authentic connection. VERO is a place to share what you love with the people who matter to you. SHARE WHAT YOU LOVE Share the music you're playing, the movie you can't stop thinking about, the book on your nightstand and the place you found last weekend, alongside your photos and video, links, games and apps. Write an Introduction post to recommend someone your community should know. - Each post goes to the people you choose, from close friends to acquaintances and followers - Your feed stays in chronological order, so you see what people share in the order they share it - Add photos, video and posts to your Story - Choose Light, Dark or Blurred in Appearance YOUR SLEEVE™ Your posts live on your profile. Your Sleeve is where you choose what to share beyond them: your world in one shareable link. - Make it unmistakably yours with a wallpaper of your own - Spotlight your favorite profiles and your recent posts - Host multiple Community Rooms - Earn through your Sleeve with a Shop, or a Premium Channel with subscriber-only product drops, exclusive content and special access COMMUNITY ROOMS Community Rooms bring your people together. Each room has chat and live audio, with hosts and listeners, and can be open to all or for subscribing members only. Invite people in from your Story, and find live rooms in Discovery, your Stories and your chats. FIND PEOPLE WHO LOVE WHAT YOU LOVE - The profile images on a post show who else has shared the same thing, and what they said about it - Discover another creator's Sleeve through Suggestions in your navigation - Search shows what's popular in music, movies, TV, books, games, apps and places DISCOVERY Discovery is where communities form around the things you love. Add a Discovery Tag like 'Street' or '35mm' to a photo and it appears in that community. You start as a Newcomer, and as people vouch for you, you become a Member. When you vouch for someone whose work inspires you, you help them get seen. CHAT AND CALLS Chat is where you keep the conversation alive. - Message by text or voice note, one to one or in a group - React to messages, and reply in threads or to a specific message - Pin the people, groups and rooms you talk to most - Sort chats by individual, unread, groups, Community Rooms and requests - Call people you're connected with by video or audio SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION If you subscribe to a Premium Channel through Apple, payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://vero.co/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://vero.co/privacy-policy

About

APPICS

This app rewards users for their time and contributions to social media through a decentralized system. Share photos and short videos, engage with content through upvotes and comments, and earn tokens that can be exchanged or staked. The more active you are, the greater your influence and rewards.

Highlights
  • Decentralized contribution-reward-system
  • Earn APX tokens for content and upvotes
  • Share photos and short videos
  • Upvote and comment on content
  • In-app wallet for token management
  • Stake tokens to increase voting power
Features
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Social media has never been more rewarding! We believe in our mission to return merits back to the user for the time they spend on social media. Based on a decentralized contribution-reward-system, the APPICS token (APX) is a reward-token that returns the value created via contribution back to the source, namely the creators and curators of the network. Rewards are attached to upvotes and by creating or recognizing the value of content, all participants get a fair share of the DAO reward-pool. APPICS aims at bringing a system to life where the power doesn’t just come from, but stays within the network. On APPICS users are able to share content in the form of photos and short videos which are divided in 20+ categories that provide structure and visibility for the user experience. Comments are also regarded as a form of content and users can upvote comments as well, incentivizing people to add positive, helpful or encouraging comments. But not every upvote is equal - a user can decide how much of their limited voting power they want to use for each upvote. When more upvotes are distributed, the voting power decreases. Rewards on content are automatically distributed to the user’s in-app wallet after 30 days. APX tokens can be obtained through content creation and participation in the reward-system, by voting on content within the app. APX tokens can be exchanged for Bitcoin, transferred to other users or staked in order to increase voting weight, which enables users to earn even more rewards. The more active you are, the higher your influence over the allocation of rewards! Join APPICS, share your passion, and discover a new way of social media!

Screenshots

VERO4 screens
APPICS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VERO at none against APPICS's shown. VERO also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 14). APPICS's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. VERO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and APPICS sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VERO holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VERO has 1.5K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of VERO's written reviews are positive against 90% of APPICS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VERO versus APPICS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVEROAPPICS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.5K ratings) — better4.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size661 MB207 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVero Labs IncAPPICS AG

Customer experience

VERO

All ratings1,533 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews1,273 reviews
Positive59.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative31.0%

APPICS

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.3%

Bugs and requests

VERO

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and loading issues
  • Unreliable verification code delivery
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add text-only post option
  • Improve search and discovery
  • Introduce stories or similar feature
  • Expand to more platforms (web, iPad)

APPICS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VERO

Subscriptions3
  • UTRB Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Thunder Jackson Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Creator Subscription$4.991 Month
10 purchases

APPICS

One-time10
  • variable_229_99$229.99
  • variable_239_99$239.99
  • variable_249_99$249.99
Show 7 more
  • variable_399_99$399.99
  • variable_499_99$499.99
  • variable_599_99$599.99
  • variable_699_99$699.99
  • variable_799_99$799.99
  • variable_899_99$899.99
  • variable_999_99$999.99

Questions

Is VERO free?
VERO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is APPICS free?
APPICS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VERO or APPICS?
VERO is rated higher. VERO averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while APPICS averages 4.0 from 14 ratings.
Do VERO or APPICS have ads?
APPICS shows ads; VERO does not.
Which is updated more often, VERO or APPICS?
VERO ships an update every 3 weeks, and APPICS every 3 weeks. Most recently, VERO was updated on November 8, 2026 and APPICS on November 2, 2026.

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