Comparison

VERO vs Locals.com

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

Locals.com

Connect directly with creators and communities you admire. This platform prioritizes user control and creator ownership, offering features like live streaming, community feeds, and content libraries. Support creators independently without algorithmic interference.

Highlights
  • Direct creator support
  • Algorithm-free content feeds
  • Creator data ownership
  • Live streaming with chat
  • Community feeds and posts
  • Content libraries (video/audio)
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Directly support the creators you love. Control your content and avoid the algorithms. Built from the ground up to champion the needs of creators, Locals does not sell your data and creators have unprecedented ownership over theirs. With features like live-streaming with chat, community feeds and posts, and content libraries for video and audio, the Locals app is an all-in-one solution to interact with the content you love, while directly supporting the independence of the communities and creators you care about. Power to the people. Not the platform. On Locals. https://locals.com/terms

Screenshots

VERO4 screens
Locals.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Locals.com at 4.7 against VERO's 4.2. Locals.com also leads on ratings volume (42K vs 1.5K) and chart position (#120 vs unranked). VERO's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 Locals.com sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Locals.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locals.com has 42K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of VERO's written reviews are positive against 53% of Locals.com's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VERO ships an update every 3 weeks, Locals.com every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
VERO versus Locals.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVEROLocals.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.5K ratings)4.7 (42K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews — better52.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K42K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#120 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size661 MB53 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVero Labs IncLocals Technology Inc

Customer experience

VERO

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

Locals.com

All ratings41,588 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews373 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral14.5%
Negative32.7%

User reviews

VERO

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 No ads or algorithms
  • 🚀 Great for photographers and creatives
  • 💡 Unique features like music/book sharing
  • 👍 Friendly community
  • 🔒 Respects user privacy

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stability and performance issues
  • 🔍 Difficulty discovering new content and users
  • 🤔 Confusing connection/follower system
  • 🙁 Lack of user growth and engagement

Locals.com

From 42K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Real news and uncensored content
  • 🙌 Freedom of speech and expression
  • 🔒 Secure and censorship-free platform
  • 💡 Innovative community-driven model
  • 🚀 Steadily improving with updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app with technical issues
  • 🤔 Difficult to navigate and find content
  • 💰 Expensive subscription fees
  • 🔍 Limited search and discovery features
  • 🔇 Inconsistent audio/video playback

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)

Locals.com

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Disappearing notifications
  • Orientation issues on iPad
  • Inconsistent audio/video sync
  • Unreliable live stream playback

Requested features

5 requests
  • Download option for offline viewing
  • Better nested comments and community management
  • Improved integration with Rumble platform
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Picture-in-picture mode for video playback

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

Locals.com

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly: 50 coins + 20 bonus$7.991 Month
One-time9
  • 20 Coins$1.99
  • 50 Coins$4.99
  • 100 Coins$9.99
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  • 150 Coins$14.99
  • 200$19.99
  • 210 Coins$20.99
  • 300 Coins$29.99
  • 360 Coins$35.99
  • 500 Coins$49.99

Questions

Is VERO free?
VERO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Locals.com free?
Locals.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VERO or Locals.com?
Locals.com is rated higher. VERO averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Locals.com averages 4.7 from 42K ratings.
Do VERO or Locals.com have ads?
Neither VERO nor Locals.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VERO or Locals.com?
VERO ships an update every 3 weeks, and Locals.com every 4 weeks. Most recently, VERO was updated on November 3, 2026 and Locals.com on November 3, 2026.

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