Gain Notify vs Dash Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gain Notify
This companion app for Gain users sends notifications when it's time to post scheduled content on Instagram. It requires a Gain account and Instagram scheduling setup to function.
- Instagram posting notifications
- Companion app for Gain service
- Push notification alerts
- Email notifications
- Supports scheduled content
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NOTE: This app is designed to be used in conjunction with the Gain service and will not work by itself! Gain Notify is the companion app for Gain customers that want to be notified when it's time to post content on their Instagram account. To receive notifications using Gain Notify please follow the following steps: 1. Make sure that you are the user selected as responsible for manually publishing on the Instagram account on the Instagram account page in Gain. 2. Login with your Gain account on the Gain Notify app. 3. Allow push notifications for the app, this is how we notify when there's content to be published. We also will send you an email just in case. Please note that you will receive notifications only for content that was marked as "Scheduled" on your Instagram account on Gain and whose time for posting has arrived. If you run into issues please email support@gainapp.com and we'll get back to you quickly.
Dash Social
Manage and schedule social media posts across multiple platforms with advanced insights and workflow tools. Create custom story content and access a centralized library of owned, earned, and paid media. Visual search helps surface relevant images quickly.
- Schedule and publish posts
- Cross-platform support (Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, X)
- View past and future posts
- Story Studio for custom content
- Content library access
- Visual search for images
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Dash Social is a social media management platform that delivers sophisticated insights and workflow tools, keeping you in the know and saving you time — so you and your team can get back to marketing. The Dash Social Mobile App makes it easy to schedule and publish posts across Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, and X—and much more! - Ability to see past and future posts. - Push notifications for pre-scheduled social posts. - Adjustable feed preview for Instagram. - Dash Social Story Studio: Create and publish custom 9:16 Story content. - Content library: All of your owned, earned and paid content at a tap of the app. - Visual search technology: Surface the right images at the right time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dash Social at 3.6 against Gain Notify's 2.6. Dash Social also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 25%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dash Social holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Gain Notify's written reviews are positive against 40% of Dash Social's.
Gain Notify ships an update every 4 months, Dash Social every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gain Notify | Dash Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (10 ratings) | 3.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Propeller LLC | Dash Hudson Inc. |
Customer experience
Gain Notify
Dash Social
In-app purchases
Gain Notify
No in-app purchases
Dash Social
No in-app purchases
