Gain Notify vs HeyOrca
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.
HeyOrca
This tool streamlines social media management for teams and agencies. It allows for content creation, collaboration, and community engagement across multiple platforms. Features include post scheduling, media uploading, content approval workflows, and performance analytics.
- Schedule social posts
- Upload media
- Content approval workflow
- Respond to comments
- Performance analytics
- Team collaboration
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HeyOrca is the social media management tool for teams and agencies! Create, collaborate, and build communities all in one place. Our tool is powerful for marketers, simple for clients, and comes with unlimited users. Use HeyOrca for iOS to: • Upload media and schedule social posts from your phone • Receive notifications for posts that aren't set to auto-publish • Edit your captions and change the publishing time and date • Approve or reject content while you're on the go! • View and respond to feedback from teammates and clients Use HeyOrca on the web to: • Schedule posts to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google My Business, Pinterest, and Threads • Use our built-in approval workflow to easily get content approvals from your clients or key contacts • Measure your social media performance with advanced analytics, AI insights, and client-friendly reports • Respond to your community's comments and mentions on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Wanna say Hey(Orca)? Reach us at customercare@heyorca.com. Otherwise, we'll sea you in our Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/heyorcacommunity/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HeyOrca at every 2 weeks against Gain Notify's every 4 months. Gain Notify's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 14%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.6 for Gain Notify against 2.5 for HeyOrca. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Gain Notify's written reviews are positive against 14% of HeyOrca's.
Gain Notify ships an update every 4 months, HeyOrca every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gain Notify | HeyOrca |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (10 ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Propeller LLC | HeyOrca |
Customer experience
Gain Notify
HeyOrca
In-app purchases
Gain Notify
No in-app purchases
HeyOrca
No in-app purchases
