Belong vs Geneva
Belong
belong.meGeneva
geneva.comSide by side
| Figure | Belong | Geneva |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Online Community Platforms | 7.9 (#26) | 8.5 (#12) |
| Age requirement | The maker’s terms say users must be at least 18 or the minimum legal age in their country. | An Android release announcement said Geneva would enforce a minimum user age of 17. |
| Support | Users can report problems or inappropriate content in the app or contact [email protected]. | Geneva's site links to a Help Center and a contact page for assistance. |
| What it does | Belong helps people build a social life by joining dinners, drinks, coffee, sports and other experiences with new people in their city. | Geneva is a group communication app for discovering local groups, chatting, meeting people, and organizing events. |
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In their own words
Geneva
Geneva is a group chat app for discovering communities, meeting people, and finding or arranging local events and meetups. It is available on the web and through iOS and Android apps, with a free plan listed at free. Chat rooms support mentions, threaded replies, reactions, GIFs, attachments, polls, and pins. Audio rooms provide drop-in group audio with no stated participant limit; forum rooms support formatted posts and sorting by recency or popularity. Broadcast rooms allow up to 9 people on air and thousands of viewers, while video rooms support up to 16 people. Group tools include member questionnaires, event invitations, a calendar, token-gated rooms, and configurable roles and permissions. Geneva says its service will remain free and that it will not show ads or sell user data. Creating an account requires a phone number rather than an email address. Following its acquisition by Bumble, Geneva said it was temporarily making the service invite-only during a transition. The site links to a Help Center and contact page for assistance.