flat.social vs FLOWN

flat.social is a browser-based virtual meeting and events space where people move around shared rooms and talk with nearby participants. Audio volume and video connection respond to proximity. A flat can combine Open Spatial rooms for mingling, Conference rooms for presentations, and Chat rooms for text. Participants can draw, write and add images to shared whiteboards and sticky notes; built-in activities include football, chess, surfing, dice and arcade cabinets. Conference rooms support screen sharing and speaker or gallery layouts. Guests can join from a link, and the service runs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. The Free plan costs nothing and allows up to five people at once with unlimited session length. A Day Pass costs $2, paid once, billed at $2 per seat for 24 hours, requires at least 10 seats and supports up to 100 people. Monthly costs $6 a month, billed at $6 per seat per month, with 10 to 100 seats, attendance insights, branding removal, roles and advanced access control, and priority support. Larger capacity can be discussed with the company. Slack users can start a flat with /flat and schedule recurring weekly events.

FLOWN is an online coworking platform built around focus sessions intended to support concentration and accountability. It offers facilitator-led Power Hour sessions lasting one hour and Deep Dives lasting two hours, along with a Drop-In focus room open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The private Focus Room is an on-demand browser space where friends can work together in real time. Sessions include guided daily and weekly Take-Off planning, as well as recharge activities that may involve meditation, movement, breathwork or mindfulness. Members can host community sessions; public hosting becomes available after attending 30 or more sessions. An iCal link adds sessions to calendars, and FLOWN provides instructions for joining Zoom-based sessions. FLOWN is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows, and can be installed as a Progressive Web App from supported browsers; its help page recommends Chromium-based browsers. The free plan includes four community sessions per month, all on Fridays. A lifetime membership costs $900, paid once. A 30-day trial is also listed.