Minds vs Newgrounds
Minds
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| Figure | Minds | Newgrounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 5 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 9.3 (#6) | 7.4 (#97) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | Minds says signup can be anonymous and that a phone number is only required for rewards verification, where it is converted to a SHA-256 hash rather than stored directly. | The supporter page says Newgrounds does not sell or share personal data and does not use tracking for personalized ads. |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Minds directs users to Chatwoot support or email support and provides a help center with product and troubleshooting articles. | The FAQ directs users to the forums or support email for feedback and bug reports, and provides instructions for reporting harassment. |
Plans
Minds
- FreeFree
- Plus$8 a month
- Pro$58 a month
- Team$50 a month
- Community$500 a month
- Business$1,000 a month
Newgrounds
- Supporter MonthlyPrice not published
- Supporter YearlyPrice not published
- Donate$1, paid once
- Supporter Monthly Subscription$5 a month
- Supporter Yearly Subscription$36 a year
In their own words
Minds
Minds is an open-source social networking platform available on the web, Android and iOS. Its features include a newsfeed, search, groups, chat, blogs, video, photos, tips, memberships, paid replies, notifications and monetization tools. Users may sign up anonymously, and Minds says observational analytics are not shared with outside companies for tracking. Free includes groups, encrypted chat, ActivityPub federation and YouTube sync, with 20-minute video uploads and 30-day storage. Plus and Pro list 60-minute video uploads. Minds+ adds channel verification, comment spotlight, premium creator content and publishing to its feed. Minds Networks offers branded community plans for teams, communities and businesses, with stated audiences from 20–250+ users for Team through unlimited users for Business. Networks describes interoperability with ActivityPub, RSS, DNS, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Stripe; it also supports embedding videos from YouTube, Livepeer and other third-party sources. Minds says monetization and NSFW features are limited on mobile, and NSFW content is unavailable in the iOS App Store and Google Play versions. The platform and mobile app use the AGPLv3 license.
Newgrounds
Newgrounds is a web community for publishing and discussing user-submitted games, movies, music, art, writing, and other content. Its sections include Movies, Games, Audio, Art, Portal, and Community. Creators can upload animations such as MP4 videos and publish HTML5 games. An audio portal and co-authoring system support collaboration and creator credits, while users can review submissions and offer feedback. The service includes private spaces, event hosting, and moderation tools. A free plan is available, with Supporter memberships adding ad-free browsing, a badge, higher daily private-message limits, Tuesday front-page featuring, and custom profile-picture shapes. Supporters can place up to 40 art pieces in one project and 200 playlist items; the default playlist limit is 100. They can upload lossless audio for MP3 web conversion and provide up to 10 game save slots per player with an 8MB maximum, versus 3 slots and 2MB for non-Supporters. Monthly membership starts at $5 a month; yearly membership is $36 a year. Only scouted creators can enable audio downloads.