Comparison

Recess vs Pllace

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Recess

Connect with friends and classmates through a dedicated student social network. Easily create one-on-one or group chats for classes, clubs, or any school-related activity. Stay informed about school events and communicate with your entire school community.

Highlights
  • One-on-one and group messaging
  • Create class or club group chats
  • School-wide chatroom
  • Connect without sharing personal contact info
  • School social life guide
Features
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Recess is the social network for students that makes it easy to chat with friends and fellow schoolmates. With Recess, you can chat one-on-one or with groups of people. You can even make a group chat for a class, club, or other group. No longer do you have to give out your phone number, username or any other nonsense like that. You can also communicate with the whole school by going to the chatroom. Are you wondering when you have school off or when the next football game is? You can figure that out and more in the chatroom. Recess is your complete guide to your school social life. Talk to anyone at school, whenever you want, wherever you want, however you want. It’s totally up to you, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

About

Pllace

Features
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Pllace is your personal guide to social events and real connections. Create events, invite friends, and make every moment count. - Create your own events in under 30 seconds - Discover what's happening around you - Chat with attendees directly in the app - Add friends and grow your community

Screenshots

Recess4 screens
Pllace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Recess at none against Pllace's shown. Recess also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Recess versus Pllace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecessPllace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBlayze Games, L.L.C.Bessonova Ekaterina

In-app purchases

None

Recess

No in-app purchases

None

Pllace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recess free?
Recess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pllace free?
Pllace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recess or Pllace have ads?
Pllace shows ads; Recess does not.

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