Shuggr vs pOtential Team
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shuggr
Connect with gay men in your area through a social networking platform. Browse profiles, see who's viewed your profile, and communicate with built-in translation. Enhance your experience with premium features.
- Browse unlimited profiles
- See profile visitors
- Auto-translate chat messages
- Automatic location updates
- Premium features available
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Shuggr is your social network to meet people nearby. • Browse through unlimited profiles • See profile visitors • Auto-translate chat messages • Update your location automatically Have fun! The Shuggr Team Privacy Policy and Terms of Service at https://app.shuggr.com/tos.
pOtential Team
This professional networking platform connects job seekers with employers through skill showcasing and peer evaluations. It facilitates smart in-app interviews to help find the most compatible candidates.
- Skill showcasing for job seekers
- Peer evaluations for candidate selection
- Smart in-app interviews
- Professional community building
- Job seeker empowerment
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pOtential is a smart professional community for real hiring. A platform that empowers job seekers to showcase their skills authentically, while helping employers select the most compatible candidates through peer evaluations and smart in-app interviews.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shuggr at 44% against pOtential Team's 0%. Shuggr also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 2). pOtential Team's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shuggr sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. pOtential Team asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shuggr holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shuggr has 3.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Shuggr's written reviews are positive against 0% of pOtential Team's.
Shuggr ships an update every 5 weeks, pOtential Team weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shuggr | pOtential Team |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3.5K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shuggr Ltd. | pOtential |
Customer experience
Shuggr
pOtential Team
Bugs and requests
Shuggr
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Issues with account creation and login
- Reported photos being wrongly flagged and deleted
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to delete sent messages
- More robust search and filtering options
- Improved moderation to remove underage users
pOtential Team
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shuggr
- Shuggr Plus - 1 Month$19.991 Month
- Shuggr Plus - Trial + 1 Month7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Shuggr Plus - 6 Months$59.996 Months
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- Shuggr Plus - 1 Year$89.991 Year
pOtential Team
No in-app purchases
