Shuggr vs & kleos
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.
& kleos
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A place. A plan. A story. & kleos is an invitation-led social app for real world meetups. Choose a venue, date, time, and message. Create a public group plan for 3–5 total attendees, choose a public one-on-one plan, or send a private invitation to someone you know. People interested in a public plan can send a request and speak directly with the host. Once accepted into a group, members join one shared chat, see who is going, and coordinate the plan together. Every invitation moves through Archive from Created to Upcoming to Completed. After the meetup, participants can preserve the experience by publishing their own photo or video story to the Lobby. GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE INVITATIONS • Create public group plans for 3–5 total attendees. • Choose a one-on-one plan when a smaller meetup fits better. • Set a mapped venue, date, time, and message. • Browse public plans by region or sort them by upcoming, nearby, or recent. • Send a request to join and message the host directly. • Manage pending requests and confirmed group members as the host. • Send private one-on-one invitations directly to people you know. SHARED GROUP CHAT • Join one shared room after being accepted into a group plan. • View the group roster and open member profiles. • Coordinate plans using text, photos, videos, and voice notes. • Continue messaging the host directly when needed. • Access conversations from Invitations, Chats, or Archive. ARCHIVE • Organize plans under Created, Upcoming, and Completed. • See one shared Archive entry for each group meetup. • View attendance, members, venue, date, and time. • Manage, edit, or cancel plans as the host. • Open the group chat or withdraw from an upcoming plan as a member. • Return to completed plans and publish your own story. • Add a caption and up to eight photos or videos. LOBBY • Explore stories created after completed meetups. • Browse photos, videos, captions, and places. • Open member profiles and their shared stories. • Follow or unfollow other members. HONORS • Share ratings after eligible completed meetups. • View your overall rating and completed-meetup count. • Track achievements and upcoming milestones. • View the daily Honor and community leaderboard. SAFETY AND CONTROL • Report or block members when necessary. • Manage profile visibility and privacy settings. • Leave upcoming plans or group conversations. • Delete your account directly from the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: & kleos at none against Shuggr's 4. & kleos also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Shuggr's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price and ads 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. & kleos asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shuggr ships an update every 5 weeks, & kleos every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shuggr | & kleos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shuggr Ltd. | Jasim Al Ali |
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
& kleos
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
& kleos
No in-app purchases









