Comparison

Empath vs noplace

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

Head to head
About

Empath

Share your true feelings anonymously in a supportive community. Connect authentically with friends who show you love, and track your emotional journey over time. Build deeper relationships by opening up when you feel comfortable.

Highlights
  • Anonymous emotional posts
  • Friend-initiated connection
  • Emotional journal tracking
  • Profile with minimal info
  • Express a range of emotions
  • Community emotional trends
Features
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Tired of social networks that make you feel worse about yourself? Empath is all about sharing how you actually feel and building deeper connections with people you really care about. Every feeling you post is anonymous, but when a friend hearts one of your posts, Empath tells you who is showing you love. Then if you feel comfortable, you can open up and let that friend know it was you all along. Empath tracks all your posts in an emotional journal, so you can see how your feelings change over time and remember important moments. When we share our feelings, the world feels a whole lot friendlier. Highlights: -Create a profile with only your photo and first name – Empath doesn’t ask for any other information
 -Express how you’re feeling: Calm, Happy, Excited, Angry, Afraid, Sad, or anything in between
 -Anonymously share emotional posts within a supportive online community -Be notified when a friend or loved one hearts your post
 -Open up with people you trust to build deeper, more authentic relationships
 -Track how your feelings change over time -Watch for emotional community trends in the your area and around the globe Neither the Empath app nor the Empath community is qualified to diagnose mental health issues. Please seek the help of professionals for therapy and suicide prevention if needed. You can reach a 24-hour suicide prevention hotline at 800-273-8255. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, dial 911.

About

noplace

Connect with others and express yourself in a judgment-free online space. Share your interests, music, and daily updates with friends and discover new communities. It's a place to be yourself and enjoy good times.

Highlights
  • Customize profile with backgrounds and status
  • See friends' activities and interests
  • Meet new people in a friendly online neighborhood
  • Share and discover music tastes
  • Update your current mood and activities
Features
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calling all NPCs, main characters, swifties, brats, nerds, and stans remember how fun the internet was before all the algos and ads? we do too… so we’re bringing it back welcome to noplace !!! SOME STUFF YOU CAN DO — customize your profile: change your background colors, show off your best friends, share your relationship status, and more. express yourself however you want, we won’t judge — add your faves: see what your bffs are up to, who’s their current top 8, which shows they’re binging, or whatever else they wanna share — make new friends: it’s like an internet neighborhood where you can hang out and meet new people you like – all you have to do is be yourself (no clout chasers allowed !) — plug your favorite music: show off your unique music taste and find new artists your friends are listening to *before* they take over the aux — update your current vibe: share your mood, what you’re eating, gaming, streaming, reading, or that weird tiktok rabbit hole you've just crawled out of on noplace, you can truly be yourself no pressure, no judgement, just good times : ) questions, comments, feedback? dm us at @thenoplace

Screenshots

Empath4 screens
noplace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: noplace at 3.9 against Empath's 3.1. noplace also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 70) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Empath's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.7 vs 16.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

noplace holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: noplace has 3.9K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 49% and 49% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Empath ships an update monthly, noplace every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Empath versus noplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmpathnoplace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (70 ratings)3.9 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews — better49.1% of reviews
Number of ratings703.9K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.7 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB83 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperInspiringAppsIslands XYZ, Incorporated

Customer experience

Empath

All ratings69 ratings
Positive49.3%
Neutral15.9%
Negative34.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative37.3%

noplace

All ratings3,910 ratings
Positive70.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews422 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral13.5%
Negative37.4%

Bugs and requests

Empath

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

noplace

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login/account creation issues
  • Disappearing messages/notifications
  • Persistent loading/lag problems
  • Broken profile customization features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Age-based content filtering
  • Improved chat/messaging features
  • Media sharing capabilities
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Interest-based communities

In-app purchases

None

Empath

No in-app purchases

None

noplace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Empath free?
Empath is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is noplace free?
noplace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Empath or noplace?
noplace is rated higher. Empath averages 3.1 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while noplace averages 3.9 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Empath or noplace have ads?
Neither Empath nor noplace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Empath or noplace?
Empath ships an update monthly, and noplace every 11 days. Most recently, Empath was updated on October 24, 2026 and noplace on October 27, 2026.

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