Zipstory vs High Reply
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zipstory
Discover real-time, location-based content and connect with locals. Share experiences, get city tips, and review places as they happen. Earn cash back from local businesses by posting engaging content.
- Location-driven social feed
- Real-time user-generated content
- Live chat with locals
- Post images and videos
- Review places and experiences
- Cash back rewards
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Zipstory is a live, location-driven social app that provides fun and engaging information through localized and real-time, user-generated content. Join a dynamic community where people share and discover what’s happening around them as it happens! Use Zipstory to: Discover new things to do near you, recommended by people like you in real time. Live chat with other curious locals and travelers to get city tips more quickly. Post images and videos of newsworthy moments you spot in the city while it’s happening. Easily review places and experiences while you’re at the location. Ask questions you need to be answered about the city and get answers immediately from locals. Get cash back when shopping from local businesses when you post great content.
High Reply
Connect with real people for dating and friendship. This app prioritizes quality profiles and offers features like video chat and audio messages. Enjoy unlimited swipes and communication with matches for free.
- Meet new people and find friends
- Quality profiles with no fake accounts
- Unlimited free daily swipes
- Free communication with matches
- Video chat functionality
- Send audio messages
- Verified profiles
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MEET NEW PEOPLE & FIND FRIENDS! OUR FOCUS IS QUALITY. NO FAKE PROFILES CREATED. HighReply is the most trusted brand for fun open-minded dating. Our sole focus is the quality of our profiles and connecting you to real people. Our search results promote higher quality active profiles so that responses are maximized. Just know that if you verify your profile, you will be shown to more people, which will lead to more action! HighReply has a 24/7 customer service team to stop fake profiles and they are always available to answer all your questions. We are hyper-focused on creating the best user experience and would love to hear your feedback. Anything we can do to improve our app, we will do. HighReply was meticulously designed to take all the best features in online dating and combine them in one place. Top features in HighReply are: - 100’s of swipes allowed daily for FREE. - Communicate with all your matches FREE. - Search millions of quality profiles for FREE. - Use our video chat to connect with anyone. - Send audio messages while chatting. - See the most engaging pics and videos in our trending now section. - Verified profiles. START NOW TO MEET LOCAL SINGLES IN A LIVE CHAT! - Contact Us: https://www.highreply.com/help - Terms of Use: https://www.highreply.com/terms - Privacy Policy https://www.highreply.com/policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zipstory at none against High Reply's 4. Zipstory also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (75% vs 63%). High Reply's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. High Reply sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Zipstory asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zipstory holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: High Reply has 64 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Zipstory's written reviews are positive against 63% of High Reply's.
Zipstory ships an update every 8 days, High Reply every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zipstory | High Reply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 4.3 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 63.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zipstory Inc. | Highreply LLC |
Customer experience
Zipstory
High Reply
In-app purchases
Zipstory
No in-app purchases
High Reply
- 5 Credits$0.99
- 100 credits$49.99
- 500 credits$149.99
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- 1000 credits$249.99
