inKind vs Semy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
inKind
Earn up to 20% cash back on dining at thousands of highly-rated restaurants across the US. Discover curated culinary experiences and pay seamlessly through the app to receive rewards for future visits.
- Up to 20% cash back on dining
- Thousands of 4+ star restaurants
- Discover curated dining experiences
- Seamless mobile checkout
- Rewards for future visits
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Get up to 20% Back at thousands of 4+ star Google-rated restaurants, bars, and cafés across the United States when you pay with the inKind app. GET UP TO 20% BACK WHEN YOU DINE Savor delicious meals and you’ll get up to 20% inKind Cash Back on your bill for your next visit to any of our curated selection of thousands of 4+ star Google-reviewed restaurants in the US. Whether you’re dining w/ friends or expensing a business dinner, when you pay your bill with the inKind app, you’ll get up to 20% back for yourself. DISCOVER FABULOUS RESTAURANTS We only work with the best. Our restaurants all have excellent reviews and were carefully-selected for their exceptional food, atmosphere, and dining experience. There are thousands to explore! SEAMLESS MOBILE CHECKOUT Leave your wallet at home and use the inKind app to pay, right from your phone! The days of handing off and waiting to get your credit card back are over. Download inKind today and turn every meal into a rewarding adventure! Learn more at inKind.com.
Semy
This app allows users to digitally send and receive gifts of products and services from various businesses. Recipients can redeem gifts immediately or save them for later, with options to order ahead and earn rewards.
- Pre-purchase products and services
- Send digital gifts
- Redeem gifts at participating retailers
- Save gifts for later redemption
- Order ahead
- Earn rewards
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Semy is a social gifting platform that lets users pre-purchase products and services from favorite businesses and retailers, and send the purchased products to friends and family as a digital gift. When a Semy user receive’s a gift, the user can redeem the gift immediately at participating retailers, or save the gift and redeem later. Users can send gifts to friends or treat themselves, order ahead, and earn rewards all from their mobile phone. Visit www.semyapp.com to learn more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: inKind at 4.9 against Semy's 4.0. inKind also leads on ratings volume (100K vs 40) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Semy's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
inKind holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: inKind has 100K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of inKind's written reviews are positive against 78% of Semy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
inKind ships an update every 5 days, Semy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | inKind | Semy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (100K ratings) — better | 4.0 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 100K — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #40 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | inKind Cards, Inc. | DOB NGU Corporation |
Customer experience
inKind
Semy
Bugs and requests
inKind
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing credits or bonuses
- Issues with payment processing
- Inability to cancel or delete accounts
Requested features
4 requests- Better search and filtering options
- Improved customer support channels
- More transparent terms and conditions
- Ability to use credits across multiple visits
Semy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
inKind
No in-app purchases
Semy
No in-app purchases
