Strate vs Buddies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strate
This app allows users to share photos and messages tied to their current location. Explore memories left by others at various places and discover the history of your surroundings. Personalize your content with a color palette.
- Post location-based photos and messages
- Discover local memories and stories
- Customize photos with a color palette
- Explore historical content
- Leave your mark on places
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Strate vous permet de poster des photos et des messages qui seront visibles uniquement là où vous êtes. Laissez votre empreinte : Capturez l’instant : une photo, un message, désormais vos souvenirs ont un lieu. Explorez les environs : Chaque lieu à son histoire. Remontez le temps et découvrez celles qui vous entourent. Les lieux ont des souvenirs. Les strates peuvent être composées d’une photo et/ou d’un message. Personnalisez vos photos à l’aide de notre palette à couleurs. De la plus récente à la plus ancienne, revivez les histoires des lieux que vous fréquentez en parcourant les strates des autres utilisateurs. Où que vous soyez, au cours d’une balade ou d’un voyage, chez vous ou chez des amis, Strate vous accompagne à tout moment en tous lieux.
Buddies
Connect with friends by sharing blurred photos and videos throughout the day. All content is revealed simultaneously at 6:00 PM, allowing everyone to discover each other's experiences. Engage with reactions, comments, and streaks, and organize moments in a private group or a memories calendar.
- Daily blurred photo and video sharing
- Simultaneous reveal at 6:00 PM
- Reactions and comments
- Streak tracking
- Private group creation
- Chat with friends
- Memories calendar
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Buddies is a new way to stay close to your friends — more private, more meaningful, more lasting. Throughout the day, capture photos and videos with your friends without being able to see the result after taking them. No preview, no editing — like a disposable camera, you discover the result later. REVEAL During the day, you and your friends add your photos and videos to the Reveal without being able to see them. You can see how many pieces of content were taken, but you have to wait until the evening. Every day at 6:00 PM, everything is revealed at once: you discover their day, and they discover yours. RUSH Send instant photos and videos to your friends. Choose an opening time — 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 1 hour — and they’ll have to open them before time runs out. Otherwise, it disappears. CHAT Chat with your friends in private or group messages. Send messages, voice notes, and stay connected every day. STREAKS Post every day to keep your streak going. The more consistent you are, the more rewards you unlock. MEMORIES Find all your memories in your calendar. Relive your best moments anytime. HIGHLIGHTS Showcase your favorite Buddies on your profile. Your friends can see them instantly. Contact us: Bug / issue: lucas.richard@buddiesapp.fr Partnership: mathieu.moriaux@buddiesapp.fr Company / suggestion: sacha.lachere@buddiesapp.fr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Strate at none against Buddies's 5. Strate also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Buddies's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Buddies sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Strate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strate ships an update every 4 months, Buddies every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strate | Buddies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Team Strate | Evendia |
Customer experience
Strate
Buddies
Bugs and requests
Strate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Buddies
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera not working for some users
- Buddy recap not loading properly
- Occasional app crashes
- Issues with switching between front and rear cameras
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to add captions/descriptions to photos
- Implement group chat/messaging features
- Allow customization of notification settings
- Extend video recording time limit
- Provide option to save/access past weekly recaps
In-app purchases
Strate
No in-app purchases
Buddies
- Repair of a Rush streak.$0.99
- Pack de 10 reveals$0.99
- Repair of the Reveal streak.$1.99
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- Pack de 30 reveals$1.99
- Pack de 100 reveals$3.99
