Comparison

iDa vs Asker

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

Head to head
About

iDa

Discover real-time places, events, and people with shared interests in your vicinity. Create your own public or private events and connect with local communities. You control who sees your location at all times.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby places and events
  • See and chat with people nearby
  • Create custom places and events
  • Connect through shared interests
  • Real-time group and hangout discovery
  • Granular location sharing controls
Features
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iDa shows what’s happening around you right now. Places, events and people with shared interests - all on one map. Gather a group and step into the real world. = Map = Explore the city and see what’s happening around you. - find interesting places and events nearby - see who’s there right now and chat with others - create your own places and events - public or private = Communities & interests = Connect with people nearby through shared interests. - add your interests - find groups and hangouts around you in real time - right on the map = Location & Privacy = You decide who can see your location. - share your location with selected contacts or groups - join movements to share your location temporarily - control visibility at any time

About

Asker

This platform facilitates dating and communication by allowing users to ask and answer questions of the opposite sex. Matches are made when users mutually select each other, enabling further conversation and connection. It emphasizes real, verified users and offers features like location-based matching and interest-based searches.

Highlights
  • Ask and answer questions for dating
  • Mutual selection for chat initiation
  • Real and verified user profiles
  • Nearby and random user matching
  • Interest and profession-based search
  • Secure chat with photo/file sharing
  • Create rooms for anonymous questions
Features
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You answer first. You see them after. Asker flips dating around: every profile starts with a question, and you have to answer it before you can see who wrote it. No endless swiping on photos. No "hey" as an opening line. What you write is the first thing anyone knows about you. HOW IT WORKS - Someone's question appears. You answer it. - They read your answer and decide. - If you both want to continue, the chat unlocks. That's it. Attraction starts where it actually starts: with something someone said. TWO WAYS TO PLAY Quick Duel - one shared question, two people, both answering blind. Then you each decide: continue or pass. Profiles unlock only after both answers are in. Async 3x3 - six people enter a room. You answer three prompts, read three answers to your own question, then pick one person from the other side. Mutual picks unlock a chat. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT - Answers come before photos, so you are met for what you say - Mutual-only matching. Nobody receives a message they did not agree to - Every photo is reviewed before it goes live - Block and report available on every screen - No infinite scroll. A daily deck, and then you are done Asker is for people who are tired of the photo grid and want a reason to talk. 18+. Be kind.

Screenshots

iDa1 screens
Asker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iDa at none against Asker's 7. iDa also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Asker sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. iDa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iDa versus Asker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDaAsker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAlexander IvanovValerii Nikitin

Customer experience

iDa

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Asker

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

iDa

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Asker

One-time7
  • 100 вопросиков$0.99
  • 220 вопросиков$1.99
  • 500 вопросиков$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 1000 вопросиков$9.99
  • 2000 вопросиков$19.99
  • 5000 вопросиков$47.99
  • 10000 вопросиков$99.99

Questions

Is iDa free?
iDa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Asker free?
Asker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iDa or Asker have ads?
Neither iDa nor Asker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDa or Asker?
iDa ships an update weekly, and Asker weekly. Most recently, iDa was updated on September 21, 2026 and Asker on September 20, 2026.

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