Pondry vs CrewSwipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pondry
Spark engaging conversations with a vast collection of thought-provoking questions. Perfect for friends, dates, or any group seeking interesting discussion topics. Discover new questions daily and even submit your own.
- Thousands of thought-provoking questions
- Daily 'question of the day'
- User-submitted questions
- Categorized questions for different groups
- Conversation icebreakers
- Fun and opinion-based prompts
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Need something to talk about? Pondry is a deck of over 4,000 conversation starters designed to skip the small talk — for first dates, late nights, road trips, parties, and the people you thought you already knew everything about. PLAY IT YOUR WAY • Quick Play — every question, endlessly shuffled • 12 free themed decks — Deep Thoughts, Wild Hypotheticals, Hot Takes, Would You Rather, First Date, and more • Truth or Dare — the classic game, rebuilt: 390+ curated truths and 230+ real-world dares across four intensity tiers, from Mild to Wild • 8 game modes — Hot Take Tournament, Confessional, Escalation, Closer, Flip the Script, and more • Question of the Day — one big one, daily BUILD YOUR OWN DECK Swipe to keep or skip, search the full library, or write your own questions. Save named decks and play them anywhere. GO DEEPER Premium decks push further — After Dark (18+), Besties: No Filter, Family Table, 2am Existential, The Ex Files, Queer & Iconic, Around the World, and Big Life Questions. Preview four hand-picked questions from any deck free before you buy. Or unlock everything, forever, with one purchase — including every deck we release in the future. NO ACCOUNTS. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. Pondry collects no data. Your decks live on your device. It's just you, your people, and something real to talk about. The name comes from "ponder." The rest is up to you.
CrewSwipe
Discover events like concerts, hikes, and festivals happening near you. Connect with others who share your interests, chat to finalize plans, and attend events together. This app simplifies social planning by allowing you to swipe, match, and go.
- Event discovery by swiping
- Match with people interested in same events
- In-app chat for planning
- Find local concerts, hikes, festivals
- Plan weekend trips and food crawls
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CrewSwipe turns event discovery into a plan with real people. Swipe through events near you — concerts, hikes, festivals, food crawls, weekend trips. Match with people who liked the same thing, chat to lock in plans, and go together. No more "anyone free this weekend?" Just swipe, match, and go. Terms of Use (EULA): https://crewswipe.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://crewswipe.io/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pondry at 100% against CrewSwipe's 0%. Pondry also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). CrewSwipe's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 57 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. CrewSwipe sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pondry asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pondry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pondry's written reviews are positive against 0% of CrewSwipe's.
Pondry ships an update every 57 months, CrewSwipe every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pondry | CrewSwipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aaron Palmiter | Kevin Rop |
Customer experience
Pondry
CrewSwipe
In-app purchases
Pondry
No in-app purchases
CrewSwipe
- Plus Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Weekly7 Days trial$5.997 Days
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- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year









