Interpals vs uMember
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interpals
Connect with a global community for cultural and language exchange. Find pen pals, practice languages with native speakers, and meet travelers visiting your area. Discover new friends and expand your horizons.
- Culture and language exchange
- Find pen pals
- Language practice with native speakers
- Meet travelers
- Global community
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Meet people with Interpals, the original culture and language exchange community with 8.5 million users since 1998. Chat with new friends, pen pals and language partners from all over the world. Match with tandem language partners for language exchange or meet up with travelers from other countries who are visiting your area. Practice languages with native speakers to learn English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Portuguese, German, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish and hundreds more, all for FREE!
uMember
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About this app is Keeping up with friends a community members faster and easier to use it. Share with any files read the news every day and engage with friends and community members or colleagues, also stay connected to communities important to you. Features app include: * Connect chat with friends and colleagues and share your opinion or information. * Get notifications when people send chat for you * Find local social events, and make plans to meet up with friends * Upload your photo or change it easily. * Easy to see any latest news or information * Correct your information easily The app does more than help you stay connected with people and interests. It's also your personal organizer for storing, saving, and sharing information. You can choose when to keep individual chat private or public chat even set up secret information or text to control who sees it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Interpals at 3 against uMember's —. uMember's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price 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.
| Parameter | Interpals | uMember |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (733 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 733 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | InterPals LLC | Tsog-Erdene Enkhkhudulmur |
Bugs and requests
Interpals
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to upload profile photos
- Messages not loading or disappearing
- Accounts being suspended for no reason
- Incompatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Improved moderation and fake account detection
- Dark mode option
- Better notification and messaging reliability
- Video/voice call functionality
- Ability to filter by age, location, interests, etc.
uMember
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interpals
No in-app purchases
uMember
No in-app purchases
