Comparison

Match Mates vs MontessoriConnect

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

Head to head
About

Match Mates

Explore relationship dynamics through the lens of Chinese medicine's 5 Elements law. Understand energy compatibility, identify strengths and weaknesses, and gain insights into love, family, and professional connections. This app helps you evaluate interactions and foster harmony.

Highlights
  • Energy compatibility analysis
  • 5 Elements law of Chinese medicine
  • Relationship strengths and weaknesses
  • 4 Pillars of Love and harmony
  • Compatibility levels and interaction types
  • Insights into personal and professional relationships
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Match ~ Mates is an application designed to enlighten your relationship, in terms of energy compatibility, according to the law of the 5 elements of Chinese medicine. - Are you afraid of engaging in a relationship? - Does your relationship arouse anger or frustration? - Do you have difficulties to conceive a common future, to share everyday life, or your intimacy? - Do you find that your relationship does not allow you to progress in your life? So, it's time to evaluate the forces at work in your relationship with Match ~ Mates. By means of the law of 5 elements used by Chinese medicine, it is possible to determine the great energy forces that govern each individual, both physiologically and psychologically. Applied to relationships, whether loving, family, friendly or professional, this law allows to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the meeting of 2 souls. So generally, everything we sense from a person or a relationship can be verified by the law of the 5 elements Match Mates provides in a practical way the main principles of this law of attraction to evaluate the type of exchange, and the level of compatibility of between 2 people, in 4 areas of life, the 4 Pillars of Love and harmony: - 1st Pillar: How we see the world - the welcome - 2nd Pillar: How we express ourselves spontaneously, how we take our place in the world - the acceptance - 3rd Pillar: How do we express our affection, and how do we perceive Love - affection - 4th Pillar: Our life objectives, our projects - the authorization For each of these Pillars the application evaluates, using the date of birth according to the precise rules of Chinese medicine, the 4 forces that characterize each one as well as the type of relationship that they establish together. Match ~ Mates distinguishes for each Pillar 4 types of relationship: - Harmony, - Support, - Hidden conflict, - Open conflict. At a glance you can enter the type of interaction, as well as the compatibility level calculated by associating more than 20 parameters per Pillar. Match ~ Mates is a unique application, based on a rich tradition of thousands of years of observation and study, and you can check the results in your life. Thanks to Match ~ Mates you will have a unique perspective on your relationship, and you will be able to understand what you are probably feeling and knowingly doing things. This application was created in order to provide elements to take stock of the love that we have for ourselves, by taking a lucid and benevolent look at our relationships, as a mirror of our achievement.

About

MontessoriConnect

This platform connects Montessori organizations, educators, and families. It offers tools for communication, collaboration, and access to curated Montessori learning content for ages 18 and over.

Highlights
  • Discover and connect with Montessori schools and teachers
  • Virtual meeting rooms for sessions and training
  • Full communication suite with chat, voice, and video calls
  • Collaborative tools for interactive learning
  • Cloud storage integration for content sharing
  • Access to AMI certified Montessori content
Features
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We believe every child is the future of mankind, and it is our responsibility as parents and educators, to provide every child with the support, resources and knowledge they need to fulfill their destiny. Our mission is to empower Montessori Organizations, Schools, Administrators, Directors, Teacher Guides, Teacher trainers and trainees, parents of students and local communities around the world. Montessori Connect provides a digital platform designed for the Montessori environment with all the tools and content that schools, educators and families will need to privately and securely: discover, explore, connect, communicate, collaborate and engage around real-life Montessori learning. Montessori Connect is a full service mobile and web portal designed by world leading AMI certified educators to inspire, support and provide unprecedented access to Dr. Maria Montessori’s Joy of Learning. Discover Montessori Search only the best of AMI accredited Montessori. Find, match, connect, engage with schools, teachers, parents, students, trainers, tutors. Book and schedule sessions and communicate live with a school or teacher. Virtual Meeting Rooms Educators can host multiple private or group sessions for school or parent meetings, training programs, extracurricular activities, family services and supplemental learning sessions. A Full Communication Suite Chat, voice & video call. Conduct private one-on-one or group conversations in rooms Collaborative Apps & Tools Advanced Collaborative technology turns your shareable spaces into an unparalleled interactive teaching and learning experience with live channel streaming and co-viewing Cloud Storage Seamlessly and securely add content from your personal clouds: Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Evernote, Slack - with one-click into a room and collaborate with others in real time Teaching/Training Room Content AMI certified curated content is accessible from your mobile device for all Montessori experiences covering ages 18year and over.

Screenshots

Match Mates4 screens
MontessoriConnect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MontessoriConnect at none against Match Mates's 4. MontessoriConnect also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Match Mates's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Match Mates sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MontessoriConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Match Mates ships an update every 4 months, MontessoriConnect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Match Mates versus MontessoriConnect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatch MatesMontessoriConnect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB99 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLaurent BottigliengoCocoTech Consulting CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Match Mates

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

MontessoriConnect

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Match Mates

One-time4
  • 1 Credit$1.99
  • 3 Credits$4.99
  • 7 Credits$9.99
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  • 11 Credits$13.99
None

MontessoriConnect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Match Mates free?
Match Mates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MontessoriConnect free?
MontessoriConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Match Mates or MontessoriConnect have ads?
Neither Match Mates nor MontessoriConnect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Match Mates or MontessoriConnect?
Match Mates ships an update every 4 months, and MontessoriConnect every 3 weeks. Most recently, Match Mates was updated on September 17, 2026 and MontessoriConnect on September 14, 2026.

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