Comparison

DatingSphere vs 4 Neighbors

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

Head to head
About

DatingSphere

This app connects you with singles based on genuine personality alignment, not just looks. It leverages a unique 'Sphere of Trust' where people who know you best help build your profile, fostering authentic connections and real compatibility in a safer dating environment.

Highlights
  • Sphere of Trust profile building
  • Personality trait selection
  • Curated daily matches
  • Icebreaker prompts
  • Trusted and safer dating space
  • Authentic connection focus
Features
Read full description

TRUST STARTS WITH THE SPHERE OF TRUST Find love with singles who get you. Other apps verify identity – we show who someone is. The people who know you best introduce the real you. It’s old-school matchmaking on your terms. Be seen for who you are and get matched with singles whose personalities genuinely align with yours. The result? Real compatibility, not just chemistry. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your personality traits Show who you are and what you value. 2. Build your Sphere of Trust Let friends, family, or even an ex help build a profile others can trust. 3. Find love Connect with singles who match your vibe, then date to see what truly fits. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU * Authentic Connections Meet singles who appreciate the real you. * Real Compatibility Match on personality and values – not just looks. * Trusted, Safer Space When the people who know you best vouch for you, dating becomes more honest and meaningful – for you and everyone else. WHAT TO EXPECT 1. Create a free account with your mobile number 2. Tell us about yourself, build your Sphere of Trust, and pick the personality traits that matter 3. Get curated matches at 5 PM, based on your profile and how your friends describe you 4. Break the ice with a fun prompt: Ask a Question, Bucket List, or Two Truths, One Lie 5. If there’s mutual interest, chat away and set that date! Personality-Based Dating Built on Trust Join DatingSphere today and experience the most trusted way to date. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SUBSCRIPTIONS A subscription is required to send messages in chat. We believe in our service – only subscribe when there's mutual interest. Subscription prices vary based on the length of subscription auto-renewal. Payments are as follows: 1-Month Renewals: $39.99 per pay period 3-Month Renewals: $99.99 per pay period (equivalent to $33.33 per month) Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. To see the full Terms of Conditions, visit https://datingsphere.com/#/terms

About

4 Neighbors

Features
Read full description

How it works? A neighbor is anyone you're connected within a community, and a community is not just someone who lives nearby, it could be your Football Team, Medical Majors, Apartment Community, Pickleball Club, Dance Community, whatever.. Step #1 Create a Hangout Request that your 'neighbors' can see. Step #2 Some neighbors upvote on the Hangout Request, most popular ones get propagated to the top of the list. Step #3 Any neighbor who likes organizing things, takes one of the most popular Hangout Requests, and creates an actual Hangout Event out of it, knowing that a bunch of people will attend, because people really liked the idea. Result? No one got rejected from asking people to hangout, and event organizers didn't have to figure out what people wanted to do, it all happened organically! Why it works? The Problem If you knocked on a neighbors door 50 years ago, they might invite you in, ask if you want some cake or tea, ask how your day has been.. But if you knocked on someone's door today, you might see a gun! We believe the culprit for this is an unintended side effect of social media, people today would rather look at someone's profile feed, who might not even live near them, rather than knock on their neighbors door. What has happened is, because people are so used to visiting "social profiles", they don't bother to knock on their neighbors door. Hence when a neighbor does knock, it's suspicious.. And this is a sad state of the world today. It's a deterioration of communities, it's a deterioration of the natural social fabric that God designed, and currently exists in heaven. We know that Jesus is not happy with this, He likes communities, He likes it when people are social and spend time together in families and communities and are connected across groups. Solution? Before we do that, it's important to consider the system that led to this "social media" that leads people away from being actually social, in person. In short, it's because all of these "social media" companies are based on ad-revenue. And if you consider what this means, is says that these companies measure success for their apps based on how much they can keep a user on the app, looking at ad's, because the more they look, the more ad-revenue. And hence as a company you would be incentivized to create features that would try to satisfy that success criteria. But then if you changed this success criteria, and you said instead "how much can we keep people off their phones, interacting with each other offline"? Then you would try to create functionality that would try to satisfy a different goal. Neighbors features maximizes this different goal, and measures it by; (# of users)×(# of hours of hangout)**×(average hangout rating). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.4neighbors.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.4neighbors.com/privacy

Screenshots

DatingSphere4 screens
4 Neighbors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4 Neighbors at none against DatingSphere's 6. 4 Neighbors also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. DatingSphere sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month. 4 Neighbors asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DatingSphere ships an update every 9 days, 4 Neighbors weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DatingSphere versus 4 Neighbors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDatingSphere4 Neighbors
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB56 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDatingSphere, Inc.Ahmet Erciyas

In-app purchases

6 purchases

DatingSphere

Subscriptions5
  • 1 month7 Days trial$34.991 Month
  • 1 Month7 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • 3 months7 Days trial$74.993 Months
Show 2 more
  • 3 Months$99.993 Months
  • 6 months7 Days trial$119.996 Months
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$499.99
None

4 Neighbors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DatingSphere free?
DatingSphere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 4 Neighbors free?
4 Neighbors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DatingSphere or 4 Neighbors have ads?
DatingSphere shows ads; 4 Neighbors does not.
Which is updated more often, DatingSphere or 4 Neighbors?
DatingSphere ships an update every 9 days, and 4 Neighbors weekly. Most recently, DatingSphere was updated on October 24, 2026 and 4 Neighbors on October 11, 2026.

Other comparisons