Comparison

Lovaria vs Detectorist

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

Head to head
About

Lovaria

Connect with people nearby and share contact information directly. This app facilitates meaningful connections for those ready to communicate and build relationships.

Highlights
  • Local matching
  • Direct contact sharing
  • Meaningful connections
  • Chat and text features
  • Subscription for full access
Features
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Lovaria lets you match with someone and then you share your contact info with each other. This avoids connections that go nowhere and let's those who are ready find someone to talk or text with. Note: For full access to the matching feature a monthly ($3.99) or yearly ($39.99) auto-renewing subscription is required. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account. Monthly and Yearly subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase the subscription. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://www.lovaria.net/terms) and Privacy Policy (https://www.lovaria.net/privacy).

About

Detectorist

Features
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Detectorist is the field logbook for metal detectorists. Record every find the moment you dig it — with GPS, photos, depth, and your detector's signal ID — then relive your hunts on a map and in your stats. Built for the field: big buttons, glove-friendly pickers instead of fiddly typing, high-contrast design that's readable in bright sun, and full dark mode. Everything works completely offline — GPS tagging and track recording need no signal. LOG FINDS FAST • One tap to add a find: auto-captures your GPS location • Snap photos with the camera or attach from your library • Quick pickers for category (coin, relic, jewelry, junk, other) and material (gold, silver, copper, iron, alloy) • One-tap VDI / target-ID presets from your detector profiles • Depth in centimetres or inches, plus free-text notes MAP YOUR DIGS • Every find as a colour-coded pin, clustered when you zoom out • Save sites with land-permission status (granted, pending, public) • Long-press the map to drop a new site TIME YOUR HUNTS • Start a hunt to time your session and record your walked GPX track • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island shows your timer and find count SEE YOUR STATS • Finds by category and over time, as clean charts • Your best site by finds-per-hour • "Junk ratio" per site, so you know where the good ground is YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE • 100% offline and private — no account, no tracking, nothing leaves your iPhone • Export every find as CSV or GPX waypoints, and any hunt track as a GPX route • Import finds from a CSV or GPX file to migrate or restore Free to use for your first 20 finds. DETECTORIST PRO Upgrade to Pro for: • Unlimited finds • The full Stats tab • CSV & GPX export Pro is an auto-renewing yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Happy hunting! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lovaria3 screens
Detectorist4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lovaria and Detectorist are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Lovaria sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Detectorist sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lovaria versus Detectorist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLovariaDetectorist
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developeru-pik freelancer llcArtur Pahasian

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lovaria

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Detectorist

Subscriptions1
  • Detectorist Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Lovaria free?
Lovaria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Detectorist free?
Detectorist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lovaria or Detectorist have ads?
Neither Lovaria nor Detectorist shows ads.

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