Saturdays vs The BuddyUp®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saturdays
Connect with local singles by suggesting and planning real-world activities. Instead of endless messaging, this app focuses on making concrete plans for dates, allowing users to propose and vote on activities, places, and times.
- Suggest date ideas
- Connect with nearby singles
- Plan activities, places, and times
- Voting system for date options
- Focus on making plans, not just chatting
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Make plans with singles around you. It's Friday and you want to eat out at that new restaurant down the street, but your friends are busy. Share the date idea with new people nearby. After some time you will be presented with a list of singles who are interested in joining you. Invite the one you want and be on your way. Instead of endless chatting Saturdays structures communication with the goal of making plans. When planning a date you can suggest multiple activities, places, and times. Voting allows you to get to the best option.
The BuddyUp®
This platform uses short videos to facilitate real-life connections and collaborations. Post requests for help, offer skills, or promote events to find local individuals for projects, gigs, or hangouts. It focuses on action and community building over endless scrolling.
- Post short videos for requests or offers
- Discover local activities and events
- Connect 1-on-1 or in small groups
- Promote creative work or services locally
- Build real relationships through action
- Video showcases personality before meeting
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The BuddyUp® is a Social Utility Platform where short videos lead to real-life connections. Most apps help you scroll. The BuddyUp® helps you do. Post a short video to ask for help with a project, offer a skill, promote an event, or find someone to do something with — then connect with real people in your area who respond. No endless browsing. No cold DMs. Just a quick video and the right people showing up. Whether you're a creative looking for collaborators, someone new to a city, or just tired of doing everything solo — The BuddyUp® turns what you need into who you need. What you can do on The BuddyUp®: - Post short videos to request help or offer your skills - Discover local activities and events from real people nearby - Link up 1-on-1 or in small groups for projects, gigs, or hangouts - Promote your creative work or services to your local community - Build real relationships through action, not just scrolling Why The BuddyUp® is different: - Video shows personality before you ever meet - Requests and offers spark natural, low-pressure connection - Everything is built around real-life meetups, not online chat - One app for creative collabs, local activities, and community help This isn't about followers. It's about finding your people and actually doing things together. Download The BuddyUp® and turn requests into real plans. It's not social media. It's social utility. Terms of Use: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=31717252-f177-4a61-9d88-5f4505df452d Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=46773429-bfeb-4673-ae97-decaf18e1e91
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The BuddyUp® at 4.5 against Saturdays's 3.4. Saturdays's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Saturdays sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and The BuddyUp® sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $22.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The BuddyUp® holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively.
| Parameter | Saturdays | The BuddyUp® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Purr and Meow, LLC | Buddy Upward, Co |
In-app purchases
Saturdays
- 100 Shells$1.99
- 1000 Shells$13.99
- 2000 Shells$18.99
The BuddyUp®
- Get Premium$22.491 Month
- Viewed You - 24hrs$1.99
- Event Boost - 3 days$1.99
- Boost Profile - 24hrs$1.99
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- Buddy Pass - 3 days$1.99
- Gig Charge$3.00
- Viewed You - 7 days$5.99
- Viewed You - 30 days$10.99
- Buddy Badge - Forever$25.00
- Buddy Pass - Forever$25.00
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