Ximo vs Monstalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ximo
This app connects you with people nearby for chatting, meeting, or finding a match. It prioritizes privacy with verified profiles and customizable visibility settings for your photos and information. Users have full control over how their profile appears to others.
- Connect with people nearby
- Privacy-focused design
- Trust-based communication
- Profile verification
- Public or Private profile options
- Photo sharing control
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Ximo is a dating app built with the needs of gay men in mind. XImo lets you find and connect with people nearby who are interested in chatting, meeting up, making friends, finding their next great match, or more. We created a new trust-based mechanism for communication and sharing information, and designed Ximo so that everyone has fair and equal access to information on the app. Because of our high standards for profile-verification, you can feel safe and certain that people you meet on Ximo have valid profiles with real names and identities. In exchange for our policy of total information transparency, we give users full control over how their profile appears to others. How Can I Control How My Profile Appears to Others on Ximo? • Everyone can choose between a Public Profile or a Private Profile. • Choose a Public Profile if you want to make your photo visible to everyone. • Choose a Private Profile if you only want to share your photo with specific people. Your Profile Picture will appear hidden to everyone else. How Does Information Fairness on Ximo Work? • You can ask a Private Profile to unlock their photo with the simple press of a button. • You can unlock your Private Profile to anyone with the simple press of a button too. • Your Private Photo is never shared with anyone else unless they agree to share their photo in exchange! How Does Profile Verification Work on Ximo? We thought carefully about balancing our users' needs for privacy and anonymity with the importance of building a trusted online community of real people. We require that everyone verify their first name with a third-party social platform. We do not access additional information about you such as your personal photos, who your friends are, or any other information. Just your first name. That’s it! If you don’t have access to a social media account, you can sign up with a phone number (US only) to complete our verification process. To give you the privacy and freedom to control the anonymity of your profile, you can choose to unlink any social network from your Ximo profile once you verify your First Name. You can then manually add in your age and a photo to your profile, which you can choose to hide from anyone on Ximo. We know that people are looking for a safe and trustworthy way to date and meet others online, and that's why we built Ximo with these privacy and security standards in mind. So download Ximo today to discover your next great match, and to learn more about how we are setting standards for privacy and security in the online dating space. Ximo is mad-fun too!
Monstalk
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In the language introduction stage? Don't worry. Start a chat at monstalk! Monstalk provides easier access for you to have a conversation with worldwide friends, which encourages users to continue learning languages. Meet new friends at the friend tab! ◆Don't worry, just GO! Check the language level in the friend's profile, along with interests, hobby, and more in the self-introduction section, and start a chat with a friend you like! ◆Just started learning the language? Don't worry. Just start a language exchange chat! Automatic translation from premium messages lets you read, write, and listen without a gap! You can start talking to your friends without worrying, even if you just started to learn the language. ◆Safe Monstalk! Are you afraid you might meet the wrong friends? Don't worry. Real-time monitoring, a real-time block system, and the self-reporting system will let you block unwanted users right away. You might have an experience in that you gave up on language learning, although you tried in many different ways. ◎ Did you have to give up even though you still wanted to learn the language? ◎ Do you want to make an international friend near your neighborhood? ◎ Are you looking for a perfect language exchange mate? ◎ Have you ever had a hard time talking to a foreign friend? Monstalk lets you start an everyday conversation with friends from all over the world, learn the language with consistent language exchange, start learning the language through the message auto-translation function whichever level you are on without worrying! Start right now! ========================================= ※Monstalk provides In-app items on specific functions. An extra fee will be charged for the purchase. Monstalk also provides regular subscription items where additional monthly benefits and other features are included. Monstalk VIP - Monstalk VIP membership subscription - Payment: Available at Appstore. KRW 20,000/month. Automatically renewed every month. - Items subscription provides a "delete all ads" feature with 10 candies on a daily basis. A total of 300 candies are given, which can be used in purchasing items necessary for conversations, including premium chat rooms and auto-translation. Also, a special profile for VIP members will be provided. ※Monstalk VIP subscription will be automatically renewed every month. If you don't wish to continue to subscribe, you can cancel at Appstore 24 hours before the subscription period ends. - Monstalk Privacy Policy : https://www.monstalk.io/policy/privacy - Monstalk Terms & Conditions : https://www.monstalk.io/policy/agree
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Monstalk at every 4 days against Ximo's weekly. Monstalk also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Ximo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Monstalk sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $15.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ximo ships an update weekly, Monstalk every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ximo | Monstalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Animata Inc. | illunex |
In-app purchases
Ximo
- SparkEngine$1.99
Monstalk
- Monstalk VIP Membership$15.491 Month
- 40 Candy$3.99
- Block Ads 1 month$3.99
- 60 Candy$5.99
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- 130 Candy$10.99
- 250 Candy$19.99
- Block Ads 6 month$19.99
- Block Ads 12 month$35.99
- 530 Candy$39.99
- 1,050 Candy$69.99









