GoRate vs pairup.social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoRate
This platform allows users to rate content on a scale of -5 to +5, offering nuanced opinions beyond simple yes/no answers. Users can create polls with attached photos and descriptions, tag them with topics, and engage in discussions. It aims to foster public sentiment tracking and hold leaders accountable.
- Rate content on a -5 to +5 scale
- Create poll-like questions with photos
- Tag questions with topics
- Comment on and share content
- Browse content by interest categories
- Track public sentiment on topics
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GoRate is a social media platform where people can “GoRate” both native and user-generated content, in the form of poll-like Questions. By “GoRate” we mean answering said questions with a mark between [-5] and [+5] reflecting the extent of their agreement or disagreement with it. Critically, answers span the range from extreme values, as opposed to a simple yes/ no reply, thus creating room for moderate opinions, something we’ve come to miss lately… The questions will each have one or more “Topics” (subjects, or people of interest, as in “in the news”) tagged in them (within the app, not externally) so that the mark on the question will also reflect upon them, again within GoRate’s realm. Each Question consists of the question itself, an attached photo, a short description and an optional external link. Users can comment on questions and share them as well. Content is divided into multiple interests and categories, including Politics, Entertainment, Sports and Humanities, where each is further divided into specific interests. In short, GoRate users will be (Go)Rating the actions and decisions of the world’s leading personalities, as well as major Topics, such as global warming, human rights, etc. in a sort of continuously open ballot box, which GoRate really is. The Topics’ individual indexes will thus directly reflect public sentiment towards them in a timely fashion. As such, GoRate is empowerment for people and accountability for leaders, in a form of “democracy unleashed” platform, a modern agora of sort, whereby any user anywhere on earth with a smart phone and internet access can draw attention to a particular issue, and ask for other people’s opinion on same. Anytime, all the time. Users are not passive reception modules anymore, as they can echo the news and ask for people’s opinion on any specific issue. GoRate is therefore disrupting the one-way relationship between the world’s leading figures and subject on the one hand, and the public at large and their fan base on the other, as these can now affect said figure and pressure them to modify their behavior. Critically, GoRate leaves room for the moderates, away from the typical and coercive “YES/ NO” which leaves no room for more balanced stances. A GoRate user will typically open the app, and browse through his feed which scrolls down vertically, as well as stories which can be swiped through horizontally on top. He can stall on any particular Question, expand it to read the descriptive text, voice his opinion via the slider mark, follow the external link, add a comment, or share it to other platforms. Alternatively and critically, users can, by pressing the [+] button, open a template and create their own content (Question) as mentioned above. We are all emotional about one issue or another, often many. We could be football fans who follow up closely on global warming and movies, perhaps with an interest in European politics. Or any combination of one or more interests. As well, we are also all frustrated by our inability to affect, or “get back” at the news, at least in a manner that would somehow make a difference. GoRate offers you just that. The capacity to influence Topics and issues critical to you by contributing to a published public perception index, which in turn will serve the purpose of influencing said Topics into serving the public in an ethical and positive manner. For a better humankind.
pairup.social
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There are so many great matches out there for you: super compatible people who are share your unique interests and tastes. You’d all love to meet, you just need an easy way to find one another! Create a great description of yourself simply by listing accounts you follow, communities you’ve joined, books, movies or podcasts you love, causes you support, hobbies you enjoy, stuff you find funny or beautiful, anything at all you find interesting. Other people do the same, helping you decide who you’d like to meet. If there’s a match, start chatting and take it from there. You already have things to talk about! Find real connection by getting to know people both nearby or all over the world. Talk just once, make new lifelong friends, or anything in between. Start today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: pairup.social at every 4 days against GoRate's every 6 weeks. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GoRate ships an update every 6 weeks, pairup.social every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoRate | pairup.social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Georges Melhem | Andrew Catton |
In-app purchases
GoRate
No in-app purchases
pairup.social
No in-app purchases









