Comparison

bKindly vs Maka Connect

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

Head to head
About

bKindly

Share and receive uplifting messages and fun emojis within a safe environment. Choose from various categories to inspire friends, family, or even featured users. Let others know when you need a boost with a special status update.

Highlights
  • Share and receive kindness
  • Scripted encouraging statements
  • Fun emojis
  • 4 encouragement categories
  • Seasonal statements
  • Share with friends and featured users
  • "Get" status update
Features
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bKindly is your own personal kindness and encouragement app. * Share and receive kindness through scripted encouraging statements and fun emojis. Safe for kids and teens! * Choose from 4 categories; Inspire, Looks, Love, and Blessings (plus fun seasonal statements & emojis). * Use bKindly to share encouragement with friends, family, and our special ‘Featured’ users! * Let people know you need a pick me up with a scripted “Get” status update. Use bKindly and start sharing the Kindly!

About

Maka Connect

This app helps overcome shyness by identifying approachable people at events and suggesting conversation topics. Users create profiles with interests and can join or host networking events, seeing guest profiles to initiate meaningful discussions.

Highlights
  • Identify approachable people
  • Suggest conversation topics
  • Create user profiles
  • Join or host networking events
  • View guest profiles
  • Mask relationship preferences
Features
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This app takes the sting out of shyness and social anxiety by showing you which people in the room are approachable and giving you a list of topics they love to talk about so you can say hello, and jump straight into a conversation that matters with no tedious or awkward small talk. Features: • Create a profile including your occupation relationship preferences, and favorite topics of conversation • Create or join a networking event or party in a real world location • Relationship preferences can be masked for professional events • A current selfie when you join gives others a way to identify you in the room. • See the profiles of other guests in the event to gain inside information on how to approach them. Account Settings after purchase • Privacy policy https://www.maka.social/privacy-policy and terms of use:https://www.maka.social/tos

Screenshots

bKindly4 screens
Maka Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: bKindly at 100% against Maka Connect's 33%. bKindly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Maka Connect's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bKindly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of bKindly's written reviews are positive against 33% of Maka Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bKindly ships an update monthly, Maka Connect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
bKindly versus Maka Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbKindlyMaka Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFamilyhood LLCMaka Social

Customer experience

bKindly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Maka Connect

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

bKindly

No in-app purchases

None

Maka Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bKindly free?
bKindly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maka Connect free?
Maka Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, bKindly or Maka Connect?
bKindly is rated higher. bKindly averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Maka Connect averages 3.2 from 6 ratings.
Do bKindly or Maka Connect have ads?
Neither bKindly nor Maka Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bKindly or Maka Connect?
bKindly ships an update monthly, and Maka Connect every 3 weeks. Most recently, bKindly was updated on November 6, 2026 and Maka Connect on November 3, 2026.

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