Comparison

NRI Shaadi vs ScoutChat

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

Head to head
About

NRI Shaadi

This app connects individuals of Indian origin living abroad with potential life partners. It offers profile creation, daily match suggestions, and secure in-app messaging. Premium features unlock contact details and enhance profile visibility for a more personalized search.

Highlights
  • Create and manage user profiles
  • Search for matches by community, city, or profession
  • View full profiles and photos of matches
  • Shortlist and save favorite matches
  • Secure in-app chat messenger
  • Upgrade for contact details and profile visibility
Features
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With over 3.5 million members, NRI-Shaadi has connected more people for marriage than any other matrimony app! A pioneer in the matchmaking & matrimony industry, we’ve emerged as the most trusted and secure service for finding a life-partner. 
 The App is free to download and provides access to features that allow you to: 
 • Register & Create your profile • Search by community, city or profession & find new matches every day • View full profiles of your matches along with their photos • Shortlist matches you like and save favorites for future viewing • Chat on-the-go with our Award Winning NRI-Shaadi Messenger - anytime, anywhere! 
 And if you want to enjoy the following benefits : • View the Phone numbers, Email IDs of the matches you’d like to connect with • Send personalized messages and Initiate Chat • Increase your profile’s visibility and Responses Just upgrade to a premium membership offered at affordable prices. 
 Find someone from your city, be it Dubai, London, Toronto, Karachi and New York. Search for matches by religion like Muslim, Sikh, Christian and others. 
 The rates will be displayed in the local currency according to your selected iTunes store. You can purchase these premium membership plans through in-app purchases. There is no auto-renewal feature for these plans though, so to continue your conversations, you will need to renew the premium membership yourself. 
 Some accolades that we are proud of include: 
 • Best Matrimonial Site (Reader's Choice, New York Times publication, USA) • Top 50 Innovative Companies (Fast Company, USA) • Most Trusted Matrimonial Brand (Brand Equity, Economic Times, India) 
 NRI-Shaadi is also one of the smallest sized apps in its category. 
 So download our app today and find your perfect life partner! 
 For a daily dose of love and relationship tit-bits: • Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ShaadiDotCom • Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/shaadicom • Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shaadi.com • Terms of Use: https://www.nri-shaadi.com/shaadi-info/index/terms • Privacy Policy: https://www.nri-shaadi.com/shaadi-info/index/privacy

About

ScoutChat

This app facilitates communication and event management for youth groups, prioritizing safety with features like automatic participation tracking and optional e-permission slips. It ensures youth protection by requiring multiple adults in groups and offers message moderation tools.

Highlights
  • Automatic participation tracking
  • Optional e-permission slips
  • Youth protection measures
  • Message moderation tools
  • Event and shift management
  • Supply and RSVP tracking
Features
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All youth and adults are automatically in the unit's main chat group. Additional chat groups can be created for adults, patrols, etc. Participation tracking for outings is automatic based on RSVPs. Optional E-Permission Slips are available, parent approves outing, leaders can review list. Youth phone numbers are entered by their parents and are only displayed as "On File"; if parents do not wish to participate, they need only use the app once to enter phone numbers for their scout. Youth email addresses are not used. Adult email and phone numbers are not visible to youth. For youth protection youth cannot be added to a group unless there are at least two adults. If the number of adults in a group falls below 2, youth are blocked from the group. The adults in a group should review messages regularly. An audit report is available to show when adults last reviewed messages. Extensive event management is included. Events can be added to the calendar with optional reminder messages and an optional linked chat group. If an event requires shifts, shifts can be defined. If an event that requires supplies, like refreshments for a Court of Honor, things to bring can be defined. The RSVP process allows members to select Yes/Maybe/No, and to claim a shift and item to bring. Adults can RSVP for others in their family. Popup reports are available to show who is going, who is covering shifts, and who is bringing supplies. E-Permissions: Parents can grant permission for their child when RSVPing for them, or any time before the event ends. If a youth RSVPs Yes, their parents are notified that permission is needed. Leaders can check the RSVP report for the outing to make sure all permissions are granted. Although any filter can be evaded, messages are scanned for common profanity before posting. Administrators (Chatmasters) can delete offensive messages after posting; ScoutChat will prevent further distribution and send recall messages to all recipients. If necessary, members can be placed on moderation so their messages can be reviewed before posting. Members can also be placed in read-only status for any or all groups. The troop (or crew or other youth group) can import youth and adult members from ScoutBook exports or enter them manually.

Screenshots

NRI Shaadi4 screens
ScoutChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScoutChat at 100% against NRI Shaadi's 4%. ScoutChat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 15). NRI Shaadi's advantage is ratings volume (694 vs 2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NRI Shaadi sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $109.99 per 3 months. ScoutChat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScoutChat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NRI Shaadi has 694 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of NRI Shaadi's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScoutChat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NRI Shaadi ships an update every 2 months, ScoutChat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NRI Shaadi versus ScoutChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNRI ShaadiScoutChat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (694 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings694 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.312.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB234 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPeople Interactive (I) Pvt. Ltd.Brask Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

NRI Shaadi

All ratings694 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive4.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative95.8%

ScoutChat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

NRI Shaadi

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Profile editing disabled for some users
  • Unable to add or delete photos
  • Cannot change bio information
  • App crashes on signup process
  • Infinite redirect loops on signup page
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  • Incompatibility with iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • Slow loading times on iPhone XR
  • Payment activation failures
  • App becomes unusable after updates
  • Glitches preventing old version usage

Requested features

7 requests
  • Free messaging for all users
  • Free access for female users to increase user base
  • Better profile verification system
  • Improved filtering by community and caste
  • Profile editing functionality restoration
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  • Better compatibility matching algorithm
  • Transparent personalized service (not automated)

ScoutChat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

NRI Shaadi

Subscriptions5
  • 3 Months Gold Membership$109.993 Months
  • 3 Months Gold + Membership$124.993 Months
  • 6 Months Diamond Membership$159.996 Months
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  • 6 Months Diamond + Membership$189.996 Months
  • 12 Month Platinum + Membership$349.991 Year
One-time10
  • 3 Month Gold Membership$64.99
  • 3 Month Gold + Membership$74.99
  • 3 Month Gold Membership$89.99
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  • 3 Month Gold Membership$99.99
  • 3 Month Gold Membership$109.99
  • 3 Month Gold + Membership$124.99
  • 6 Month Diamond + Membership$149.99
  • 6 Month Diamond Membership$159.99
  • 6 Month Diamond + Membership$189.99
  • 12 Month Platinum + Membership$349.99
None

ScoutChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NRI Shaadi free?
NRI Shaadi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScoutChat free?
ScoutChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NRI Shaadi or ScoutChat?
ScoutChat is rated higher. NRI Shaadi averages 4.3 out of 5 from 694 ratings, while ScoutChat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do NRI Shaadi or ScoutChat have ads?
Neither NRI Shaadi nor ScoutChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NRI Shaadi or ScoutChat?
NRI Shaadi ships an update every 2 months, and ScoutChat fortnightly. Most recently, NRI Shaadi was updated on October 19, 2026 and ScoutChat on October 12, 2026.

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