Comparison

NRI Shaadi vs Curations

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

Curations

Create and share lists of your favorite things, from songs and movies to books and links. Collaborate with friends on shared lists, discover new content based on your taste, and keep your personal recommendations organized.

Highlights
  • Create personalized lists
  • Collaborate with friends on lists
  • Discover content based on taste
  • Control list privacy settings
  • Add notes, links, and photos to lists
Features
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CURATIONS — A SOCIAL SPACE BUILT AROUND LISTS Your favorite things say a lot about you. Give them a home. Curations brings your movies, music, books, places, links, and recommendations together in lists you can keep for yourself or share with others. START WITH WHAT YOU LOVE Your comfort-watch lineup. Restaurants worth crossing town for. Books you keep recommending. Places you want to visit someday. Keep them together with notes, links, and photos, so you remember what caught your eye and why it belongs on your list. MAKE SOMETHING TOGETHER Invite friends to add their picks, compare favorites in the comments, and turn scattered recommendations into shared plans. Build a movie-night shortlist, collect ideas for your next trip, or keep a running list of places to try. FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY Discover lists from people who share your interests—or introduce you to something unexpected. Explore their picks, follow your favorites, and find more lists featuring the things you love. YOUR TASTE, YOUR RULES Choose which lists to share and which to keep private. Some collections are ready for the world. Others are just for you. BUILD YOUR WORLD, ONE LIST AT A TIME From everyday finds to lifelong favorites, Curations is a place to collect what matters to you—and connect with people through it.

Screenshots

NRI Shaadi4 screens
Curations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Curations at 5.0 against NRI Shaadi's 4.3. Curations also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15). NRI Shaadi's advantage is ratings volume (694 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Curations asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Curations 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NRI Shaadi ships an update every 2 months, Curations every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NRI Shaadi versus Curations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNRI ShaadiCurations
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (694 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings694 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.315.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB36 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPeople Interactive (I) Pvt. Ltd.Armaan Sandhu

Customer experience

NRI Shaadi

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

Curations

All ratings1 ratings
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)

Curations

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

Curations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NRI Shaadi free?
NRI Shaadi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curations free?
Curations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NRI Shaadi or Curations?
Curations is rated higher. NRI Shaadi averages 4.3 out of 5 from 694 ratings, while Curations averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NRI Shaadi or Curations have ads?
Neither NRI Shaadi nor Curations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NRI Shaadi or Curations?
NRI Shaadi ships an update every 2 months, and Curations every 4 months. Most recently, NRI Shaadi was updated on October 19, 2026 and Curations on October 18, 2026.

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