NRI Shaadi vs Chatrio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Chatrio
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Chatrio brings the people who matter into one calm, beautiful place — family, friends, teams and communities — and helps you actually do things together, not just talk. FIND PEOPLE YOU KNOW • See which of your contacts already use Chatrio and start talking in one tap • Search Chatrio by name or username • Look up a specific phone number Your address book never leaves your phone — only what's needed to match is checked, and nothing is stored. SPACES FOR EVERY CIRCLE • Direct chats for one-to-one conversations • Spaces for family, friends, work or any group • Communities that bring several Spaces together under one roof • Broadcasts to send one message to many people privately PLAN, DECIDE, GET IT DONE • Polls to decide together • Plans and events with RSVPs • Checklists, tasks and shared expenses • Pins and Saved Messages so nothing important gets lost SHARE THE MOMENT • Photos, videos, voice notes, files, locations and contacts • Videos are prepared automatically to send fast • Reply, forward, react and mention people BE YOURSELF • Profile photo, status, personal message and badge • Choose how people can find you — by username, handle or phone PRIVATE BY DESIGN • You decide who can find you, and can switch it off anytime • Block anyone, lock chats, and keep last seen off • Storage & Data puts you in control of media on your device Fully available in Arabic and English. Chatrio — closer to the people who matter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chatrio at none against NRI Shaadi's 15. NRI Shaadi's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (15.3 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. NRI Shaadi sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $109.99 per 3 months. Chatrio asks for nothing beyond the download.
NRI Shaadi ships an update every 2 months, Chatrio every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NRI Shaadi | Chatrio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (712 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 4.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 712 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | People Interactive (I) Pvt. Ltd. | Mohd Alali |
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)
Chatrio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NRI Shaadi
- 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
- 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
Chatrio
No in-app purchases









