Findmate vs PenPal Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Findmate
Connect with people globally to discover new friends and potential romantic partners. This social and dating platform facilitates meaningful connections through chat and profile discovery.
- Discover new friends
- Chat with singles
- Make new connections
- Global user base
- Custom location settings
- Private mode
- Unlimited messaging
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Meet real, verified people from around the world, and see them face to face on a video call. VERIFIED BY REAL PEOPLE Verification is a short selfie video with a unique code, and every approval is made by a real person on our team. Then meet face to face on a video call. MEET THE WORLD Connect with people from Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and beyond, or find someone nearby. Swipe, browse and show interest. When it's mutual, it's a match. CHAT IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE Messages are translated automatically, both ways. You each write in your own language. VIDEO CALLS Go from chat to face to face whenever you're both ready. Just tap Call. YOU'RE IN CONTROL Choose who can reach you and which countries you see. Your exact location stays private. PAY AS YOU GO Free to join and browse. Messages and video calls use credits, sold as in-app purchases. Buy credits when you want them and use them whenever you like. Credits never expire. Video calls are billed by the minute with your remaining time on screen, and you're only billed while their camera is on. Meet someone real today.
PenPal Messenger
This social networking app facilitates anonymous conversations between matched participants for four weeks. It's designed to foster meaningful connections through a unique dating experience, culminating in a voice call and a formal date.
- Anonymous messaging
- Participant matching
- Scheduled voice calls
- Formal date arrangements
- Unique dating experience
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Welcome to Manny P Media's Pen Pal Messenger, the exclusive messenger application for The Good The Bad The Ugly Podcast's Pen Pal Project. This innovative project pairs participants through a thoughtful process of questions and ratings, ensuring they find their best match possible. Once paired, participants gain access to the Pen Pal Messenger app, where they can engage in anonymous conversations with their match for four weeks. The anticipation builds until the 3rd week when a call is arranged, allowing the pairs to hear each other's voices for the first time. Finally, in the last week, they meet formally for a date at a location provided by Manny and Rico, the creators, and hosts of TGTBTU Podcast and Pen'pal project. Be ready to embark on a unique dating experience where all senses are momentarily taken away, leaving room for imagination to flourish. And remember, Pen Pal is watching, so no cheating! Enjoy the journey and welcome to Pen Pal Messenger, where meaningful connections await!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Findmate at 3.7 against PenPal Messenger's 3.0. Findmate also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (57 vs 4). PenPal Messenger's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.4). 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.
Findmate holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Findmate has 57 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Findmate ships an update every 2 weeks, PenPal Messenger every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Findmate | PenPal Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (57 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Findmate, LLC | Manny P Media LLC |
Customer experience
Findmate
PenPal Messenger
In-app purchases
Findmate
No in-app purchases
PenPal Messenger
No in-app purchases
