Comparison

Elate vs Shimy

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

Head to head
About

Elate

This dating app focuses on serious relationships by reducing ghosting and endless swiping. It offers curated matches based on personality, values, interests, and looks, with a unique three-chat limit to encourage deeper conversations.

Highlights
  • Three chats at a time
  • Curated daily recommendations
  • Match on personality, values, interests, and looks
  • Anti-ghosting notifications
  • Zero-tolerance for bad behavior
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Bored of swiping and sick of timewasters? Download Elate, made to make dating better. Elate is a free dating app for singles looking for serious relationships, not hookups! With less ghosting, less swiping and fewer timewasters. With unique features you won't find in apps like Hinge, Bumble or Tinder: THREE CHATS AT A TIME Less is more so chat with just three matches at a time for better conversations and less ghosting. The rest wait in your match queue until you both have a space to chat. QUALITY OVER QUANTITY We bring you a daily selection of highly curated recommendations, so you can spend more time chatting and less time endlessly swiping. MATCHED ON MORE THAN LOOKS It’s easy to find someone you fancy, but harder to find someone you like. So we match you on personality, values, interests AND looks. ANTI-GHOSTING We let you know if your date has moved on to chat with someone new, so you always know where you stand and aren’t left wondering and waiting. ZERO-TOLERANCE ON BAD BEHAVIOUR We have a zero-tolerance, one-strike and you’re out policy for any type of harassment reported. No exceptions! Don’t hinge your dating and relationship success on apps that rely on endless options instead of curated recommendations. Use an app with fewer timewasters or superficial matches that never say anything. Download Elate (elatedate), made to make dating and relationships better.

About

Shimy

This app connects you with real people nearby who are also open to meeting. Share a live selfie when you're out, and others can respond with their own. Chat opens if you both approve, with conversations lasting 24 hours.

Highlights
  • Real-time proximity matching
  • Live selfie verification
  • Expiring posts (3 hours)
  • Expiring chats (24 hours)
  • Identity verification
  • Mascot chat companion
Features
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no swiping. no stale profiles. no wondering if anyone's out there. see someone across the bar? now you can do something about it. if you're out, say so. posts last 3 hours. chats last 24. don't waste it. how it works - post a live selfie when you're out - see who's nearby and around right now - into someone? answer with your own selfie - they're into you too? chat opens. - make something happen before it's gone why it's different - camera-only. taken now, not two years ago - you only show up when you want to - everyone you see is actually near you - the feed is never stale. posts vanish in 3 hours - 24-hour chats. less talking, more meeting - identity verification required. catfish belong in the ocean. nothing happening yet? shimy's in your chats. always up. just be yourself*ie.

Screenshots

Elate4 screens
Shimy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shimy at 5.0 against Elate's 3.8. Shimy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Elate's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume 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. Elate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Shimy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shimy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Elate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shimy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elate ships an update weekly, Shimy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Elate versus Shimy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElateShimy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB43 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperElated LtdShimy, Inc.

Customer experience

Elate

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative33.3%

Shimy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Elate

Subscriptions3
  • Elate+ Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Elate+$10.991 Month
  • Elate+$29.993 Months
None

Shimy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elate free?
Elate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shimy free?
Shimy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elate or Shimy?
Shimy is rated higher. Elate averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Shimy averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Elate or Shimy have ads?
Elate shows ads; Shimy does not.
Which is updated more often, Elate or Shimy?
Elate ships an update weekly, and Shimy fortnightly. Most recently, Elate was updated on November 3, 2026 and Shimy on November 5, 2026.

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