Comparison

Mind Your Mate vs Ask a Mate

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

Head to head
About

Mind Your Mate

Features
Read full description

Mind your Mate is currently accessible to people taking part in the Mind your Mate research trial conducted by The Matilda Centre, at The University of Sydney. This app aims to help young people better support friends going through tough times. It has been developed by leading experts in mental health and substance use in collaboration with young people. For more information please contact info@mindyourmate.com.au

About

Ask a Mate

This app provides a safe space to explore difficult life questions with guidance from a supportive community and expert resources. It offers videos, mental health tools, and relationship assessments to help users find clarity and take their next steps.

Highlights
  • Video library with supportive content
  • Direct access to support helplines
  • Mental health resources
  • Relationship health assessment quiz
  • Safe online environment for exploration
Features
Read full description

Find advice on the hard topics. Ask A Mate is your safe space to explore life’s toughest questions—with guidance from people who’ve been there. Whether you’re navigating complex topics like relationships, consent, gender identity, or domestic violence, you don’t have to do it alone. We’ve brought together a supportive community and expert-backed tools to help you find clarity and take your next step. Whatever you’re going through, Ask A Mate is here to help you reflect, reset, and grow. Key Features: Video Library – Browse a growing collection of short, supportive videos from our mates answering life’s tough questions. Support Line Links – Direct access to helplines and services if you need to talk to someone now. Helpful Mental Health Resources – Explore a wide variety of mental health resources to start making taking the first step on your mental health journey Relationship Check-In – Take a quick quiz to get insight into the health of your relationships—because understanding how you feel is the first step to setting boundaries, building trust, or making a change. Safe Online Space – Explore hard topics from the safety of your own phone. No Judgment. Just Support. Life is hard sometimes. Ask A Mate is here to help you navigate through it. Whether you’re going through something big or something quiet, we’re here to help you make sense of it all. Start Getting Advice Today Download Ask A Mate and see how our mates can help you.

Screenshots

Mind Your Mate4 screens
Ask a Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mind Your Mate at fortnightly against Ask a Mate's every 5 months. Ask a Mate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind Your Mate ships an update fortnightly, Ask a Mate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mind Your Mate versus Ask a Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind Your MateAsk a Mate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB25 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperNetfrontBeyond DV Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Mind Your Mate

No in-app purchases

None

Ask a Mate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mind Your Mate free?
Mind Your Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ask a Mate free?
Ask a Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mind Your Mate or Ask a Mate have ads?
Neither Mind Your Mate nor Ask a Mate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mind Your Mate or Ask a Mate?
Mind Your Mate ships an update fortnightly, and Ask a Mate every 5 months. Most recently, Mind Your Mate was updated on October 2, 2026 and Ask a Mate on October 14, 2026.

Other comparisons