Comparison

Headero vs Friendly

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

Head to head
About

Headero

This app is a sexuality and gender-inclusive connection platform designed for everyone. It prioritizes consent, inclusivity, and pleasure, allowing users to find partners for various connections. Your privacy is protected, and the app offers features to foster a safe and respectful community.

Highlights
  • Sexuality and gender-inclusive connections
  • Community guideline rating feature
  • Support for gender identity spectrum and fluidity
  • Powerful filters for finding matches
  • Disappearing pictures
Features
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Headero is for people who know what they want. Meet people nearby, right now. Say who you are on your profile, see who's around you, and post to the feed when you're free. Every gender, every sexuality. See who's nearby. See who's free. Browse everyone around you, closest first. Then check the feed for who's free right now. Post in your own words, or tap a preset like free tonight or off work soon. Say who you are. Your profile, your terms. Share as much or as little as you like. Filter for exactly who you want. Interests, body type, age, height, distance. Or turn it all off and browse. Fast chat. Private albums. Real-time messaging. Photos you control, shared one chat at a time. Block and report in one tap. For everyone. Gay, bi, straight, trans, non-binary, pan, queer. Every gender and every sexuality. Real-time gender matching means you see the people who are looking for you. Direct, and safe. Rebuilt, top to bottom: profiles load instantly, chat is live, and every feed post is reviewed before it goes live. Community guidelines are enforced. We don't sell your data. Free - Browse nearby, message, and post to the feed (two written posts a day) - Taps, faves, and who viewed you - One private album Bliss - Unlimited profile views, messages and written feed posts - Advanced filters and travel mode - 5 albums, read receipts, see who favorited you - Discounts on events and merch Featured in Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, Vice, Business Insider and Time Out. Headero is for adults 18+. Privacy Policy: https://www.thotexperiment.co/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.thotexperiment.co/terms-services

About

Friendly

Organize group events, manage RSVPs, and split expenses seamlessly with friends. Features include customizable event themes, private group chats, and integrated payment options for easy settlement.

Highlights
  • Customizable event themes
  • AI-generated cover art
  • Private group invitations
  • Guest RSVPs and waitlist management
  • Party wall with chat and polls
  • Integrated expense splitting
  • Payment settlement via Venmo/Apple Cash
Features
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Friendly is your friend group’s home base, the one app you use together to plan everything and settle up afterwards. MAKE IT AN EVENT Give every get-together a look: 14 animated themes from confetti to cosmic, plus a cover you upload or have AI paint for you. Set the date, place, capacity, and a few questions for guests. Meetings work too, with calendar invites sent to every guest. INVITE THE RIGHT PEOPLE Build groups from your contacts and invite by name, email, or phone number. Each event is private to the people you invite; nobody else can see it. EVERYONE’S IN THE LOOP Guests RSVP, bring a +1, hype the event, answer your questions, chat on the party wall with photos, GIFs, and reactions, vote in polls, and add songs to the playlist. Hosts approve guests and manage a waitlist when things fill up. Notifications keep everyone up to date, with a reminder the morning of, and every event can sync to your calendar. SETTLE UP, NO SPREADSHEET Log what people paid, scan a receipt to split it item by item, and see who owes whom at a glance. Settle with Venmo or Apple Cash in a tap and mark it paid. Friendly is free, private by design, and built for real friend groups, not followers.

Screenshots

Headero4 screens
Friendly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Friendly at 5.0 against Headero's 4.0. Friendly also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Headero's advantage is ratings volume (454 vs 1). 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. Headero sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Friendly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Friendly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Headero has 454 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Headero ships an update monthly, Friendly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Headero versus Friendly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeaderoFriendly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (454 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings454 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThotExperiment LLCFrontier Consulting, LLC

Customer experience

Headero

All ratings449 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative45.0%

Friendly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Headero

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and registration issues
  • Unread message counter not working properly
  • Profiles not loading correctly
  • Messaging and communication problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Better user profile customization
  • Ability to obscure location details
  • Marking messages as read functionality
  • Verification system for user accounts
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  • More robust anti-spam and moderation

Friendly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Headero

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$15.951 Month
  • Monthly$15.991 Month
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  • Quarterly$35.903 Months
  • Quarterly$40.993 Months
  • Annually$95.001 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Week$4.99
  • 1 Month$15.99
  • 3 Months$40.99
None

Friendly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Headero free?
Headero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friendly free?
Friendly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Headero or Friendly?
Friendly is rated higher. Headero averages 4.0 out of 5 from 454 ratings, while Friendly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Headero or Friendly have ads?
Neither Headero nor Friendly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Headero or Friendly?
Headero ships an update monthly, and Friendly every 5 days. Most recently, Headero was updated on October 29, 2026 and Friendly on October 24, 2026.

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