Dating Lab vs Holidate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dating Lab
This app offers innovative features for meaningful connections, including live video chats and virtual speed dating. It's designed to help singles experiment, explore, and discover genuine people for love and relationships.
- Live video chats
- Virtual speed dating
- Meaningful relationship focus
- Genuine connection discovery
- User experimentation and exploration
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Welcome to Dating Lab Where chemistry isn’t left to chance—it’s in every connection you make. We’ve blended the magic of meaningful relationships with exciting, innovative features that spark real connections. Whether you’re into live video chats to get that face-to-face vibe or virtual speed dating to meet exciting people in minutes—you’ll find exciting ways to explore and connect. Experiment, Explore and Discover Dating Lab isn’t just a dating app; it’s a place where singles experiment, explore, and discover the love that truly clicks. Our platform makes it easy and enjoyable to find genuine people while enjoying the process. Ready to ignite some chemistry? Join us at Dating Lab, where connections are created, sparks fly, and love stories begin—one conversation at a time! Exciting Features that go beyond just Dating Live Video Chats Get that face-to-face vibe. Virtual Speed Dating Meet exciting people in minutes. More exciting features coming soon! Privacy Policy: https://www.datinglab.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.datinglab.com/terms-conditions EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Holidate
Find a date for any holiday, party, or event. Add your upcoming occasions and discover the perfect match to avoid being single at social gatherings.
- Find dates for occasions
- Add your events
- Discover perfect matches
- Avoid being single at parties
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Tired of being single at holidays, parties and events? Try Holidate and find great dates for any occasion. Add your events and look for the perfect match!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dating Lab at 100% against Holidate's 0%. Dating Lab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Holidate's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dating Lab sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 6 months and Holidate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dating Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dating Lab's written reviews are positive against 0% of Holidate's.
Dating Lab ships an update every 3 days, Holidate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dating Lab | Holidate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.4 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alenoss Inc | BraveBinary LLC |
Customer experience
Dating Lab
Holidate
In-app purchases
Dating Lab
- Every Six Months$3.996 Months
- Subscribe Yearly$5.991 Year
- 1 Month Plan - 75 Credits$19.991 Month
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- 1 Month Plan - 150 Credits$34.991 Month
- 1 Month Plan - 500 Credits$99.991 Month
- 20 Coins Plan$9.99
- Buy 50 Coins$19.99
- Buy 2500 Coins$19.99
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- Buy 5000 Coins$24.99
- Buy 150 Coins$49.99
- Buy 400 coins$99.99
Holidate
- Holidate Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Holidate Premium Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
