Intro vs 4RL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intro
Connect with leading experts for personalized advice via video calls. Discover and book sessions with renowned professionals in fields like interior design, style, makeup, and wellness. Get direct insights and inspiration from the greatest minds.
- Book 1:1 video calls with experts
- Discover experts by category
- Personalized advice
- Connect with celebrities and professionals
- Schedule and join video calls
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Book the world's most in-demand experts & get advice over a video call. For the first time ever, it's never been easier to connect with some of the greatest minds of our generation to get personalized advice. Use Intro to connect with celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe, world-renowned interior designer Kathryn Ireland, celebrity makeup artist Monika Blunder, wellness guru Sanne Vloet, and many more. Learn from them, ask them questions, and get advice. Access to the most talented experts is now more open and available. HOW IT WORKS Intro makes it easy to browse and discover experts, separated by category: Interior Design, Style, Makeup, Wellness, and more. Once you decide on an expert, select one of their available time-slots for a 15 minute video call and book it. When it comes time for the video call, open the Intro app and jump onto the call. It's that easy! We hope you love Intro and leave feeling inspired! OUR MISSION Connect everyone with anyone
4RL
Connect with people in your local area based on shared interests and intentions. Discover curated experiences to facilitate real-world meetups. You control your presence, whether going solo or with friends.
- Connect based on interests
- Filter by intentions
- Discover curated experiences
- Control your presence
- Meet people IRL
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Drop In when you're in a 4rl blue zone and see who’s down to connect. Filter by interests and intentions to find your kind of people. Discover curated experiences that help you move IRL faster. Go solo or with friends - you’re always in control of how you show up. For intentional people who’d rather pull up than scroll. Don’t be a stranger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Intro at 2.3K against 4RL's 6. 4RL's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Intro against 5.0 for 4RL. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intro has 2.3K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Intro's written reviews are positive against 100% of 4RL's.
Intro ships an update every 2 months, 4RL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Intro | 4RL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.3K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Radical Group Inc. | 4RL LLC |
Customer experience
Intro
4RL
Bugs and requests
Intro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Experts not showing up for scheduled calls
- App crashing or freezing during video calls
- Issues with account creation and login process
- Inconsistent refund and cancellation experiences
Requested features
4 requests- Add screen sharing and document sharing capabilities
- Implement a more flexible call extension option
- Provide more transparency in reviews and feedback
- Offer discounts or pricing options for students and entrepreneurs
4RL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Intro
No in-app purchases
4RL
No in-app purchases
