ZATE vs Soma Table
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZATE
Discover people and activities based on your interests. Find friends, dates, or companions for spontaneous outings. Create your own events or join existing ones to connect with others.
- Discover people and activities
- Create custom plans and events
- Filter by personal preferences
- Connect with interested users
- Message first to initiate contact
- Curated local experiences
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DISCOVER THE POSSIBILITIES Scroll through the Discover page to see who’s out there and what they are up to. Find everything from your next paddleboard partner to someone who has an extra ticket to your favorite band. Whether you are looking to find friends or go on your next date, adjust your filters on the discover page to find the Zate that matches your personal preference. CREATE YOUR ZATE Spontaneous interests and passions? It’s your time to shine - Set the location, provide the details, and find out who's interested. Not sure quite what to do? That’s ok - we connect you to curated local experiences and activities for you to use to create your own dates... From patio bars and live music venues to local art galleries and rooftops, we’ve got you covered! ACTIVE ZATES Once you’ve created a Zate, your Zate is live on the discover feed until you have either created a new Zate or retired your current Zate from the feed. You will always have the ability to create a new Zate at any time. FIND YOUR PEOPLE When you create a Zate you message first, simple as that. Filter through all your Zate prospects and get to messaging. As soon as you message someone who is interested in your Zate, that person becomes a permanent match! Once we’ve got you that far, the rest is up to you!
Soma Table
Discover and attend curated dinners and social gatherings by invitation. Share your interests to receive personalized invitations for events that match your preferences.
- Curated dinners and gatherings
- Invitation-based access
- Personalized event matching
- Interest-based invitations
- Social networking
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Curated dinners and gatherings, by invitation. Tell us about the types of events you enjoy, and we'll invite you when the fit is right.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Soma Table at 4.3 against ZATE's 3.5. ZATE's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 43%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Soma Table holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of ZATE's written reviews are positive against 43% of Soma Table's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ZATE ships an update every 2 weeks, Soma Table every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZATE | Soma Table |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (36 ratings) | 4.3 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zate Inc. | Social Circle, Inc. |
Customer experience
ZATE
Soma Table
In-app purchases
ZATE
No in-app purchases
Soma Table
No in-app purchases
