Comparison

ZATE vs Lately Journal

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Lately Journal

Document your life's moments, emotions, and aspirations. Enhance entries with up to five photos and guided prompts. Choose to share your private thoughts with friends or keep them exclusively for yourself.

Highlights
  • Life update journaling
  • Emotional tracking
  • Future aspiration logging
  • Photo uploads (up to 5)
  • Reflective prompts
  • Private or friend sharing
Features
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Write a journal about your life updates: what happened, what you're feeling, what you're looking forward to. Add up to five photos, answer gentle reflective prompts, and share it with your circle of friends — or keep it just for yourself.

Screenshots

ZATE4 screens
Lately Journal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lately Journal at 5.0 against ZATE's 3.5. Lately Journal also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). ZATE's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lately Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZATE has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZATE ships an update every 2 weeks, Lately Journal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ZATE versus Lately Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZATELately Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (36 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB46 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperZate Inc.Blake Marsee

Customer experience

ZATE

All ratings36 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative36.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative26.1%

Lately Journal

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

In-app purchases

None

ZATE

No in-app purchases

None

Lately Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZATE free?
ZATE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lately Journal free?
Lately Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZATE or Lately Journal?
Lately Journal is rated higher. ZATE averages 3.5 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Lately Journal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ZATE or Lately Journal have ads?
Neither ZATE nor Lately Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZATE or Lately Journal?
ZATE ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lately Journal every 4 days. Most recently, ZATE was updated on October 7, 2026 and Lately Journal on October 6, 2026.

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