collect! app vs Proximity Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
collect! app
Digitize your license plate collection with this free app. Easily store, view, buy, sell, and trade plates, eliminating the need for physical catalogs or spreadsheets. Connect with fellow collectors and grow the community.
- Digitize license plate collections
- View other collectors' items
- Buy, sell, and trade plates
- Eliminate need for physical catalogs
- Manage collections without spreadsheets
- Search plates easily
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Welcome to collect app This is a FREE app for us, license / registration plate collectors where we can store our collections, view others' collectibles, buy / sell and trade plates. So, it allows us to digitize our hobby - there is no need to bring in heavy photo catalogues to plate meets, managing Excel sheets or search for a specific plate in the phone gallery. Let's grow this together! Alexander Vladimirov EUROPLATE 902
Proximity Live
Discover and connect with people in your immediate vicinity, up to 100 yards away. Initiate conversations with a simple wave and build connections by adding friends. Customize your profile and explore who's around you in real-time.
- Discover people within 100 yards
- Send waves to start conversations
- Add friends and track streaks
- Filter by gender and friends
- Customize profile with bio and links
- Privacy-focused location sharing
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Proximity lets you instantly discover and connect with people within 100 yards of you. Whether you’re on campus, at an event, or exploring your city, Proximity makes meeting new people in real life simple and exciting. Features: • See who’s nearby in real-time (within 100 yards) • Send waves to start conversations • Add friends and track your wave streaks • Filter by gender, friends, or search by name • Customize your profile with a bio and social links Privacy First Your location is never shared publicly—only approximate distance is shown. Whether you’re looking for new friends or just curious who’s around, Proximity brings the social world closer—literally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Proximity Live at 100% against collect! app's 0%. Proximity Live also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). collect! app's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Proximity Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. collect! app asks for nothing beyond the download.
Proximity Live holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of collect! app's written reviews are positive against 100% of Proximity Live's.
collect! app ships an update fortnightly, Proximity Live every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | collect! app | Proximity Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alexander Vladimirov | Jeff Gardanier |
Customer experience
collect! app
Proximity Live
In-app purchases
collect! app
No in-app purchases
Proximity Live
- Premium1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Premium$39.991 Year
