ECIC vs Mate Matrimony
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ECIC
This app connects a Muslim community by providing daily prayer times, event notifications, and information on regular activities. It aims to foster community engagement and welcome all individuals.
- Daily prayer times
- Friday prayer times
- Event notifications
- Information on regular activities
- Community connection
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East Cobb Islamic Center is a Muslim place of worship conforming to the ahl al-sunnah wa al-jamah. We do not subscribe to any one particular madhab, but defers to the Imam of the masjid in matters of worship. Here, you will find yourself welcomed regardless of your inclination. ECIC App is an effort to bring the Community together by providing Daily prayer times, Friday times, Events notifications, and all information about regular activities.
Mate Matrimony
Connect with verified Muslims through in-person events and a community-focused platform. Discover upcoming gatherings, reserve your seat, and engage with detailed profiles designed for meaningful connections. The app facilitates event attendance and provides resources for celebrations.
- Verified Muslim community gatherings
- Ticketed events across US and Canada
- Detailed long-form profiles
- Connection requests with limited notes
- Shared contact details upon mutual acceptance
- Vetted local business listings for celebrations
- Government ID and liveness checks for members
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Mate Matrimony is a Muslim community that gathers in person. We have served more than 25,000 members, and we host ticketed gatherings across the United States and Canada. This app is how our members attend them, and how we run the room on the night. WE GATHER IN PERSON We have filled rooms in Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Austin, Pittsburgh and Toronto, and we are booking more. The app opens on our calendar, so the first thing you see is where we have been and where we are going next. • Everything coming up, and everything we have already hosted • Who is going, and what each gathering is like • Reserve a seat • Vote on the city we visit next ON THE NIGHT, YOUR PHONE IS YOUR SEAT Check in at the door with the pass in your ticket. Our staff print your name tag. From there the app follows the evening: the room's roster, the table you are seated at, the round you are on, and space for your own private notes. The host moves the evening forward from their phone and everyone's screen keeps up. At the end you get a stub of who you actually sat with. GET TO KNOW PEOPLE PROPERLY, NOT QUICKLY Profiles are long form and about the things that actually tell you who someone is: practice, prayer, family, background and what they are looking for. Nothing is swiped. You read at your own pace, and you reach out when you mean it. Mate has no chat, no inbox and no message threads. There is no messaging screen in the app at all. The only words you can send another member are one optional note attached to a connection request, capped at 250 characters. When two members accept each other, contact details are shared and the conversation continues the way our community has always done it, directly, with families involved. • A wali contact is part of every profile, as our faith expects • Five connections at a time, so each one gets real attention • Your number stays private until you both accept, never before • Lock In when you want to give one person your full attention FOR THE CELEBRATION ITSELF Our team vets local businesses by hand and lists them for members: venues, halal caterers, bridal, attire, decor, photography, planners, jewelry and invitations. Every listing shows the date we vetted it. Businesses cannot add themselves. You contact them directly by call, WhatsApp, email or a quote request. EVERY MEMBER IS CHECKED BY A PERSON Everyone completes a government ID and liveness check, then waits for a member of our team to approve them by hand before they can browse. Photos are moderated. You can report or block anyone instantly, and we act on reports typically within 24 hours. We have zero tolerance for objectionable content or abusive behaviour. MEMBERSHIP A subscription unlocks full access, including sending and accepting requests. Subscriptions renew automatically and are billed through your Apple ID; they continue unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Event tickets are bought separately for a real world seat in a real room, and are not part of the subscription. Mate did not start as an app. It started as a community, and real connections have already come from it. One member put it simply: "MATE wasn't just a WhatsApp group for me, it was where I found my person." For adults 18+. Terms of Use (EULA): https://matematrimony.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://matematrimony.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ECIC at none against Mate Matrimony's 2. ECIC also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Mate Matrimony sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $150.00 per 6 months. ECIC asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ECIC against 5.0 for Mate Matrimony. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | ECIC | Mate Matrimony |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Swaleha Inamdar | Mate Matrimony LLC |
Customer experience
ECIC
Mate Matrimony
In-app purchases
ECIC
No in-app purchases
Mate Matrimony
- Mate Premium 6 Months$150.006 Months
- Mate Premium Yearly$250.001 Year









