SeeReal vs Drop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SeeReal
This social app focuses on sharing authentic, unfiltered moments captured with its in-app camera. Connect with others through shared interests and locations, and engage in temporary chats that disappear after seven days.
- Unfiltered real moments
- In-app camera capture
- Save moments to phone
- Connect by interest/location
- Temporary disappearing chats
- Discover public moments
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SeeReal. A social app for real moments. [Friend Space] Your own space with close friends. Join without limits using an invite code. Post moments every day to build your streak. While your streak is alive, your moments are safe. A group chat is automatically created in your Space. [Explore Lounge] A space with no contacts, no acquaintances. Discover and connect with new people through public moments. [Chat] Conversations fully deleted from our servers after 7 days. Talk freely, without worrying about records. We'd love to hear from you. Leave a review on the App Store or reach out by email. help@seereal.io
Drop
Connect with friends through messages tied to real-world locations. Discover messages waiting at specific places and create meaningful moments by leaving your own location-based notes.
- Location-based messaging
- Unlock messages at specific places
- Leave messages for friends
- Set location-based reminders
- Explore a map of drops
- Relive memories at locations
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Drop is a messaging app that brings conversations back to the real world. Instead of endlessly swiping through feeds, you and your friends connect through messages that can only be unlocked by traveling to actual locations. When you send a drop, location becomes part of the message. Relive old memories by leaving drops where they happened. Send yourself reminders that only unlock when you arrive at the right spot. Imagine the potential of messages that live in the real world, waiting for the perfect moment and place to be discovered. Every drop is more than a notification. It is an experience waiting for you in the real world. You’ll receive messages that stay locked until you reach their location, explore a map of drops waiting to be found, unlock them only when you arrive, and send your own to turn everyday places into meaningful moments with your friends. No more endless scrolling. No more empty notifications. Every message is intentional, tied to a place, and meant to be lived, not just read. Make your conversations more authentic. Make your messages matter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drop at 5.0 against SeeReal's 3.0. Drop also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). SeeReal's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Drop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of SeeReal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drop's.
SeeReal ships an update every 4 days, Drop every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SeeReal | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anonymous Co Ltd | Jacob Brown |
Customer experience
SeeReal
Drop
In-app purchases
SeeReal
No in-app purchases
Drop
No in-app purchases









