purp vs Peek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
purp
Connect with people globally to forge new friendships. Discover diverse cultures and initiate new connections. The app facilitates friend requests, mutual acceptance, and then enables chat and social media sharing.
- Swipe right for friend requests
- Chat with accepted friends
- View each other's social media
- Customize profile with photos and videos
- Earn in-app currency (Gems)
- Daily check-ins for rewards
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purp is the best place to make new friends from all over the world! Discover new cultures, meet new people and start your own adventure. You asked how?! It's simple: 1. swipe right to send a friend request 2. get notified when they accept your request, 3. you two can now chat and see each other socials! Express yourself You can customize your profile by adding photos, videos, a unique bio or even going yolo and changing your profile colors! Earn Gems You need gems to send swipes. But they're super easy to earn: - share purp with your friends - check-in every day - make new friends on purp! When using purp, we ask you to follow one golden rule: always be kind. If you post inappropriate content or try to bully someone, you will be banned. tbh, this is just common sense! If you have an idea for purp or just want to give us some feedback, lmk by emailing support@purp.social - -- purp is free to download and use! Additionally, users can subscribe to purp+ or purchase gems. You can read our EULA at https://purp.social/terms
Peek
This app automatically captures your daily conversations and moments, transforming them into shareable updates. Receive notifications of these life snippets and effortlessly post them to your Instagram story without manual creation.
- Automatic story creation from conversations
- Shareable updates for social media
- Notification system for life moments
- Direct Instagram story sharing
- AI-powered content generation
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It's an app that listens to what's going on around you throughout the day and automatically turns conversations and moments into little updates about your life. It sends you notifications with those updates, and you can choose to share them directly to your Instagram story without having to create anything yourself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Peek at none against purp's 23. Peek also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). purp's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price 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. purp sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Peek asks for nothing beyond the download.
purp ships an update every 10 days, Peek daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | purp | Peek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (43K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 244 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PURP TECNOLOGIA LTDA | Timeline Incorporated |
Customer experience
purp
Peek
User reviews
purp
From 43K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app to make friends
- 🚀 Lots of people to meet and talk to
- 💡 Ability to block and report users
- 👍 Easy to use and set up
Room to improve
- 🐛 Accounts being banned for no reason
- 🔒 Lack of transparency in moderation
- 🐛 Buggy and crashing issues
- 🔒 Concerns about fake/bot accounts
- 🔒 Lack of age verification and safety issues
Peek
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 💡 Innovative AI-powered automatic status creation
- 👥 Great way to stay connected with close friends
- 😄 Captures funny and memorable moments
- 🎨 Customizable posts with multiple creative options
- 📍 Accurate map feature for location sharing
Room to improve
- 🔒 Excessive privacy concerns and data collection
- 🎤 Constantly records conversations without explicit action
- 📱 Slows down phone performance
- 🤖 AI frequently misinterprets conversations and context
- 😬 Feels creepy and invasive to users
Bugs and requests
purp
Reported bugs
4 issues- Accounts being randomly disabled or banned
- App freezing during sign-up process
- Inability to delete account or change profile information
- Notifications not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add a search/filter feature to find people with similar interests
- Allow users to change their age after creating an account
- Implement a verification system to ensure real users
- Improve the moderation system and provide better customer support
- Add a texting/messaging feature within the app
Peek
Reported bugs
4 issues- App slows down phone performance significantly
- AI misinterprets conversations and generates inaccurate posts
- App crashes or freezes during use
- Inconsistent AI output quality
Requested features
4 requests- Advanced camera controls (zoom, exposure, focus)
- 24/7 video recording option
- Enhanced location tracking
- More AI customization options
In-app purchases
purp
- 1 Week of purp+$2.997 Days
- 1 Month of purp+$4.991 Month
- 1 Week of purp+$7.997 Days
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- 1 Month of purp+$14.991 Month
- 3 Months of purp+$21.993 Months
- 100 Gems$0.29
- 100 Gems$0.99
- 1 Spotters$0.99
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- 5 Letters$0.99
- 1 Shoutouts$0.99
- 500 Gems$1.19
- 1000 Gems$1.99
- 1 Spotters$2.99
- 300 Gems$2.99
- 2500 Gems$3.59
- 500 Gems$3.99
- 5 Spotters$3.99
- 1000 Gems$5.99
- 10 Spotters$5.99
- 5 Quickadds$6.99
- 1200 Gems$7.99
- 2500 Gems$10.99
- 7500 Gems$19.99
Peek
No in-app purchases
