Comparison

BeFriend Me vs Hey Blue!

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

Head to head
About

BeFriend Me

Connect with others and discover local businesses through personalized profiles and digital coupon hunts. Businesses can promote their services and create digital coupons to attract new customers globally.

Highlights
  • Personalized profile creation
  • Support local businesses with promotions
  • Expand business with digital coupon creation
  • Chat Room for social interaction
  • Digital coupon hunt with AR functionality
  • Easy coupon search by interest and vicinity
Features
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Business sign up is NOW $10.00 a month or $95.99 for the year. 
 Who said you have to be out with the old, to be in with the new? Why can't you have both? BeFriend Me allows you to be the BEST friend you can be, without the anxiety of being there for someone in person. 
FULLY PERSONALIZED PROFILE CREATION: A user can easily sign-up and create his/her profile. The app allows the user to select and choose his/her preferences so that the user experience is custom and is meaningful. As the base app, this profile sets the tone for the entire BeFriend Me experience for the users. 
 SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES: BeFriend Me will provide members with promotions from local businesses that may even apply internationally. Who is overdue for a dinner date? Dinner on us, using discount codes that is! BeFriend Me cares about your community. Allow us to help keep your favorite small businesses open. You can help them too, just Befriend Me businesses you like, and order deliveries nearest to you. 
 EXPAND BUSINESS AS AN ENTREPRENEUR: For only $10.00 dollars monthly, businesses can save in promotions since BeFriend Me allows you to promote your business using our business promotions. BeFriend Me allow opportunities for businesses to attract new customers from all over the world without worrying about how to promote. Let the app worry about that. There is an algorithm built in the app that will match your businesses with friends interested in your products and services. CREATING DIGITAL COUPONS: Businesses can easily create digital coupons for their customers. These coupons can be created with a wide array of available variations such with specific time durations, in limited numbers etc. These digital coupons can then be placed in specific geo-locations for the users (customers) to hunt. Thus creating an exciting way of promoting a business to its customer base. SOCIAL INTERACTION: Elevate your app experience with our latest feature – Chat Room! Seamlessly integrated into your favourite platform, Chat Room brings a new dimension to social interaction. Connect with friends, family, and colleagues like never before through instant messaging, voice calls, and even crystal-clear video calls. Whats New The sign-up process is streamlined to accommodate an easier user as well as business registration. The entire app has gone through a facelift in through new UIs and easier operational flows. The Coupon Hunt room is first of its kind digital scavenger hunt for coupons. Businesses can increase customer engagement through placing digital coupons at strategic places and inviting customers to “hunt” them digitally through the AR functionality of their mobile devices. Any BeFriend Me user can hunt for these exciting coupons. EASY COUPON SEARCH: Creating a digital coupon is super easy in this app. A user gets to browse all the available coupons and deals based on his/her interests and vicinity. In addition, an easy to use search option is available for the users to find and locate any desired coupons. GEO-LOCATION BASED OPERATIONS: The coupons are created and placed using precise geo-location. This ensures a fun way for the users to hunt for a specific coupon as the coupons only become available when the user is near to the precise coupon location. AR HUNT: The coupons are virtual and can only be visible through using the AR functionality of the mobile device. Once a coupon is available in the app, a user can begin the hunt. A detailed direction to the precise location of the coupon is provided to the user and AR is enabled once the hunter is near enough. This game-like hunt is bound to provide the BeFriend Me users ample excitement. SAVING COUPONS: Once successfully hunted, a coupon can be stored in the user’s profile for immediate or later usage.

About

Hey Blue!

Connect with law enforcement and your community through positive interactions. Earn points for engaging with officers and redeem them for essential items or donate to local charities. Track your progress and participate in initiatives to foster stronger community bonds.

Highlights
  • Interactive map to find officers
  • Earn points for positive interactions
  • Redeem points for essential items
  • Donate points to local charities
  • Track connections and achievements
  • Community leaderboards
  • Stay updated on local initiatives
Features
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Hey, Blue! is a nonprofit organization founded by former police officer and first responder Mr. John Verdi. Our mission is to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the community through meaningful and positive interactions. The Hey, Blue! mobile app, created entirely by high school interns, brings together community members, police officers, charities, and organizations on one platform to create lasting connections that benefit all. Using our interactive map, users can locate and engage with available officers in their area, earning points for each positive interaction. These points can be redeemed in the Hey, Blue! Points Store, which is regularly updated with essential items like food, clothing, and household goods. It even contains fun items related to Hey, Blue! and our mission. Even if certain you see 'More Items Coming Soon,' be sure to check back frequently as the store is frequently refreshed with new options you can redeem! Officers also earn points by connecting with community members and donate their points to local charities and causes supported by Hey, Blue!, creating a lasting positive impact in the communities they serve. Stay up-to-date with posts and announcements about local initiatives, track your connections, celebrate achievements, and participate in events. Strive for the top of the leaderboard by making the most meaningful connections! Hey, Blue! is continually evolving, with updates to come that enhance your experience and expand our positive impact. Join us in building a brighter future for our communities!

Screenshots

BeFriend Me4 screens
Hey Blue!4 screens

Verdict

The call

BeFriend Me and Hey Blue! both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hey Blue!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of BeFriend Me's. BeFriend Me's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for BeFriend Me against 4.9 for Hey Blue!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of BeFriend Me's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hey Blue!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeFriend Me ships an update every 6 weeks, Hey Blue! every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BeFriend Me versus Hey Blue!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeFriend MeHey Blue!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1010
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBEFRIEND ME L.L.C.Hey Blue Inc.

Customer experience

BeFriend Me

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Hey Blue!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BeFriend Me

No in-app purchases

None

Hey Blue!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeFriend Me free?
BeFriend Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hey Blue! free?
Hey Blue! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeFriend Me or Hey Blue!?
Hey Blue! is rated higher. BeFriend Me averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Hey Blue! averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do BeFriend Me or Hey Blue! have ads?
Neither BeFriend Me nor Hey Blue! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeFriend Me or Hey Blue!?
BeFriend Me ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hey Blue! every 2 months. Most recently, BeFriend Me was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hey Blue! on October 24, 2026.

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