Better Off vs Projectpal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Better Off
Discover and join in-person social experiences in your city, from brunches to ski trips. Get matched with groups based on your interests and personality to meet new people outside of work and dating apps. It's a fun way to explore, make friends, and build your social circle.
- Join social experiences like brunches, clubs, and classes
- Get matched with groups based on interests
- Meet new people outside of dating apps
- Create a free account and take a personality quiz
- Participate in curated in-person events
- Join solo or with friends
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Meet people in real life through in-person experiences and better weekends. Better Off helps you discover and join curated group experiences in your city - social brunches, ski trips, sports leagues, trivia nights, and more. Or host your own events and bring people together. Join solo or with friends and get matched with groups of people you’ll actually want to hang out with. How it works: • Take a quick personality quiz • Join an experience • Get matched with the best group • Show up and meet everyone • Stay connected after What you can do: • Brunches, dinners, and happy hours • Sports leagues and outdoorsy fun • Trivia nights, karaoke, and paint & wine nights • Trips, tastings, and weekend outings • Coworking, classes, and more Organizers: • Create experiences in minutes • Access to thousands of customers • Build and scale your community • Collect payments, set up waivers • Send emails, push notifs, & SMS • Hire & manage employees/hosts • Handle scoring, stats, teams, etc No swiping or awkward networking. Just social experiences and people you'll vibe with. Download Better Off and start meeting people in real life. Life’s better in person.
Projectpal
Connect with other young women in NYC to find roommates, discover city events, and join topic-based communities for advice and recommendations. Share insights on everything from beauty and dining to apartment hunting and local spots.
- Roommate finder
- City event discovery
- Topic-based communities
- Local recommendations
- Advice sharing
- Beauty and lifestyle tips
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Welcome to girl internet. Projectpal connects girls to the coolest people, places, and things. All in one world built for you. Discover communities around the topics you actually care about. From beauty secrets and apartment advice to your latest obsession, favorite brands, and everything currently taking over your group chat. Ask questions. Share opinions. Find recommendations. Connect with girls who get it. Explore curated guides to the best things to do, try, buy, and talk about — powered by girls with taste. Because the best discoveries have always come from other girls. We just built a place for them to live. Step into girl world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Better Off at 71 against Projectpal's 10. On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Better Off against 5.0 for Projectpal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Better Off has 71 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Better Off's written reviews are positive against 100% of Projectpal's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Better Off | Projectpal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (71 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Better Off | Project Pal, Inc. |
Customer experience
Better Off
Projectpal
Bugs and requests
Better Off
Reported bugs
1 issue- Impossible to login after signup
Projectpal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Better Off
No in-app purchases
Projectpal
No in-app purchases
