Desti vs Lymelyte
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desti
This app facilitates dating by focusing on shared destinations and activities, aiming to bypass superficial small talk. It connects users based on where they want to go and what they want to do.
- Dating with a destination
- Focus on activities
- Bypass small talk
- Connect based on locations
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Nobody likes small talk... Desti: Dating with a destination
Lymelyte
This social network prioritizes real relationships over performance and attention-seeking. It allows users to share everyday moments and engage in private voice and text conversations to deepen connections with friends.
- Friends-first social networking
- Share daily moments (photos, videos, thoughts)
- Private voice and text messaging (AirChat)
- Focus on real relationships
- Simple and intuitive design
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The World's Wonderful Social Network. Remember when social media was about your friends? So do we. Somewhere along the way, social media stopped being social. Instead of helping us keep up with our friends, it became a place filled with influencers, algorithms, endless scrolling, and content competing for our attention. We believe there's a better way. Lymelyte is the social network where your friends come first. Every moment on Lymelyte is designed to deepen your real relationships. No performing for strangers. No chasing attention. Just connecting with the people who matter most in your lyfe. Social Networking. Not Social Media. Friends First Social networking should strengthen friendships, not distract from them. See what your friends are up to throughout the day, share your own life as it happens, and stay connected through meaningful conversations. Share Your Day As It Unfolds Life isn't made up of perfectly curated highlights. It's made up of everyday moments worth sharing. Post photos, videos, thoughts, music, activities, and polls as your day unfolds. AirChat Real relationships are built through real conversations. AirChat combines private voice and text messaging to make conversations feel more natural, expressive, and personal, bringing you closer to the people who matter most. Simple by Design A beautiful place where your friends are at. We're building the social network we always wished existed. One where our friends come first. Come join us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lymelyte at 4.8 against Desti's 3.7. Lymelyte also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 59%). Desti's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 9) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.2). On price, update cadence, 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.
Lymelyte holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desti has 62 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Desti's written reviews are positive against 88% of Lymelyte's.
Desti ships an update weekly, Lymelyte every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Desti | Lymelyte |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (62 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 247 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mrkt Technologies Inc. | Christian Moreno |
Customer experience
Desti
Lymelyte
Bugs and requests
Desti
Reported bugs
26 issues- Nothing loads half the time
- App is horribly glitchy
- Cannot set up a profile
- Cannot set any destinations
- Cannot login with phone number
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- No feedback or place to input verification code
- App restarts to the beginning
- No photos popping up for profiles
- Saying no matches when a number is there, then matches appear
- No way to tell if a message has been read
- Only able to respond to the first profile caption
- Fake matches
- App crashes when trying to report
- Constantly running out of matches
- Cannot accept messages
- Updates claim bug fixes, but issues persist
- Major errors with messaging
- Major errors with making a profile
- Major errors with layout
- White text on white background
- Stuck on selecting a desti screen
- Video stopped and couldn't go forward
- App freezes or buttons don't work
- Had to force quit to change profile picture
- Cannot access or edit profile
- Cannot upload pictures to finish signing up
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to change preferences beyond gender
- Clearer direction on app usage and next steps
- Improved messaging system to indicate read messages
- Functionality to respond to specific profile captions
- Fix for the loop when trying to upload photos
Lymelyte
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Desti
No in-app purchases
Lymelyte
No in-app purchases
