Comparison

Looking4 vs Lively

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

Head to head
About

Looking4

Features
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There is no "swipe", just people around you that you may connect with and exchange. No pressure, no hassle and it's free. Find people and events, filter by any interest or type that you personally choose! We don't impose any labels, you choose what you are looking for. Easily connect with people around you, find events that fit you, wherever you are, whenever you want. No restrictions. There is no "swipe", just people around you that you may connect with and exchange. No pressure, no hassle and it's free.

About

Lively

Connect with friends and family, share your life, and enjoy live entertainment. Earn money from your content and stream live events. Offers both free and premium membership options for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Discover friends and family in your area
  • Create and share posts with comments and likes
  • Stream and join live events with chat
  • Send and receive virtual gifts (cookies)
  • Cash out earnings to a bank account
  • Private and public live streaming options
Features
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Lively is a Social Networking and Live Entertainment Hub. Users can share their Lifestyle, Earn real money from posts and contents, stream live events, watch live entertainment and stay connected to Family & Friends. Users can join the community and enjoy the following key features: - Discover Friends or Family real time in your geographical area. - View other user profile, Follow people, like their profile, Send cookies as a Gift, Chat with other user, Block user and make private/public live stream - Create your own post, View posts of the people you follow & followers, like posts, send cookies to post, Add comments on the post, share post and Flag post. - Create live event (Stream Live), invite/tag people to join the live event, Join live event, participate in Live Chat Room, like and send cookies. - Cash-Out cookies to real money. Select automatic or manual to deposit in Bank account directly. Classic Membership:- Free sign up and limited access to the perks available on the app. Users with Classic membership can view everyone on the app, however they are unable to message a platinum member or message from map search networking tool. *Classic members can Post pictures, Post videos, stream live and receive cookies both on posts & during live stream. * Classic Members can search for friends only by their names or user names; follow friends and send messages only to other classic members. * Classic members can not host private live streams * Classic members can cash out cookies to bank account Platinum Membership:- *subscription comes as a monthly or yearly package. * Life Time Platinum membership for verified celebrities and influencers. * Platinum Members will have unlimited access to every functionality on the App. Platinum Members can Post pictures, Post videos, stream live and receive cookies both on posts & during live streams. * Platinum Members can search for friends by their names or user names; follow friends & family and can send messages to all members on the platform without any restrictions. * Platinum Members can cash out cookies for money, follow or message an unknown user searched by our real-time geo fencing search function. * Platinum members can host private live streams.

Screenshots

Looking43 screens
Lively4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Looking4 at 11.0 against Lively's 15.6. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Looking4 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Lively sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Looking4 ships an update weekly, Lively every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Looking4 versus Lively: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLooking4Lively
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.3 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB209 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developer9139-7570 Qu�bec Inc.Lively Technology Inc.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Looking4

One-time7
  • Membership 1 month$2.99
  • Reserved type 1 day$6.99
  • Membership 6 month$11.99
Show 4 more
  • Reserved type 1 week$14.99
  • Membership 12 months$17.99
  • Reserved type 1 month$39.99
  • Reserved type 1 year$149.99
10 purchases

Lively

Subscriptions2
  • Platinum monthly2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Platinum yearly2 variants$99.991 Year
One-time8
  • 50 Cookies$5.79
  • 100 Cookies$11.49
  • 200 Cookies$22.99
Show 5 more
  • 500 Cookies$57.99
  • 1000 Cookies$114.99
  • 2000 Cookies$229.99
  • 5000 Cookies$579.99
  • 8000 Cookies$919.99

Questions

Is Looking4 free?
Looking4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lively free?
Lively is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Looking4 or Lively have ads?
Neither Looking4 nor Lively shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Looking4 or Lively?
Looking4 ships an update weekly, and Lively every 5 days. Most recently, Looking4 was updated on October 27, 2026 and Lively on October 30, 2026.

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