Comparison

Playfair x Soco vs Called

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

Head to head
About

Playfair x Soco

This app facilitates connections with new people met at events using proximity technology. It allows users to connect and message each other within the app after mutual confirmation, helping to remember names and faces.

Highlights
  • Proximity-based connections
  • Phone-free connection initiation
  • Mutual connection approval
  • In-app messaging
  • Remember names and faces
  • Stay connected with new friends
Features
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Playfair uses Soco at its events to help you stay connected with new friends you meet, without even needing to take out your phone. Soco uses super-close proximity technology so you don't have to swap phone numbers or social handles after you meet someone new. Once you hang around a new friend, Soco suggests staying connected. Both users have the opportunity to approve or deny the connection, and if both people confirm, users can message each other in the app. Whether you're at a Playfair event or another school function, Soco helps you connect better with the people you meet in real life! Plus, you can see a photo for every person you meet, so you’ll never have to worry about forgetting a name again! Here are a few things you can do with Soco: - Make new connections without taking your phone out of your pocket - Confirm a new connection after you meet - Connect and chat with new friends in the app - Remember someone’s name after you leave the conversation - Reach back out to your new friend to stay connected Download Playfair x Soco now and see how you can connect better to the people around you!

About

Called

This app helps build Christian communities and groups, fostering meaningful connections away from social media noise. It's designed for church-goers, ministry leaders, and faith-based organizations to organize events, manage groups, and engage in focused conversations.

Highlights
  • Discover Christian groups
  • Engage in meaningful conversations
  • Manage small groups
  • Organize church and ministry groups
  • Event creation and RSVP management
  • Customizable notifications
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Build an authentic Christian community where every person feels needed and known. Have you ever stood at the door after a great ministry event, celebrating what God just did, only to watch someone leave alone who no one really knows? Many leaders can feel overwhelmed with too many platforms, group texts, and several disconnected systems. Ministry has become scattered across emails, social media, spreadsheets, and apps, making it difficult to truly know your people and keep them connected throughout the week. Called gives you one simple place to reach your people, build real community, and guide them in their discipleship journey. From outreach to small groups to Sunday reminders, it all finally lives in one app built specifically for churches, ministries, campus ministries, and Christian communities. Every person deserves to feel needed and known. This is the heart of Called—and every feature exists to help leaders make that happen. Grow your ministry in 30 days. Guaranteed. Launch 3–5 active groups in your first month, or you don’t pay. Get your first 50 members onboarded automatically. With Called, Christian leaders will: • Know who’s engaged, new, or may need care • Help people find belonging through small groups • Stay connected beyond Sunday with prayer, chat, and discipleship • Turn communication into real engagement • Lead in a safe, trusted environment built for ministry • Spend less time managing tools and more time shepherding people Replace GroupMe, Facebook Groups, Remind, Flocknote, Eventbrite, and endless text threads. Called puts it all in one place. Whether you’re a pastor, ministry leader, small group leader, campus minister, or part of a Christian organization, Called helps build communities where people don’t just attend; they belong. “Finally, I found my people.” Your calling is to build disciples. Our calling is to make it simple. Join thousands of ministry leaders building stronger, more connected communities with Called. Download Called today. Connect with us: Support: https://support.called.app/knowledge Email: info@called.app

Screenshots

Playfair x Soco4 screens
Called4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Playfair x Soco at free against Called's free with in-app purchases. Playfair x Soco also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Called's advantage is ratings volume (370 vs 15) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Playfair x Soco holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Called has 370 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playfair x Soco ships an update every 2 weeks, Called every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Playfair x Soco versus Called: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayfair x SocoCalled
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better4.8 (370 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15370 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Soco App Corp.Called LLC

Customer experience

Playfair x Soco

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Called

All ratings370 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Playfair x Soco

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Called

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Cannot upgrade members to leader status
  • Cannot add members to existing group chats
  • App opens slow
  • Notifications don’t show correctly and clear
  • Text does not adjust with phone text adjustments
Show 4 more
  • Harder to navigate after update
  • Does not go to dark mode
  • Constantly shows notifications that are not there
  • Have to manually scroll emojis instead of searching

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to reply to individual messages in a thread
  • Search bar for emojis

In-app purchases

None

Playfair x Soco

No in-app purchases

None

Called

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playfair x Soco free?
Playfair x Soco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Called free?
Called is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Playfair x Soco or Called?
Playfair x Soco is rated higher. Playfair x Soco averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Called averages 4.8 from 370 ratings.
Do Playfair x Soco or Called have ads?
Neither Playfair x Soco nor Called shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playfair x Soco or Called?
Playfair x Soco ships an update every 2 weeks, and Called every 4 days. Most recently, Playfair x Soco was updated on October 6, 2026 and Called on October 20, 2026.

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