Playfair x Soco vs Kinlink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Proximity-based connections
- Phone-free connection initiation
- Mutual connection approval
- In-app messaging
- Remember names and faces
- Stay connected with new friends
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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!
Kinlink
This app fosters a strong, resilient community by enabling modern 'knock on the door' interactions. It aims to create a 'Third Space' for local businesses and residents, combating social isolation.
- Community building
- Local business integration
- Social connection
- Combats social isolation
- Third Space creation
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An app to get you off your phone and connecting with your neighbors in real life ! Remember the time when we talked to our neighbors in person, kids organically met in an open area near their homes and played till it was time for dinner? When knocking on a neighbor's door was not only acceptable but welcome. This is our attempt to get some of that back while accepting this era.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Playfair x Soco at 15 against Kinlink's 2. Kinlink's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 5.0 for Playfair x Soco against 5.0 for Kinlink. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playfair x Soco has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Playfair x Soco ships an update every 2 weeks, Kinlink every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playfair x Soco | Kinlink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Soco App Corp. | SHILPA DHARMADHIKARI |
Customer experience
Playfair x Soco
Kinlink
In-app purchases
Playfair x Soco
No in-app purchases
Kinlink
No in-app purchases
