Ace Mate vs Hob Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ace Mate
Find tennis partners and coaches in your area. Connect with other players through a built-in messaging tool and create a profile to get started. Enjoy meeting new people while playing your favorite sport.
- Find hitting partners
- Locate tennis coaches
- Built-in messaging
- User profiles with bio
- Connect with local players
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Interested in playing tennis with other people? Download Ace Mate! Ace Mate allows you to find casual hitting partners or coaches around you through the app's friend user interface. Use the built-in messaging tool to contact other people! Add in a profile picture and bio to get started! This is a great opportunity to meet new people while also enjoying a game of tennis!!!
Hob Chat
Connect and chat with people globally through fast, simple instant messaging. Enjoy smooth, secure, and reliable text communication in one-on-one or group conversations with a clean, user-friendly interface.
- Instant messaging
- One-on-one chats
- Group conversations
- Real-time messaging
- User-friendly interface
- Secure communication
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Connect and chat with people from around the world using our fast and simple instant messaging app. Whether you're talking oneonone or in a group, you can send messages in real time with a clean and user-friendly interfaceNo complicated features . just smooth, secure, and reliable text chat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ace Mate at none against Hob Chat's 9. Hob Chat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Hob Chat sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Ace Mate asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ace Mate against 5.0 for Hob Chat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Ace Mate ships an update every 3 months, Hob Chat every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ace Mate | Hob Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alexander Choi | 致远 马 |
Customer experience
Ace Mate
Hob Chat
In-app purchases
Ace Mate
No in-app purchases
Hob Chat
- 15000 gold coins$0.99
- Exclusive gift for new users$0.99
- 90000 gold coins$5.99
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- 150000 gold coins$9.99
- New user advanced gifts$9.99
- New user supreme gift$19.99
- 450000 gold coins$29.99
- 900000 gold coins$59.99
- 1500000 gold coins$99.99
