GG vs Draugiem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GG
A lightweight and simple messenger for everyday private and company communication. Stay in touch with friends and colleagues, share files, and enjoy animated emoticons. Secure, encrypted connections ensure your conversations are private.
- Lightweight messenger
- Private and company use
- File and photo uploads
- Animated emoticons
- Cross-device access
- Encrypted connections
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Are you fed up with heavy apps? GG is a light and pleasant messenger for everyday communication, for both private and company use. Always stay in touch with friends and colleagues. Talk in conference. Upload files and photos, and when you have no one to talk to, draw a contact, have fun, get to know new people. Free chat history and contact search. The best animated emoticons; check them out and make others smile. No matter where you are - at home, at work, on the go - you can talk to who you want, where you want. No matter on which device you are using GG, you always have access to the same contact list and conversation archive. Encrypted connections guarantee the security and confidentiality of your conversations. Install today and never miss a message again!
Draugiem
Stay connected with friends through this social networking app. Send messages, view photo galleries, and keep up with updates on your profile. Enjoy a simple and free way to interact with your social circle.
- Connect with friends
- Send messages
- View photo galleries
- Follow profile updates
- Simple interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Draugiem at 4.5 against GG's 4.1. Draugiem also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 29%). GG's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. GG sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Draugiem sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Draugiem holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 147 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of GG's written reviews are positive against 46% of Draugiem's.
GG ships an update fortnightly, Draugiem every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | GG | Draugiem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (74 ratings) | 4.5 (147 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.0% of reviews | 46.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 147 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fintecom Sp. z o.o. | Draugiem SIA |
Customer experience
GG
Draugiem
Bugs and requests
GG
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Draugiem
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes frequently after updates
- Login issues and authentication failures
- Scrolling lag and frame rate problems
- Photos not appearing in galleries
- Video playback failures
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- App closes when opening certain sections
- Unable to scroll pages up and down
- Gifts section causes app to crash
- Language settings not persisting
- Notifications not displaying properly
- Incompatibility with older iOS versions
Requested features
12 requests- Chat and real-time messaging functionality
- Video upload from iPhone
- Ability to change profile picture
- File and document sharing via messages
- Interest groups (domubiedri) accessibility
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- Friend photo galleries viewing
- Better calendar interface
- Landscape mode support
- Push notifications for messages
- Photo upload from phone camera
- Improved emoji selection
- Better blog and community features
In-app purchases
GG
- 1 Month of GG Premium$1.99
- 6 Months of GG Premium$9.99
- 1 Year of GG Premium$19.99
Draugiem
- Gifts service for 15 days$0.99
- Profile statistics for 15 days$0.99
- Gallery statistics for 15 days$0.99
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- Profile statistics for 31 days$1.99
- Gallery statistics for 31 days$1.99
- Gifts service for 31 days$1.99
- Invisibility for 18 days$1.99
