Comparison

Badoo Premium vs Pulsing

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

Head to head
About

Badoo Premium

Connect with millions globally to chat, date, and make new friends. Discover who likes you, boost your profile visibility, and enjoy exclusive features. A secure platform with a verification process to ensure genuine connections.

Highlights
  • See who likes you
  • Boost profile visibility
  • Chat and flirt with new people
  • Discover users nearby
  • Profile verification
  • Swipe left and right on profiles
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Badoo is the world’s largest dating network, with millions of users and counting. Countless people use it every day around the world to chat, date, meet and flirt. Now, for a limited time only, we are offering you the chance to enjoy Badoo Premium at a discounted price! You’ll be able to see who likes you, boost your profile, and a number of other exclusive features. As well as these Badoo Premium features, you’ll also be able to: - Chat, flirt and meet new people - See who uses Badoo nearby - Enjoy regular updates and new features - Relax - our verification process means no catfish - Swipe left and right on profiles So join today, and become the latest person to find someone special on Badoo! Payment will be taken from your iTunes account, and subscriptions will automatically renew, unless this auto-renewal is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. To switch off auto-renewal, go to your settings within the iTune store at any time after purchase. If you choose not to continue subscribing to Badoo Premium, you can simply continue using and enjoy Badoo for free. Your personal data is safe on Badoo - but please be sure to take the time to read our terms and condition and privacy information: https://www.badoo.com/privacy https://badoo.com/terms

About

Pulsing

Connect with individuals who share your aspirations, schedule, and location to transform intentions into actions. Create and discover shared goals for activities like fitness, study, or travel, and initiate conversations to plan your next steps together.

Highlights
  • Create custom 'pulses' for shared activities
  • Discover recommendations based on pulse details
  • Connect with mutual interests
  • Coordinate plans and take action together
  • Supports various goals: fitness, study, travel, creativity, and more
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Pulsing helps you find people who share your goal, timing, interests, and location so you can turn an intention into action. Create a pulse to share what you want to do, when you want to do it, and the area that works for you. Discover recommendations grounded in the details of your pulse. When the interest is mutual, start a conversation, coordinate the details, and take the first step together. Whether your goal is fitness, study, travel, building a product, exploring outdoors, creativity, volunteering, or culture, Pulsing is a network for doing—not just following. Optional auto-renewing Featured and Gold subscriptions are available in monthly and annual plans. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm a purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pulsegroup.top/app-store/privacy

Screenshots

Badoo Premium4 screens
Pulsing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pulsing at Free against Badoo Premium's $2.99. Pulsing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Badoo Premium's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 5) and chart position (#7 vs unranked). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Pulsing is free to download; Badoo Premium costs $2.99 up front. Badoo Premium sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Pulsing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulsing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Badoo Premium has 2.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Badoo Premium's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pulsing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Badoo Premium ships an update weekly, Pulsing every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Badoo Premium versus Pulsing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBadoo PremiumPulsing
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better5
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#7 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB58 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBadoo Software LtdSadra Makhmali

Customer experience

Badoo Premium

All ratings2,405 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews1,569 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative27.0%

Pulsing

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Badoo Premium

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and account blocks
  • Premium features not working as expected
  • Notification problems and app freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to search by location
  • Improve profile verification process
  • Provide more free messaging options
  • Implement better spam/bot detection

Pulsing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Badoo Premium

Subscriptions4
  • Super Powers3 variants$2.997 Days
  • Badoo Premium$5.997 Days
  • Badoo Premium$6.997 Days
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  • Super Powers$11.991 Month
One-time4
  • pack of 100 Badoo credits$1.99
  • pack of 100 Badoo credits$2.99
  • Pack of 100 Credits$3.99
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  • pack of 550 Badoo credits$7.99
4 purchases

Pulsing

Subscriptions4
  • Featured Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Featured Annual$12.491 Year
  • Gold Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Gold Annual$124.991 Year

Questions

Is Badoo Premium free?
Badoo Premium costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pulsing free?
Pulsing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Badoo Premium or Pulsing?
Pulsing is rated higher. Badoo Premium averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Pulsing averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Badoo Premium or Pulsing have ads?
Badoo Premium shows ads; Pulsing does not.
Which is updated more often, Badoo Premium or Pulsing?
Badoo Premium ships an update weekly, and Pulsing every 3 days. Most recently, Badoo Premium was updated on October 17, 2026 and Pulsing on October 3, 2026.

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