Comparison

1km vs graygate

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

Head to head
About

1km

Connect with people nearby through photos, shared thoughts, and interest-based clubs. Engage in real-time chats and discover new friendships within a 1km radius. Explore local groups and share your experiences.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby users
  • Share thoughts and feelings
  • Join interest-based clubs
  • Real-time chat
  • Visitor tracking subscription
Features
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Discover fun people around you, 1km! ● Who's around me? '1km photo' You can see four pictures of users around you at once! Check out who's around you, and be friends with them! ● Share your thoughts, '1km Say' Is there any place where you can share what's on your mind? You can share deepest thoughts and worries and get sympathized at 1km Say. ● Clubs around me, '1km Club' Clubs around me to Clubs with various interests! You can be friends with other people with similar interests at Club! ● Real-time chat with your favorite! '1km Chat' You can chat with your favorite user anytime, anywhere! People around 1km radius of me, I haven't known before! Don't miss them out :) ------------------------------------------------------------------ If you want, we offer Monthly Subscription for Visitor Tracking 1. Title : [1km Service] Monthly Subscription for Visitor Tracking 2. Subscription automatically renews at a price of USD 10.99 per month. 3. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. 4. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. 5. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. 6. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. 7. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. This service includes In-app Purchase items, and a separate fee will be charged for purchase. - Terms of Service : https://bit.ly/2NOzf0Z - Privacy Policy : https://bit.ly/2Zv8gNq - Terms of Location-Based Service : https://bit.ly/2VJW22l Contact Tel. support@malang.kr / +827050386396 Address. 11th floor, 508, Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

About

graygate

Features
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graygate is an end-to-end encrypted messenger built for privacy. Messages are encrypted on your device before they are sent, and the server can only relay ciphertext. It gives people a way to talk safely even where free expression is suppressed. WHAT THE SERVER DOES NOT KNOW • Your private key is created on your device and never leaves the iOS Keychain. • Room keys are derived from the room password on each device. The server holds only a hash to check whether the password is correct. • Encrypted messages wait on the server for at most 14 days so the recipient can pick them up. Once delivered, they are deleted immediately. • Push notifications carry no content, no sender and no room name. Only the fact that something new arrived. LEFT OUT ON PURPOSE • No read receipts. Delivery is the last thing reported. • No online or typing indicators. • No cloud backup. Conversations live on your device only. • No ads, no analytics, no phone number, no social login. PROTECTION ON THE DEVICE • App lock with Face ID, or an app PIN on devices without biometrics. • Content is hidden in the app switcher, and a screenshot taken inside a room is announced to that room. • Auto-delete per room: 1, 7 or 30 days. • Key fingerprint check: compare 12 words and a group of digits to catch a server that tries to swap keys in the middle. ROOMS • One-to-one chats, group rooms, and channels where an admin posts and members reply with comments. • Photos and videos are encrypted the same way as text. Videos are saved to your album rather than played inside the app. • Removing a member always rotates the room key, so they cannot read anything that follows. GOOD TO KNOW • graygate is invite-only. You need an invite code from an existing user to create an account. • If you switch devices, your past conversations do not follow you. That is by design. • A 12-word recovery phrase resets your password and app PIN. It does not bring back past conversations. • Who joined which room, and when a device connected, is stored on the server. Per-message forward secrecy is not provided. • You must be at least 16 years old to use graygate. Terms of Service: https://graygate.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://graygate.app/privacy/

Screenshots

1km4 screens
graygate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: graygate at none against 1km's 10. graygate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). 1km's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price 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. 1km sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. graygate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1km ships an update every 3 weeks, graygate daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
1km versus graygate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1kmgraygate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (591 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings591 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB60 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMalang Studio Co. Ltd,Sanghoon Han

Bugs and requests

1km

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't write 'say' after update
  • Notifications not working properly
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Delete purchase history
  • Expand search distance
  • Add more language support

graygate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

1km

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Membership$4.991 Month
  • Premium Membership_30D_free1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Visitor Tracking (Monthly)$10.991 Month
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  • Club Organizer (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • Club Organizer (Yearly)$118.991 Year
One-time5
  • 100 cm (May cancel in 7 days)$0.99
  • 300 cm (May cancel in 7 days)$1.99
  • 500 cm (May cancel in 7 days)$3.99
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  • 1000 cm (May cancel in 7 days)$8.99
  • 5000 cm (May cancel in 7 days)$44.99
None

graygate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 1km free?
1km is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is graygate free?
graygate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 1km or graygate have ads?
1km shows ads; graygate does not.
Which is updated more often, 1km or graygate?
1km ships an update every 3 weeks, and graygate daily. Most recently, 1km was updated on November 10, 2026 and graygate on October 31, 2026.

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