Comparison

Skills Profiler vs Ask a Mate

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

Head to head
About

Skills Profiler

This app allows apprentices to easily create and manage log book entries on the go. Users can save entries offline and upload them later when connected to Wi-Fi, streamlining the process of documenting their work.

Highlights
  • Create log book entries on the go
  • Save entries offline
  • Upload entries when connected to Wi-Fi
  • Streamlined entry process
  • Developed in response to apprentice feedback
Features
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In response to apprentice feedback, Blue Dog Training has developed a log book app making it even easier to make entries. Blue Dog Training apprentices can now create log book entries on the go with our newly launched iPhone App. Entries can be created on site or on the go and uploaded whenever they like. Most apprentices will probably prefer to save the entries and upload them when they are connected to a Wi-Fi internet connection.

About

Ask a Mate

This app provides a safe space to explore difficult life questions with guidance from a supportive community and expert resources. It offers videos, mental health tools, and relationship assessments to help users find clarity and take their next steps.

Highlights
  • Video library with supportive content
  • Direct access to support helplines
  • Mental health resources
  • Relationship health assessment quiz
  • Safe online environment for exploration
Features
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Find advice on the hard topics. Ask A Mate is your safe space to explore life’s toughest questions—with guidance from people who’ve been there. Whether you’re navigating complex topics like relationships, consent, gender identity, or domestic violence, you don’t have to do it alone. We’ve brought together a supportive community and expert-backed tools to help you find clarity and take your next step. Whatever you’re going through, Ask A Mate is here to help you reflect, reset, and grow. Key Features: Video Library – Browse a growing collection of short, supportive videos from our mates answering life’s tough questions. Support Line Links – Direct access to helplines and services if you need to talk to someone now. Helpful Mental Health Resources – Explore a wide variety of mental health resources to start making taking the first step on your mental health journey Relationship Check-In – Take a quick quiz to get insight into the health of your relationships—because understanding how you feel is the first step to setting boundaries, building trust, or making a change. Safe Online Space – Explore hard topics from the safety of your own phone. No Judgment. Just Support. Life is hard sometimes. Ask A Mate is here to help you navigate through it. Whether you’re going through something big or something quiet, we’re here to help you make sense of it all. Start Getting Advice Today Download Ask A Mate and see how our mates can help you.

Screenshots

Skills Profiler4 screens
Ask a Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ask a Mate at 100% against Skills Profiler's 67%. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skills Profiler ships an update every 3 months, Ask a Mate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Skills Profiler versus Ask a Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkills ProfilerAsk a Mate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB25 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBlue Dog TrainingBeyond DV Ltd

Customer experience

Skills Profiler

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Ask a Mate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Skills Profiler

No in-app purchases

None

Ask a Mate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skills Profiler free?
Skills Profiler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ask a Mate free?
Ask a Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skills Profiler or Ask a Mate have ads?
Neither Skills Profiler nor Ask a Mate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skills Profiler or Ask a Mate?
Skills Profiler ships an update every 3 months, and Ask a Mate every 5 months. Most recently, Skills Profiler was updated on September 23, 2026 and Ask a Mate on October 28, 2026.

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