Comparison

Friends vs DuoQueue

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

Head to head
About

Friends

This social app helps you find new, lasting friendships by connecting you with like-minded individuals. It features customized profiles, private chats, and a user-friendly interface to combat loneliness and expand your social circle.

Highlights
  • Customized profiles
  • Instant search for similar interests
  • Private chat feature
  • User-friendly interface
  • Access to large databases
Features
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Never Be Lonely Again Despite living in a world where people can connect to a global web of communities, cultures and experiences through social media platforms like Facebook and have hundreds of friends, the reality of loneliness can’t be ignored. According to a recent poll by the reputable polling organization Statista 60% of Canadians and 65% of Americans reported feeling lonely when asked the question “How often do people feel lonely?” This highlights the need for a platform where individuals can connect with like-minded people who have similar interests and are seeking true friendships. Introducing, Friends-Zone, a social app designed to facilitate such connections. Find New, Lasting Friends. The Friends-Zone is the creation of, Dwight, whose friend circle has shifted due to significant life events and the recent pandemic and the restrictions. Realizing the importance of human connections, he wondered how he could create some new and interesting friendships and thus the app was born. Find Like-minded Connections. The Friends-Zone employs and instant search feature that scans its database to identify individuals who share similar interests, making it easier for you to find potential friends. Once a match is made with a friend or a group of friends, you can connect with them privately through the chat feature. Whether you have recently relocated, are a widower or you simply wish to expand your circle of friends, Friends-Zone is an excellent platform to meet new people. It is specifically designed to help you find a friend. Built to Guide People In the words of, Friends-Zone, developer, Dwight, “I created Friends-Zone to guide people who may feel alone so that they know that there is a friend out there somewhere, always. Friends-Zone can be their connection point.” Download the Friends-Zone today on iPhone and together let’s make the world a friendlier place. App Features 1. Set up customized profiles 2. Access to large databases 3. Access to private chats 4. Simple and user-friendly Terms of Service: https://friendzoneapp.com/terms-of-service/

About

DuoQueue

Find teammates for your favorite games based on shared interests and playtimes. Connect with players for ranked matches, parties, or casual sessions. Prioritizes games and commonalities over superficial filters.

Highlights
  • Find teammates for ranked or casual play
  • Match based on shared games, hours, and interests
  • Optional profile picture, no gender filters
  • Queue Up feature for immediate availability
  • Party mode for finding a third player
  • Player rating system for comms and reliability
  • Age-restricted (18+) with safety features
Features
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DuoQueue is how you find people to duo queue with: a teammate for ranked, a third for your party, someone who plays the same games at the same hours. Just teammates. One optional picture, no gender filters. Games come first. YOUR DECK Your deck puts players in your region first and favors people who have been on lately and what you have in common: games you both play (at the same skill level), shows and anime you both watch, a language you share, and the hours you usually play. Every card shows one picture if they added one, their League rank or main game, and how many games you share, then their prompts. Swipe to say you'd duo. When you both swipe, you match and the chat opens. Missing your game? Add it. QUEUE UP Ready to play? Tap Queue up and pick a game. For the next hour, or until you find a duo, you show up in Online Now, and your matches may get a heads-up that you're free. In North America, up to 6 players in that game who have Duo Pops on get one. Duo Pops are on until you turn them off in Settings, come at most 3 a day, and never arrive between 1 am and 10 am. Each Queue up also gives you an LFG post with your own code, ready to share where you look for teammates. One duo per Queue up: the first to answer, by a Duo Pop or your code, is your duo. Your code stops working once you find a duo or stop queueing, or 15 minutes after your hour ends. LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: CAN DUO Play League of Legends in North America? Add your rank, and players whose rank can queue Ranked Solo/Duo with yours light up with Can duo and sit nearer the top of your deck. It's based on the ranks you both listed and League's published duo rules, and the League client has the final say. PARTY MODE Want a third? Tap Invite a third in a chat. You and your match swipe on the same players, and when you both say yes, that player gets an invite. Or share an LFG post whose code works for 2 hours: the first to join with it takes the last seat, and either of you can stop it. Parties hold three, invites stay open for 7 days, and your party gets its own group chat. PLAY NOW OR PLAN IT In a chat, buttons above the message box say you're free now, pick a time to play, or share your Discord username. Rate the session afterwards: good comms, chill after losses, and showed up on time appear on a player's profile once enough players say so. Link your Steam account in Settings and your profile shows Verified: Steam. SAFETY, FOR REAL DuoQueue is 18+ only. Every account confirms a date of birth of 18 or older to sign up. Every profile photo is automatically screened before anyone else sees it. Report or block from a card in your deck, from a Duo Pop, or from a chat. Blocking is immediate: a blocked user can't see your profile again. A hidden-word filter hides messages containing words you pick. A Safety Center covers meeting up safely, scams, and crisis support. DUOQUEUE+ DuoQueue+ is optional. It lifts the 25-swipes-a-day cap, adds filters for a specific game or show, platform, skill level, playstyle, and recent activity, shows everyone who wants to duo with you at once instead of 3 a day, adds unlimited active conversations, and gives you a Super Ping a day that tells someone directly you want to duo. Weekly, monthly, 3-month, and 6-month plans, all auto-renewing until you cancel in your App Store account settings. Power-Ups are a separate one-time purchase that puts you near the top of other people's decks for 30 minutes. Everything else (matching, Queue up and Duo Pops, Online Now, Highlights, party mode, and chatting in your 10 most recently active matches) is free. DuoQueue isn't endorsed by Riot Games and doesn't reflect the views or opinions of Riot Games or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Riot Games properties. Riot Games, and all associated properties are trademarks or registered trademarks of Riot Games, Inc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://duoqueue.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://duoqueue.io/privacy

Screenshots

Friends4 screens
DuoQueue4 screens

Verdict

The call

Friends and DuoQueue both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DuoQueue's written reviews are positive against 75% of Friends's. DuoQueue also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). Friends's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Friends sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and DuoQueue sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Friends against 5.0 for DuoQueue. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DuoQueue has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Friends's written reviews are positive against 100% of DuoQueue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Friends ships an update fortnightly, DuoQueue weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Friends versus DuoQueue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFriendsDuoQueue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB67 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDwight LyonsCAMERON SHAW STALLINGS

Customer experience

Friends

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

DuoQueue

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Friends

Subscriptions1
  • Friend Zone$0.991 Month
5 purchases

DuoQueue

Subscriptions4
  • DuoQueue+ Weekly$4.997 Days
  • DuoQueue+ Monthly$7.991 Month
  • DuoQueue+ 3-Months$17.993 Months
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  • DuoQueue+ 6-Months$29.996 Months
One-time1
  • Power-Up$3.99

Questions

Is Friends free?
Friends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DuoQueue free?
DuoQueue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Friends or DuoQueue?
Friends and DuoQueue are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Friends or DuoQueue have ads?
Neither Friends nor DuoQueue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Friends or DuoQueue?
Friends ships an update fortnightly, and DuoQueue weekly. Most recently, Friends was updated on November 3, 2026 and DuoQueue on November 6, 2026.

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