Ultraviolet Chat vs Ridlme
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultraviolet Chat
Connect with creators, experts, and professionals who share your interests. This community chat platform offers a user-friendly interface for exclusive experiences and knowledge sharing.
- Community chat platform
- Connect with creators
- Exclusive experiences
- Knowledge sharing
- User-friendly interface
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Ultraviolet is a community chat platform designed to bring you closer to creators, experts, and professionals who share your interests and passions. Our user-friendly interface and messaging features make it simple to access exclusive experiences and knowledge in a fun way.
Ridlme
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Ridlme is for paid, private chats with experts and personalities — the people you can't reach in an ordinary DM. Send them a message. They set the fee for a reply, and if they don't reply, you're not charged. Ask for advice, get feedback, talk something through, or just say what you've always wanted to say — whatever the message, it lands in front of the real person, and the reply is really them. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open their profile — tap the link they've shared, or look them up by name. 2. Send your message — say what you want to say, and attach photos, video, or a voice message if it helps. 3. Pay only for replies — your card is charged only when they actually reply. No reply, no charge. 4. Keep chatting — their replies land in your private chat, with notifications when they message back. FOR EXPERTS AND PERSONALITIES Your attention is valuable — Ridlme turns it into a service. Set your price, share your link, and reply on your schedule. - Your price, your rules — you decide what a chat costs and which messages you take. - Bring your audience — share your Ridlme link anywhere. We don't rank, advertise, or promote profiles: your audience stays yours. - Decline anything — decline a message and the sender isn't charged. - Get paid out fast — payouts go straight to your bank via Stripe (in the countries Stripe supports). MESSAGING, NOT SOCIAL MEDIA No feeds, no followers, no likes. No online status, no read receipts, no typing bubbles — people reply thoughtfully, and every chat stays between you and them. BUILT ON TRUST - Really them — every reply is personally written by the person behind the profile you chose. - Private by design — your chat is between you and them, never public. - You're in control — block or report anyone, any time. - No ads, no subscriptions — Ridlme is free to download and free to join; you pay per chat and we take a small commission. Questions? We're at help@ridlme.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ridlme at none against Ultraviolet Chat's 5. Ridlme also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Ultraviolet Chat sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Ridlme asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ultraviolet Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, Ridlme every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultraviolet Chat | Ridlme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (725 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 725 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ultraviolet Labs, Inc. | Ridlme |
Bugs and requests
Ultraviolet Chat
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and account setup problems
- Unreliable video playback and content access
- Inconsistent notification and messaging functionality
- Crashes and freezes during app usage
- Syncing and data loss problems
Requested features
5 requests- Improved account management options
- Ability to save purchased content
- Explore feature to discover new creators
- Web-based version for desktop access
- Detailed creator analytics dashboard
Ridlme
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ultraviolet Chat
- $2.99 Gem Pack$2.99
- $4.99 Gem Pack$4.99
- $9.99 Gem Pack$9.99
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- $18.99 Gem Pack$18.99
- $44.99 Gem Pack$44.99
Ridlme
No in-app purchases









