Babble vs Smallwrld
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Babble
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Chat with the world in a new, exciting way! Completely free! • All your message are time limited, they will disappear after the the period that you choose • You can create threads inside of threads, it's up to you how you use the chat • None of your personal information is shared or collected Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rafalgrodzinski.com/babble#privacy
Smallwrld
Connect with friends of friends in real time based on location and mutual contacts. Maintain anonymity until a mutual match is made, then unlock chat to expand your social network.
- Discover friends of friends
- Real-time location-based connections
- Mutual contact discovery
- Anonymous matching
- In-app chat feature
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SmallWrld is a social media and networking application designed to facilitate connections between friends of friends. Discover connections in real time, based off of location and mutual contacts. Remain anonymous until both users ‘match’ and then enable the chat feature to expand your network!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Babble at fortnightly against Smallwrld's every 2 months. Smallwrld's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Babble ships an update fortnightly, Smallwrld every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Babble | Smallwrld |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rafal Grodzinski | Will Samuels |
In-app purchases
Babble
No in-app purchases
Smallwrld
No in-app purchases
