Comparison

Catchup vs Same City

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

Head to head
About

Catchup

This app helps you nurture important relationships by setting connection goals and sending gentle reminders to reach out. Track your interactions and add notes to remember details, ensuring your connections stay strong.

Highlights
  • Add friends and family
  • Set personal connection goals
  • Track conversations and meetings
  • Add notes to interactions
  • Receive gentle outreach reminders
  • Home screen widget for tracking
Features
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Your relationships matter. But in our busy lives, staying in touch isn't always easy. Catchup is a simple, beautiful way to nurture your most important connections through consistent touchpoints. Add the people you care about, set meaningful connection goals, and get gentle reminders to reach out. How it works: 1. Add friends and family you want to stay close with 2. Set your intentions with personal goals for how often you'd like to connect 3. Track conversations, meetings, and meaningful moments with a quick tap 4. Add notes to remember the little details of each interaction 5. Get gentle reminders when it's time to reach out Try Catchup free with 2 contacts. Upgrade to connect with unlimited friends and family and track your relationships through notifications and a home screen widget. Keep your relationships strong, one connection at a time.

About

Same City

This app facilitates unexpected real-world encounters with friends by sending quiet notifications when you are nearby. It focuses on fostering serendipitous connections without constant location tracking or social media pressure.

Highlights
  • Quiet proximity nudges
  • No location tracking
  • Private by design
  • Add friends easily
  • Real-world connection focus
Features
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Same City brings back the magic of unexpectedly crossing paths—without location tracking or social media pressure. You only get a quiet nudge when you’re nearby someone you’ve added, and nothing more. It makes it natural to add people you’d be happy to randomly bump into someday, not just your closest circle. Private by design, set for serendipity. So you don’t miss each other when you’re in the Same City. How it works • Add friends on Same City • The app checks location periodically • If a friend is nearby, both of you receive a notification No maps. No exact coordinates shared. Just a simple way to connect when you're already close. Same City is designed to make real-world connection easier while keeping your location and life private.

Screenshots

Catchup3 screens
Same City3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Same City at 5.0 against Catchup's 4.3. Same City also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Catchup's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (81 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Catchup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Same City asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Same City holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catchup has 81 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catchup ships an update fortnightly, Same City every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Catchup versus Same City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchupSame City
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (81 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB71 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperChris LeeAnn Bercaw

Bugs and requests

Catchup

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot add contacts
  • Subscription is broken and unusable
  • Bug preventing upgrade to Plus
  • Names and pictures no longer show
  • Pro version features locked temporarily
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  • Does not sync between devices
  • Tracking information lost on iOS update
  • Data not backing up to iCloud

Requested features

24 requests
  • Alphabetical sorting
  • Customizable frequency
  • Different types of catch-ups
  • Select multiple people for a note
  • Add search function
Show 19 more
  • Add photos
  • Add friend's birthday
  • Call or text with WhatsApp integration
  • Reminder for every 2-3 days
  • Groups of people
  • Indicate who was present at a catch-up
  • Siri shortcut support
  • Widget for one-tap connection
  • Button to initiate FaceTime call
  • Option to add date of last in-person hang out
  • Option to add frequency of in-person hang outs
  • Categorize contacts (e.g., home, work)
  • Customizable reminder frequency
  • Dismiss or record connection from notification
  • Snooze next reminder option
  • Remind me on a specific date
  • Backup to iCloud
  • Sync between iPhone and iPad
  • Automatically count call/text as check-in

Same City

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Catchup

One-time1
  • Catchup Plus$9.99
None

Same City

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catchup free?
Catchup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Same City free?
Same City is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Catchup or Same City?
Same City is rated higher. Catchup averages 4.3 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Same City averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Catchup or Same City have ads?
Neither Catchup nor Same City shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catchup or Same City?
Catchup ships an update fortnightly, and Same City every 2 months. Most recently, Catchup was updated on October 24, 2026 and Same City on October 24, 2026.

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