Played8 vs LilPlays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Played8
This app helps parents arrange playdates for their children by leveraging their existing social networks. It simplifies the process of inviting friends, coordinating schedules, and organizing activities, aiming to foster real-world connections and reduce screen time.
- Create family profiles
- Import contacts and build community
- Organize playdates with invitations
- Sync playdate details with personal calendar
- Broadcast fun activities to community
- Manage acceptances and declines
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Played8 is a scheduling app for parents seeking playdates for their kids through their existing social connections. Played8 works like a neighborly knock on your door, checking in to see if your little one is available for a play date. We at Played8 would love to bring back the nostalgia of jumping over a fence or that knock on your door to meet a friend and then staying at the park till the sun sets, keeping screens at bay. Profiles Parents start by creating a profile for their family. Parents can choose their kids’ availability for play dates through the profile page. This serves as the starting point for sending and receiving invitations for playdates. Building Community book to import contacts and Once a Parent creates a profile, they can import contacts from their phone, send friend requests and build their Played8 community. Parents can watch their community of friends’ kids and kids’ friends grow as they connect often. They can now keep the connections strong by Organizing Play Dates and participate in impromptu interactions through the Broadcast My Fun function. Easy Communication The world is made of two types of people: The ones who Plan Ahead rely on Organizing a Play Date function on Played8, and other group relies on Played8’s Broadcast My Fun to make impromptu plans. Organizing a Play Date Organizing a Play Date for your little ones is simple: a few clicks and you are all set. Played8 allows Parents to send an invitation to their friends with a simple description, time and place. It skips the work of creating a group chat, breaking the ice and the back and forth of matching schedules. Played8 distills essential information regarding the Play Date for the Parents, such as: Theme, Time, Location, Acceptances, Declines and Other friends around and available. Parents can Sync all this information with their personal calendar and get notified to make room for other things life throws at us. Broadcast My Fun Broadcast My Fun lets you connect with your Community over common interests, hobbies, local events, to maximize fun and nurture your connections. Broadcast your message to a handful or cast a broader net in your Community and Maximize your Fun. We invite you to Maximize your Fun and check out the possibilities with Played8! Get in touch with questions or suggestions at imlistening@played8.com
LilPlays
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This app is a social network app connecting little ones for playdates. You can browse and join the playdates nearby. The app will also help tracking your upcoming playdates schedule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Played8 at every 3 days against LilPlays's fortnightly. Played8 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). 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.
Played8 ships an update every 3 days, LilPlays fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Played8 | LilPlays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pranjal Shirwaikar | Mingbo Xu |
In-app purchases
Played8
No in-app purchases
LilPlays
No in-app purchases








