Comparison

Dots vs Shampoo.

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

Head to head
About

Dots

Features
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About

Shampoo.

Connect with people who share your specific cultural tastes in movies, books, music, and places. This app focuses on deep interests to foster more natural and aligned connections, moving beyond broad categories.

Highlights
  • Connect based on niche cultural tastes
  • Focus on specific films, books, music, places
  • Daily curated matches
  • Reduces endless swiping
  • Facilitates natural conversations
Features
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Ever wished Spotify or Letterboxd had a dating mode? Meet people who share your niche cultural taste. Most dating apps ask about broad interests like “movies,” “music,” or “travel.” But those labels say very little about who someone really is. What creates real alignment are the specifics — the particular film by your favorite director that you can rewatch endlessly, the novel you still think about years later, the album you always return to, or the place you like to go because the people there somehow feel like your kind of crowd. When two people genuinely care about the same films, books, music, or places, meeting tends to feel smoother and more natural. There’s less guessing, fewer mismatches, and fewer moments of wondering whether you’re really on the same wavelength. Shampoo was built for those kinds of connections. Instead of endless swiping, your specific cultural tastes do the filtering first. Every day, you’ll meet two people who share your taste — so when you start talking, it already feels like you’re coming from the same place. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dots4 screens
Shampoo.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dots at none against Shampoo.'s 13. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shampoo. sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Dots asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dots versus Shampoo.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotsShampoo.
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB91 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerjung hyeon kimDare Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Dots

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Shampoo.

Subscriptions4
  • Shampoo+ Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • Shampoo+ Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Shampoo+ Monthly Subscription$17.991 Month
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  • Shampoo+ Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
One-time9
  • 4 Bubbles$3.99
  • Get 50% off your first purchase$3.99
  • 8 Bubbles$5.99
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  • 8 Bubbles$7.49
  • 12 Bubbles$9.99
  • 30% special offer$10.49
  • 40 Bubbles$29.99
  • 80 Bubbles$44.99
  • 180 Bubbles$99.99

Questions

Is Dots free?
Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shampoo. free?
Shampoo. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dots or Shampoo. have ads?
Neither Dots nor Shampoo. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dots or Shampoo.?
Dots ships an update fortnightly, and Shampoo. fortnightly. Most recently, Dots was updated on October 7, 2026 and Shampoo. on October 12, 2026.

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