Social meets vs Rift Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Social meets
Discover and join local events, connect with people who share your interests, and participate in engaging discussions. Build meaningful relationships and expand your social circle.
- Event discovery
- Social connections
- Interest-based networking
- Community discussions
- Personalized event recommendations
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Social Meets: Your Hub for Events and Social Connections. Discover exciting gatherings, network with like-minded individuals, and engage in lively discussions. Find events tailored to your interests and build meaningful connections today!
Rift Chat
Connect with communities, friends, and groups through real-time chat and voice channels. Enjoy private direct messages with end-to-end encryption for secure conversations. This platform offers a focused communication space without advertisements or user tracking.
- Create or join Shards
- Talk in channels
- Direct messages
- Voice chat
- End-to-end encryption for DMs
- Ad-free experience
- No behavioral tracking
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Rift is a chat and voice app for communities, friends, and real-time hangouts. Create or join Shards, talk in channels, message friends in DMs, and hop into voice. Direct messages use end-to-end encryption so Rift cannot read your DM text. Built for people who want a focused place to talk without ads or behavioral tracking, loaded with features and versatility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rift Chat at none against Social meets's 6. Rift Chat also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Social meets sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Rift Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Social meets against 5.0 for Rift Chat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Social meets ships an update every 3 weeks, Rift Chat weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Social meets | Rift Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 415 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Social Meets LLC | Rift Communications LLC |
Customer experience
Social meets
Rift Chat
In-app purchases
Social meets
- Starter$0.99
- Silver Package$0.99
- Regular$1.99
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- Gold Package$4.99
- Diamond Package$9.99
- Platinum Package$19.99
Rift Chat
No in-app purchases
