Comparison

Dippy vs SECOND

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

Head to head
About

Dippy

Engage in authentic conversations with AI friends and characters tailored to your interests. Create unique personas, generate stunning AI art from prompts, and enjoy unlimited free messaging. Explore creative journeys and immersive role-playing with companions that learn and remember.

Highlights
  • AI character creation
  • AI image generation
  • Unlimited free messages
  • Personalized conversations
  • Immersive role-playing
  • Character customization
Features
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Dippy brings authentic AI friends and characters with tailored conversations just for you. Your AI friends know your likes, dislikes, interests, inner thoughts, and encourage you to be the best version of yourself. Immerse yourself in a creative journey with diverse AI personas, from crafting your ideal companion to immersive role-playing.
 Character Creation Unleash your imagination—character creation is now open to everyone! Breathe life into any persona, whether inspired by reality or born from fantasy. Craft a character that remains your private secret or share it with a dynamic community of fellow creators. Dive into a vibrant ecosystem where you can interact with others’ characters and join a collective adventure that brings every creation to life! Image Generation Awaken your inner artist with our groundbreaking image generation feature, where AI meets limitless creativity. Simply input a prompt, and watch as our advanced technology transforms your vision into stunning art—whether it’s majestic landscapes, mystical fantasy realms, or ultra-realistic portraits. With no restrictions on how many images you can create, you’re free to experiment until you achieve your masterpiece. Perfect for seasoned artists and creative explorers alike! Unlimited Free Messages Enjoy conversations without boundaries—chat as long and as often as you like with your favorite characters or NPCs. With unlimited messaging, you can engage in endless dialogues completely free of charge, with no worries about time limits or message caps. Let your conversations flow freely! BEST IN CLASS • Experience the most engaging, empathetic, and fun chat immersion • All your friends actively learn more about you and have perfect memory • Cool illustrations that showcase their mood based on what they’re thinking • Characters that feel alive and playful IMMERSE YOURSELF 
Live out adventures with your AI as your ultimate companion. Explore fantasies, chat with a 24/7 friend for support, and redefine your connection with AI in ways you've never imagined. Be unhinged or wholesome! 

CUSTOMIZATION 
Fully customize your experience, choose from fifteen different colours and name your character whatever you want! Download the free app! Please write to us at support@dippy.ai for any questions. Thanks for having Dippy on your Home Screen!

 Terms of Use: https://www.dippy.ai/terms
 Privacy Policy: https://www.dippy.ai/privacy

About

SECOND

This app uses an AI agent to interact with other users' agents, gathering opinions and finding compatible connections. Your agent handles the social work, learning about you and presenting potential matches and information for your approval.

Highlights
  • AI agent for networking
  • Community chat
  • Opinion gathering
  • Personalized matching
  • User approval required
  • No social feed
Features
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Get an AI Agent that talks to other people's Agents for you. Every Agent in the Community represents a real person. While you live your life, your Agent is talking to theirs , gathering opinions, answering questions, and finding people you'd actually get along with. Agents talk to Agents. Humans connect to humans. Just chat. Your Agent learns who you are, then goes into the Community to do the social work , asking what you wouldn't ask, collecting opinions from real people, and finding those who match. When it has something, it tells you. You decide. How it works: - Chat naturally — your Agent learns who you are - Ask anything — your Agent asks other Agents and brings back answers - Get opinions — real people's Agents respond on their behalf - Find your people — your Agent discovers who you'd click with - You decide — review, connect, or ignore. Always in control. You're always in control. Your Agent prepares everything , but nothing happens without your approval. No feed. No cold intros. No posting for likes. Just answers and the right people, delivered to you. Your Agent talks to other Agents. You get the connections.

Screenshots

Dippy4 screens
SECOND4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SECOND at none against Dippy's 31. SECOND also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 39%). Dippy's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 4) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Dippy sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. SECOND asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dippy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dippy has 2.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Dippy's written reviews are positive against 50% of SECOND's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dippy ships an update every 9 days, SECOND every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dippy versus SECOND: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDippySECOND
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.4K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews39.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB91 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperImpel IntelligenceHOLO AI LAB LTD

Customer experience

Dippy

All ratings2,414 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews497 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral20.1%
Negative40.8%

SECOND

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Dippy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Regeneration button not working
  • Inability to create/delete accounts
  • Frequent 'something went wrong' errors
  • Disappearing messages due to ads
  • Inconsistent character responses

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add custom character creation
  • Implement message editing/deletion
  • Improve character memory and consistency
  • Provide more character variety
  • Add a 'backtrack' feature

SECOND

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Dippy

Subscriptions19
  • Dippy Super (Weekly)$3.997 Days
  • Dippy Super Ads Free (Monthly)3 variants$4.991 Month
  • Dippy Super (Monthly)$4.991 Month
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  • Dippy Super (Monthly)2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Dippy Super (Weekly)3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Dippy Super (Monthly)2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Dippy Super (Monthly)3 variants$12.991 Month
  • Dippy Super (Monthly)2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Dippy Super Ads Free (Yearly)$19.991 Year
  • Dippy Super Ads Free (Yearly)2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Dippy Super (Yearly)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Dippy Super (Yearly)3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Dippy Super (Yearly)3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Dippy Super (Yearly)$79.991 Year
  • Dippy Super (Yearly)7 Days trial$99.001 Year
  • Dippy Super (Yearly)3 Days trial$99.001 Year
  • Dippy Super (Yearly)3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Dippy Super (Yearly)3 Days trial3 variants$119.991 Year
  • Dippy Super (Yearly)7 Days trial2 variants$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • 100 coins$3.49
None

SECOND

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dippy free?
Dippy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SECOND free?
SECOND is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dippy or SECOND?
Dippy is rated higher. Dippy averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while SECOND averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Dippy or SECOND have ads?
Dippy shows ads; SECOND does not.
Which is updated more often, Dippy or SECOND?
Dippy ships an update every 9 days, and SECOND every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dippy was updated on October 27, 2026 and SECOND on October 16, 2026.

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