Comparison

PI.FYI vs Would App

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

Head to head
About

PI.FYI

This app helps you discover new films, music, restaurants, and books based on recommendations from friends and trusted individuals, rather than algorithms. You can track your own tastes, create curated lists, and follow others with great taste to build genuine connections.

Highlights
  • Share recommendations with friends
  • Discover new films, music, and books
  • Curate and organize discoveries into lists
  • Follow people with great taste
  • Customize profile with themes
  • Escape algorithmic doom scrolling
Features
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Do you miss the old Internet? FYI is the recommendation app for people who trust friends over algorithms. Share your taste, discover new favorites, and build lists of everything you love. From films and music to restaurants and books. "Perfectly Imperfect gazes back nostalgically to an era when corporate algorithms didn't control cultural discovery" — The New York Times "I have read Perfectly Imperfect for many years and have benefited greatly from this generous source of inspo" — Lorde SHARE YOUR TASTE • Track what you've been into lately • Share recommendations with friends • Ask people for advice or specific recs • Customize your profile with beautiful themes DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVORITE • Find your next favorite film, album, restaurant, or book • Get recommendations from friends, not algorithms • Browse by scene to explore new interests • Meet your taste soulmate CURATE & ORGANIZE • Bookmark and organize discoveries into lists • Build your personal watchlist, reading list, and more • Keep track of places to visit and things to try • Create shareable collections of your favorites FOLLOW PEOPLE WITH GREAT TASTE • Follow friends and cool strangers • Discover editorial content from cultural icons like Charli XCX, Francis Ford Coppola, and PinkPantheress • Find local events happening near you • Escape the endless algorithmic doom scroll FYI is built by Perfectly Imperfect. It's the internet we were promised. No ads. No algorithms deciding what you see. Just real recommendations from real people. Join the community at pi.fyi Apple EULA terms - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula pi.fyi,perfectly,imperfect,cultural,bookmark,film,music,restaurant,watchlist,curate,recs,lists,favorites

About

Would App

This social networking app allows you to discreetly express interest in your existing contacts. If mutual interest is indicated, both users are notified, enabling connections without the pressure of direct initiation. It focuses on people you already know, eliminating strangers and profiles.

Highlights
  • Contacts-based interest indicator
  • Mutual interest notifications
  • No stranger profiles
  • Anonymous invite feature
  • Discreet interest exploration
  • Facilitates reconnection
Features
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SEE WHO WOULD Would is a contacts-based app for shooting shots with the people you know. Import your contacts, and toggle the “Would” button if you want to indicate interest. If both of you Would, you’ll each receive a notification. It’s up to you two to take it from there. Would provides a way to express interest in people you know without the stakes. No strangers, no profiles, no misses. Nothing happens, unless you both Would. Mutual interest only: Nothing happens unless both people are interested. It’s a secret crush revealer that only works if it goes both ways. No profile: No one will know you're using Would unless you tell them—or invite them to download the app with the anonymous invite feature. No strangers: Would is all about the people you already know, not strangers you’ll never meet. No making it weird: Quit worrying about rejection. See who’s interested without having to make the first move. Reconnection: Whether it’s a random cutie from way back, the one who got away, or *that* ex, Would is that “hey” text you want to send without having to send it first. Discretion: Questioning? Closeted? Just curious? Would allows you to discreetly explore possibilities you might not be sure about.

Screenshots

PI.FYI4 screens
Would App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Would App at none against PI.FYI's 6. Would App also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). PI.FYI's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 9). On price, rating, 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. PI.FYI sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Would App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PI.FYI against 4.9 for Would App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PI.FYI has 3.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of PI.FYI's written reviews are positive against 100% of Would App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PI.FYI ships an update weekly, Would App every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
PI.FYI versus Would App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPI.FYIWould App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.2K ratings) — better4.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.2K — better9
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#82 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB19 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPerfectly ImperfectWould USA, Inc.

Customer experience

PI.FYI

All ratings3,227 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative22.0%

Would App

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PI.FYI

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing on launch
  • Inability to see following
  • Delayed/unresponsive interactions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Location-based features
  • Improved accessibility
  • Smoother scrolling and navigation

Would App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PI.FYI

Subscriptions3
  • PI.FYI Monthly Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • PI.FYI Yearly Premium$64.991 Year
  • PI.FYI Yearly Legend Fr$120.991 Year
One-time3
  • 2 Credits$1.99
  • 12 Credits$9.99
  • 30 Credits$19.99
None

Would App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PI.FYI free?
PI.FYI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Would App free?
Would App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PI.FYI or Would App?
PI.FYI is rated higher. PI.FYI averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Would App averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do PI.FYI or Would App have ads?
Neither PI.FYI nor Would App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PI.FYI or Would App?
PI.FYI ships an update weekly, and Would App every 9 months. Most recently, PI.FYI was updated on November 4, 2026 and Would App on November 4, 2026.

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