hoppy vs Never Wait Again
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hoppy
This video-first dating application focuses on creating safe and authentic connections through an invite-only system. It prioritizes intentional dating with a women-curated approach to user experience.
- Video-first dating
- Invite-only system
- Women-curated experience
- Safe connections
- Authentic connections
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Hi, hi. How ru? Good. Good. We started Hoppy because we know dating can be hard: intimidating and anxiety-producing at every step of the way. Unfortunately, it’s also an essential part of connecting with others in this one big, beautiful life we have. Hoppy is designed to make showing up as your best and whole self as simple as possible. You can completely customize your profile with your preferred communication method, from text and videos to memes. HOW HOPPY IS DIFFERENT ~Other dating apps ask for the best, most-polished version of you that fits tidily into a box of predetermined traits. Hoppy encourages you to be yourself. With an endlessly customizable profile based on the things you actually care about and best represent you. ~ Show off your full, true self, not a highlight reel. Add your favorite music, movies, shows, and books to your profile, so people connect with you through what you're actually into, not two photos and a blurb. ~ Verification is built in, so you're only ever matching with real, pre-screened people. Not bots. Not AI. ~Access to exclusive live events means that the opportunity for your next meet-cute isn’t just online. Have fun, get home safe. The ~take this offline~ feature. Hoppy isn't in the room during your date, but we're there before it starts and after it ends: checking in, following up, and if you opt in, an actual human steps in if something goes wrong. Not a bot. A person. Terms of Service: https://hoppy.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hoppy.com/privacy
Never Wait Again
Discover real-time crowd levels at popular New York City spots. Skip the lines and find quieter alternatives with live reports from locals, map views, and smart suggestions.
- Real-time crowd reports
- Map view with heat rings
- Live feed of photos/videos
- Smart alternative suggestions
- Save favorite spots with alerts
- Per-day venue hours
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Never Wait Again shows you how crowded NYC's best spots are right now, so you can skip the line and find a quieter alternative without leaving home. Real-time crowd reports from real New Yorkers — not Google's estimates, not yesterday's reviews. Live signals from people who are actually there, dropping a tag and a photo as they pass by. WHAT YOU GET • Map view: every NYC spot at a glance with heat rings showing how crowded each place is. • Live feed: scroll the latest photos and videos from spots across the city. • Smart suggestions: when your favorite is packed, we'll surface a quieter nearby alternative in the same category. • Bookmarks: save your go-tos. Get alerts when they quiet down. • Per-day hours: see which days a venue is even open, so you never show up to a closed door. PERFECT FOR • Restaurants — Carbone packed? Try a neighborhood Italian one block over. • Bars — Find which Lower East Side dive has space at 11pm. • Parks — Washington Square Park looking packed? Tompkins might be calmer. HOW IT WORKS Open the app, find a spot, tap a crowd level to drop a report. Add a photo or video so others can see what you saw. You'll help build NYC's first crowd-level network — and in return, you'll always know where to go. COMMUNITY & SAFETY Every post is tied to a user account. Every post and comment can be reported or its author blocked directly from the feed. We review reports within 24 hours and have zero tolerance for abusive behavior or objectionable content — see our Terms of Use in the app. PRIVACY Your location is only used while you have the app open. We never sell your data. You control your account and can delete it — and everything you've posted — from Settings at any time. Full privacy policy at neverwaitagain.com/privacy. Built in NYC for NYC. New venues added every week.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Never Wait Again at 5.0 against hoppy's 4.3. Never Wait Again also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). hoppy's advantage is ratings volume (281 vs 4). On price 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. hoppy sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per 7 days. Never Wait Again asks for nothing beyond the download.
Never Wait Again holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hoppy has 281 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of hoppy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Never Wait Again's.
hoppy ships an update weekly, Never Wait Again every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hoppy | Never Wait Again |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (281 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 281 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hoppy App Limited | David Simon |
Customer experience
hoppy
Never Wait Again
Bugs and requests
hoppy
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues due to incorrect birthday entry
- Inability to change birthday after initial setup
Requested features
3 requests- Live video streaming
- More options for sexual orientations
- Ability to view content without creating a profile
Never Wait Again
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
hoppy
- Hoppy+ Subscription (1 week)$17.997 Days
- Hoppy+ Subscription (1 month)$29.991 Month
- Hoppy+ Subscription (3 months)$59.993 Months
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- Hoppy+ Subscription (6 months)$89.996 Months
- Carrot$0.99
- 3 Instant Messages$9.99
- 10 carrots$9.99
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- 9 Instant Messages$19.99
- 21 Instant Messages$24.99
- 12 Instant Messages$29.99
- 50 Instant Messages$69.99
Never Wait Again
No in-app purchases









