SlideUp vs 搭Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SlideUp
An anonymous social platform exclusively for students, requiring school email verification for access. Connect with classmates and international students to share daily life, seek advice on courses and campus activities, and express yourself freely in a secure, anonymous community.
- School-exclusive anonymous social platform
- Connect with classmates and international students
- Share and discuss courses and campus life
- Share personal content anonymously
- Safe and anonymous community
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SlideUp是一个专属你学校的匿名社交平台，仅限通过学校专属邮箱认证的用户加入。作为全网首个专门为留学生打造的校园匿名交流平台，在这里你可以和你的同学们随意分享与交流你们的生活。 SlideUp由学生创建，专为学生服务，并不隶属于任何教育机构。在SlideUp，你可以… - 认识同校或者世界各地的新朋友 - 交流课程、校园生活等各种建议与帮助 - 分享暗恋、表情包等有趣内容 - 在校园集市买卖二手、转租房间，或者发需求找同学帮忙接机搬家 - 用Slide Match匿名匹配饭搭子、运动搭子和新朋友 - 在Slide Map上看看各个学校的同学都在聊什么 - 在一个安全、匿名的社区里做最真实的自己 用学校邮箱就能注册，不需要密码。你的帖子和评论都是匿名的，不会显示你的名字和邮箱。 希望你在SlideUp上度过更加充实的留学生活!
搭Buddy
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搭·Buddy is the social-networking app for Chinese international students in the UK and beyond. Find your 搭子 — your study buddy, dinner buddy, hike buddy, anyone-buddy — through real interest pairing instead of dating-style swipes. Browse posts from people at your university or city, host events, and share quick photo or video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. — Discover students at your uni or in your city — Real-time chat with your matched buddies — Stories: share moments that vanish in 24 hours — Events: organise meetups, picnics, study sessions — Privacy-first: full delete, block, report controls — Light + dark mode, English / 简体中文 / 繁體中文 Built for Chinese international students in the UK who want to meet real people offline, not swipe through endless profiles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SlideUp at 15.6 against 搭Buddy's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | SlideUp | 搭Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (260 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 260 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SlideUp Social Corporation | Hou wang Cheang |
Bugs and requests
SlideUp
Reported bugs
2 issues- Private messages sometimes displayed twice
- Occasional app slowness or crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Expand user base to more international students
- Add translation functionality
- Improve private messaging experience
- Implement better content moderation
搭Buddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SlideUp
No in-app purchases
搭Buddy
No in-app purchases
