Ami vs Lolo. The IRL Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ami
This app facilitates the creation of new connections by leveraging existing trusted relationships, even when the mutual friend is not present. It aims to replicate and accelerate real-world social interactions, offering a unique approach to building your network.
- Build connections through trusted friends
- Facilitates introductions without direct contact
- Mimics and accelerates real-world interactions
- Physical world social network
- Invitation-only access
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I don't think we lost human connection. I think we built systems that suppress it. The most valuable thing in the world is still the same as it’s always been: people meeting people. That’s where everything comes from - ideas, relationships, opportunities, meaning. But look at what we use every day. Feeds. Metrics. Passive consumption. We’ve engineered a world where connection is secondary to attention. That’s backwards. So we started building something different. Ami is based on a simple belief: the right people, in the right place, at the right time 0 that’s what changes your life. When you’re in a room, traveling, in a park, at a restaurant, connections are everywhere. You are far more connected to the people around you than you realize. Social systems have solved every problem short of spatiality — the most important problem of all. These system require your location, and you build your own spatial graph out to activate it. Once you do, it feels like the world snaps into focus. Real-world interaction. Ami makes that more likely to happen. More often. More naturally. At scale. It’s not about going backwards. It’s about finally building technology that aligns with how life actually works. This is Ami. Welcome to the spatial network. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lolo. The IRL Network
This app helps you discover people you know in your vicinity and coordinate real-life meetups. It consolidates your social circles, contacts, and communities to show you who's nearby and facilitate spontaneous plans. Connect with friends and acquaintances more easily for spontaneous gatherings.
- Find friends nearby
- See contacts on the app
- Discover people from communities
- Filter network by relationship
- Understand context of people around
- Make plans quickly
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Lolo is the social network for finding people you know nearby and turning that moment into a real plan. Your friends, contacts, communities, events, coworkers, and trusted circles are usually spread across different apps. Lolo brings them together so you can quickly see who is around you, understand why they matter, and decide who you want to meet. Use Lolo to: - Find friends nearby - See people from your contacts who are already on Lolo - Discover familiar faces from your communities, events, and circles - Filter your network by how you know someone - Understand the context behind the people around you - Make plans in seconds when the timing is right Whether you are at an event, in a new city, around campus, at work, or out for the night, Lolo answers the question you actually care about: who do I know here? Less guessing. Fewer missed connections. More real plans with the people already around you. People around the world use Lolo to find their friends and communities in real life. Download it and see who is nearby. Privacy Policy: https://lolo.consort.tech/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lolo. The IRL Network at none against Ami's 2. Lolo. The IRL Network also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Ami's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price 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. Ami sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Lolo. The IRL Network asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lolo. The IRL Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ami has 73 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Ami's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lolo. The IRL Network's.
Ami ships an update every 3 days, Lolo. The IRL Network weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ami | Lolo. The IRL Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (73 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | w00w00, llc | Consort Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Ami
Lolo. The IRL Network
In-app purchases
Ami
- Ami Unlimited | Monthly Access1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- Monthly | No Trial$7.991 Month
Lolo. The IRL Network
No in-app purchases









