Comparison

Ami vs Degrees Social

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

Degrees Social

This invite-only social networking app reveals a curated bar destination every Friday at 7 PM ET, based on where your friends and their connections are heading. It eliminates group chat decision fatigue by providing a single, unified plan for the night. Build a profile of your favorite spots and connect with your network.

Highlights
  • Weekly curated bar reveal
  • Friend network mapping
  • Private contact matching
  • In-app 'wave' feature
  • Personalized 'bar DNA' profile
  • Invite-only access
Features
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Degrees is the invite-only app that answers one question: where is everyone actually going tonight? Every Friday at 7pm ET, Degrees reveals your bar — chosen so you land where your friends, and the people two degrees from you, are heading. No endless group chats, no split decisions. One reveal, one night out. — YOUR NETWORK, MAPPED — See your friend graph come alive, cluster by cluster. Add friends from your contacts (matched privately — your contacts never leave your phone unhashed). — THE FRIDAY REVEAL — A push at 7pm tells you tonight's bar and who from your network is converging there. — WAVES — See someone from your network at the bar? Send a wave. Hop bars with them. — BAR DNA — Your nights build a profile of the neighborhoods and spots that are yours. Degrees is invite-only. Get a code from a friend — every member can bring five people. Requires iOS 17+. Currently live in New York City.

Screenshots

Ami4 screens
Degrees Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Degrees Social at none against Ami's 2. Degrees Social also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Ami's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (71 vs 6). On price, ads, 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. Ami sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Degrees Social asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Degrees Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ami has 71 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ami ships an update every 2 days, Degrees Social weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ami versus Degrees Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmiDegrees Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (71 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings71 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerw00w00, llcDegrees App Inc

Customer experience

Ami

All ratings70 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

Degrees Social

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ami

Subscriptions2
  • Ami Unlimited | Monthly Access1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly | No Trial$7.991 Month
None

Degrees Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ami free?
Ami is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Degrees Social free?
Degrees Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ami or Degrees Social?
Degrees Social is rated higher. Ami averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Degrees Social averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Ami or Degrees Social have ads?
Neither Ami nor Degrees Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ami or Degrees Social?
Ami ships an update every 2 days, and Degrees Social weekly. Most recently, Ami was updated on October 3, 2026 and Degrees Social on September 18, 2026.

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