Comparison

Shway vs Zero Social

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

Head to head
About

Shway

Discover local events and connect with people who share your interests. Plan meetups, from casual hangouts to organized activities, or create your own events to bring people together.

Highlights
  • Discover local events
  • Connect with like-minded people
  • Create custom events
  • Chat with potential attendees
  • Plan meetups and hangouts
Features
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You know a lot of people. But sometimes you still don’t have anyone to go with. That’s what Shway is for. Discover plans you’d actually want to join... badminton, hangouts, coffee, cricket, movies, road trips, random Saturday adventures… whatever you're up for. Or have a plan in mind? Create your own and find people who are down to join you. Find a plan. Chat with people interested. Make it happen. Because “we should hang out sometime” isn’t a plan. Welcome to Shway.

About

Zero Social

Connect with people based on shared interests, goals, and identity in a community-driven social network. Find friends, dating partners, professional contacts, or activity buddies with detailed profiles and human verification. Enjoy unlimited communication and features without paywalls.

Highlights
  • Community-based matchmaking
  • Multiple connection goals (friendship, dating, career)
  • Detailed, goal-specific profiles
  • Human profile verification
  • Unlimited likes and messages
  • Group event planning
  • No paywalls for core features
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Zero Social is a community based app for meeting new people. Pet adoption, friendship, dating, marriage, mentorship, professional networking, a gym buddy, sports partner, artists, introverts, a travel partner, your next co-founder or GenZ hire. Join the communities you belong to, pick why you are there, and connect one to one with people looking for the same thing. Nothing that decides whether you actually meet someone sits behind a paywall. START WITH A COMMUNITY Everything begins with communities, built around your city, your interests and your identity. Cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Dubai, London, Singapore, Toronto, New York and 1000+ more Interests: fitness, sports, travel, books, music, food, gaming, startups, art Identity: women only, introverts, LGBTQ+, single parents, faith and religion, pet parents, introverts, artists, entrepreneurs, influencers. Join as many as you like. Nobody is only one thing. THEN PICK WHY YOU ARE HERE Every community runs its own matchmaking, so you are never matched for the wrong reason. • Friendships. Real friends near you, no agenda. • Dating. Casual to serious, intent stated upfront. • Marriage. For people actually looking to settle down. • Professional networking. Tech, law, medicine, design, finance and every other profession. • Mentorship and internships. Learn from someone a few steps ahead. • Fitness partner. No more solo gym sessions or solo court time. • Travel partner. The world is better with the right person. • Activity partners. Hiking, running, chess, pottery, whatever you keep postponing. • Women only matchmaking. A safe space for female friendships, solo travel and support. • Single parents, dog adoption, causes and volunteering, and more. New matchups get added all the time. Suggest one and we will build it. DETAILED PROFILES, NOT JUST PHOTOS A separate profile for each goal, because your dating profile is not your work profile. Written answers, real photos and clear intent, so you know someone before you like them. Every profile is reviewed by a human. Verified people, no bots. MATCH, THEN TALK When you both say yes, the chat opens and you can talk right away. Unlimited likes, unlimited messages, no request queue, no paying to reply. GROUP PLANS TOO Host or join plans inside your community. A run, a dinner table, a weekend trip, a reading circle. WHY WE BUILT THIS Loneliness became a business model. Apps and offline events treat it as a money making machine. We are building the opposite of that. The very basic essence of connecting with other humans, simplified and free. So these are free: unlimited swipes, unlimited messages before matching, see who liked you, advanced filters, passport mode, AI suggestions and a transparent algorithm. One flat optional subscription helps cover our server costs. No micro transactions, no boosts, no ads, no dark patterns. PRIVACY AND TRUST Your data is yours. Our policies are written in plain language, not jargon. We do not sell your data and that is written into our legal terms. Delete your account and everything in it with one tap in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://zerosocial.app/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions: https://zerosocial.app/terms Child Safety (CSAM), zero tolerance: https://zerosocial.app/child-safety Delete account and data: https://zerosocial.app/delete-account EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Enjoy the app, and please leave a kind review. It motivates us a lot. If something is broken, we promise to fix it within a week. Write to me directly at hello@zerosocial.app. It is a small team and I read every message personally. Yash Jain, Founder

Screenshots

Shway4 screens
Zero Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shway and Zero Social are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Shway sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Zero Social sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shway against 5.0 for Zero Social. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shway ships an update weekly, Zero Social every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shway versus Zero Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShwayZero Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB73 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNitin SinghalYash Jain

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Shway

Subscriptions3
  • Shway Pro: 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • Shway Pro: 3 Months$6.993 Months
  • Shway Pro: 6 Months$12.996 Months
One-time4
  • 3 Direct Messages$0.99
  • 1 Direct Message$0.99
  • Pro Event Upgrade2 variants$0.99
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  • Dating Plan Post$0.99
2 purchases

Zero Social

Subscriptions2
  • Zero Premium Monthly$10.001 Month
  • Zero Premium 3 Months$19.993 Months

Questions

Is Shway free?
Shway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zero Social free?
Zero Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shway or Zero Social?
Shway and Zero Social are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Shway or Zero Social have ads?
Neither Shway nor Zero Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shway or Zero Social?
Shway ships an update weekly, and Zero Social every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shway was updated on November 4, 2026 and Zero Social on October 31, 2026.

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