Comparison

Spectacles by Snap Inc. vs FriendPing!

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

Head to head
About

Spectacles by Snap Inc.

This app enhances the functionality of smart glasses by enabling easy setup, remote control, and mirroring of your phone's screen. It allows others to view your perspective and customize device settings, facilitating the sharing of captured moments.

Highlights
  • Easy Spectacles setup and pairing
  • Remote control of Spectacles via phone
  • Phone mirroring for Spectacles
  • Spectator mode for shared viewing
  • Customizable Spectacles settings
  • Download and share Spectacles captures
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Get the most out of your Spectacles with the companion app! **Set Up Your Spectacles** Pair your new Spectacles to your phone in just a few taps. **Control Spectacles From Your Phone** Use your phone to point, select, and scroll instead of using your hands. **Mirror Your Phone** Do everything you can do on your phone with your Spectacles — browse, stream, and more with Phone Mirroring. **Let Others Follow Along** With Spectator, hand your phone to a friend so they can see what you see from their own perspective. **Customize Your Spectacles Settings** Personalize settings like volume, brightness, display, and more to suit your needs. **Download Your Spectacles Captures** Share your best Spectacles moments with others.

About

FriendPing!

Features
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We all have hundreds of contacts sitting in our phones — old friends, former colleagues, distant family. FriendPing! helps you reconnect with them, one swipe at a time. Your contacts appear as cards, just like a dating app — but instead of finding love, you're rediscovering the people already in your life. Swipe left to skip, swipe right to go back, or tap to call or message them right away. How it works: • Your contacts are shuffled and presented one at a time • Swipe left to move to the next contact • Swipe right to go back to the previous one • Tap Call or Message to reach out instantly • Delete contacts you no longer need Features: • Tinder-style card interface — simple, fun, and intuitive • Customizable message templates — save your go-to texts • SMS, iMessage & WhatsApp support • Works with all your iPhone contacts • No account needed — your data stays on your device Stop scrolling through endless contact lists. Start swiping and reconnecting.

Screenshots

Spectacles by Snap Inc.4 screens
FriendPing!3 screens

Verdict

The call

Spectacles by Snap Inc. and FriendPing! are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Spectacles by Snap Inc. versus FriendPing!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectacles by Snap Inc.FriendPing!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSnap, Inc.Loic BAECHLER

In-app purchases

None

Spectacles by Snap Inc.

No in-app purchases

None

FriendPing!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spectacles by Snap Inc. free?
Spectacles by Snap Inc. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FriendPing! free?
FriendPing! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spectacles by Snap Inc. or FriendPing! have ads?
Neither Spectacles by Snap Inc. nor FriendPing! shows ads.

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