Bubbles Date vs Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubbles Date
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The app connects you with others by creating a joint profile with a friend. Additional features include joint profile stories, group chats and a date venue explorer.
Buddy
Connect with others through live chat rooms and build your social circle. Discover communities based on shared interests like gaming, music, or campus life. Enjoy direct conversations without the pressure of social media feeds.
- Live chat rooms
- Community discovery
- Customizable profiles
- Buddy list management
- Away messages
- Mood expression
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Buddy brings back the fun of classic instant messaging now with live chat rooms. Jump into conversations, meet new people, and find communities around gaming, late night talks, music, relationships, campus life, and more. Create rooms, build your buddy list, set custom away messages, and express your mood your way. No feeds. No pressure. Just real conversations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Buddy at none against Bubbles Date's shown. Bubbles Date's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Bubbles Date ships an update every 2 weeks, Buddy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubbles Date | Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Dahling Group LLC | KNNK Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
Bubbles Date
No in-app purchases
Buddy
No in-app purchases
