Comparison

Bubbles Date vs 22

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

Head to head
About

Bubbles Date

Features
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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.

About

22

A private community for veterans, first responders, and their supporters. Connect with others who understand, access crisis resources, and find career opportunities. Designed to combat isolation and provide a space for shared experiences.

Highlights
  • Private support rooms for verified users
  • Integrated crisis resources (988, Veterans Crisis Line)
  • Community feed for sharing photos, videos, and stories
  • Veteran-friendly job board
  • Local event and meetup finder
Features
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You served. You're not alone. 22-LIFE is a community built for veterans and first responders, and the people who stand with them. No algorithms feeding you noise, just a space built around people who understand. BUILT FOR THOSE WHO SERVED A home for veterans, first responders, and their supporters. A place where you don't have to explain yourself. PRIVATE SUPPORT ROOMS Verified veterans and first responders get access to private, verified-only rooms to talk through the hard stuff, by name or anonymously, with people who've been there. CRISIS RESOURCES, BUILT IN 988, the Veterans Crisis Line, and vetted support are one tap away, whenever you need them. YOUR COMMUNITY FEED Share photos, video, and stories with your community. Daily connection, not isolation. CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITY Veteran-friendly employers and a job board built around the skills you earned in service. LOCAL ACTIVITIES Find and join meetups, runs, and events with others near you. Twenty-two veterans a day take their own lives. 22-LIFE exists to change that number, by making sure no one who served, or who answered the call as a first responder, ever has to carry it alone. Questions or support: support@22-life.com

Screenshots

Bubbles Date1 screens
224 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 22 at none against Bubbles Date's shown. 22 also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). Bubbles Date's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubbles Date ships an update every 2 weeks, 22 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bubbles Date versus 22: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubbles Date22
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB50 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe Dahling Group LLCJoseph Mckenna

In-app purchases

None

Bubbles Date

No in-app purchases

None

22

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubbles Date free?
Bubbles Date is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 22 free?
22 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bubbles Date or 22 have ads?
Bubbles Date shows ads; 22 does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubbles Date or 22?
Bubbles Date ships an update every 2 weeks, and 22 every 6 days. Most recently, Bubbles Date was updated on October 3, 2026 and 22 on October 6, 2026.

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