Laila vs Projectpal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Laila
This app facilitates real-life connections by allowing users to post date ideas and find matches interested in joining. It aims to reduce online dating fatigue by focusing on shared activities and bypassing endless small talk.
- Post ideal date ideas
- Find matches for dates
- Skip small talk
- Make real-life connections
- Fight dating burnout
- Event-based approach
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Laila: The +1 Market for First Dates A first-date app, not a dating app. Post a date, people apply, you pick one. That's it. Tired of endless swiping and small talk? Laila is built for the part you actually want: the first date. How Laila works: - Post a date. A dumpling crawl in Chinatown, an art exhibit, a wine bar in the West Village, a Sunday morning long run. The plan is the idea. - People apply. Anyone in your city who wants to go on that exact date applies to be your +1. - Pick one. The host picks. One spot, one +1. Locked in. The Trending Dates Leaderboard See what your city is actually planning. Trending dates rank live by how many people are applying. The most-wanted first dates rise to the top. Open the app, see the dates, see the buzz. Public dates, private profiles Anyone can browse the leaderboard, no signup required. Profile photos stay blurred until both sides opt in. Open at the top. Controlled at the close. Why Laila: - Skip the small talk. The date is the conversation starter. By the time you meet, you already know what you're doing. - Real first dates, not endless DMs. The plan is locked. You actually meet. - Beat dating burnout. No swipe spirals. No graveyards of half-conversations. Post, apply, pick, go. For first dates that actually happen Laila is the +1 market for first dates. Whether you want a casual coffee or a real night out, post the date you want and let the right person apply. Download Laila. Post a date. Pick your +1. Stop swiping, start dating. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Projectpal
Connect with other young women in NYC to find roommates, discover city events, and join topic-based communities for advice and recommendations. Share insights on everything from beauty and dining to apartment hunting and local spots.
- Roommate finder
- City event discovery
- Topic-based communities
- Local recommendations
- Advice sharing
- Beauty and lifestyle tips
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Welcome to girl internet. Projectpal connects girls to the coolest people, places, and things. All in one world built for you. Discover communities around the topics you actually care about. From beauty secrets and apartment advice to your latest obsession, favorite brands, and everything currently taking over your group chat. Ask questions. Share opinions. Find recommendations. Connect with girls who get it. Explore curated guides to the best things to do, try, buy, and talk about — powered by girls with taste. Because the best discoveries have always come from other girls. We just built a place for them to live. Step into girl world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Projectpal at 5.0 against Laila's 4.0. Projectpal also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Laila's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 9). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Laila sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Projectpal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Projectpal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laila has 56 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Laila's written reviews are positive against 100% of Projectpal's.
Laila ships an update fortnightly, Projectpal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Laila | Projectpal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Laila Dating Inc | Project Pal, Inc. |
Customer experience
Laila
Projectpal
In-app purchases
Laila
- Laila Premium$9.991 Month
- Lifetime access$20.00
Projectpal
No in-app purchases
