Laila vs GateF8
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/
GateF8
Connect with fellow travelers at your airport gate. Discover new people, chat in real-time, and make the most of travel delays.
- Connect with travelers at your gate
- Real-time chat functionality
- Discover people nearby
- Enhance travel experiences
- Turn delays into social moments
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Gate F8 helps you connect with people around you while you travel. Discover fellow passengers at your gate, chat in real time, and turn delays into meaningful moments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GateF8 at none against Laila's 2. GateF8 also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Laila's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 43%) and ratings volume (56 vs 14). On price, rating, 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. GateF8 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Laila against 4.1 for GateF8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Laila's written reviews are positive against 43% of GateF8's.
Laila ships an update fortnightly, GateF8 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Laila | GateF8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (56 ratings) | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laila Dating Inc | KYLE BARTHOLOMEW |
Customer experience
Laila
GateF8
In-app purchases
Laila
- Laila Premium$9.991 Month
- Lifetime access$20.00
GateF8
No in-app purchases









