MyRL vs NeverBeLonely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyRL
Connect with people, places, and events in your neighborhood. Discover local activities, create plans, and engage with your community through personalized profiles and interactive event pages. This app facilitates real-life meetups based on shared interests.
- Hyperlocal social discovery
- Personalized profiles
- Plan creation and sharing
- Interest-based matching
- Community events
- Interactive event pages
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MyRL is your go-to hyperlocal social media app, designed to bring your online connections into real life. With MyRL, you can discover, connect, and engage with people, places, and events in your neighbourhood. Showcase your interests, wishlist, and experiences through personalized profiles, and invite others to join your plans. Swipe through local profiles to match with those who share your interests and start conversations for real-life meetups. Join community-driven events, interact with tribes, and participate in local activities tailored to your hobbies. The interactive CAMP page lets you check into live events, post fun templates like “stories”, “questions and recommendations” or “Rate My Outfit / fit check,” and engage with other attendees. Create and share plans from your wishlist or explore new activities/events, inviting friends to join your adventures. MyRL seamlessly blends your social life with your local community, making real connections easier and more exciting than ever.
NeverBeLonely
Connect with new people in your local area for real-world meetups. This app facilitates safe, organized group gatherings based on shared availability and interests, moving beyond online interactions to foster genuine friendships.
- Real-world friend matching
- Organized group meetups
- Availability-based matching
- Location-based connections
- Safe public meeting spots
- Low-pressure social events
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Tired of endless scrolling and small talk that goes nowhere? NeverBeLonely helps you meet real people, in the real world. We match you with others who are also open to making new friends, based on your availability, location, and preferences. Then we organize safe, low-pressure group meetups in familiar public spots - no swiping, no awkward DMs. Whether you’re new in town, traveling, or just looking to expand your circle, NeverBeLonely makes friendship easy, natural, and real. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyRL at 5.0 against NeverBeLonely's 4.4. MyRL also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). NeverBeLonely's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 2). On price 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. NeverBeLonely sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. MyRL asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyRL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NeverBeLonely has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MyRL ships an update every 5 months, NeverBeLonely every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyRL | NeverBeLonely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Allen Fernandes | Apptastic OU |
Customer experience
MyRL
NeverBeLonely
In-app purchases
MyRL
No in-app purchases
NeverBeLonely
- Weekly$5.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Weekly$12.997 Days
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- Monthly Plan$12.991 Month
- Monthly$14.991 Month
- Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Monthly$29.991 Month
- Annualy$39.991 Year
- Annualy3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Annualy3 Days trial$99.991 Year
- One-Time Meeting$5.99
