Comparison

NBRLY vs MotiveNYC

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

Head to head
About

NBRLY

Connect with people nearby for spontaneous real-life meetups and friendships. Discover locals with shared interests for activities like grabbing coffee, exploring the city, or joining a run. Focuses on immediate connections and building a local social circle.

Highlights
  • Meet people nearby
  • Make real-life friends
  • Find local activities
  • Connect for spontaneous meetups
  • Friendship-focused social networking
  • Discover people with shared interests
Features
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Meet people. Make friends. Do something right now. NBRLY is a social app for meeting new people nearby and making real-life friends—not dating, not endless messaging, and not planning something three weeks from now. See who's around, find something to do, and connect with people who are actually free to hang out. **MEET PEOPLE NEARBY** Find people in your neighborhood who are active and available to meet. Whether you're looking for someone to grab coffee with, get a drink, join a run, explore the city, or just hang out, NBRLY makes it easier to turn "we should hang out sometime" into actually hanging out. **MAKE FRIENDS IRL** NBRLY is built around real-world connection. Start a conversation, figure out the details, and meet somewhere public. **FIND YOUR PEOPLE** Discover locals through shared interests and activities—from run clubs and live music to tech, food, fitness, natural wine, sports, and whatever you're into. **NO DATING PRESSURE** NBRLY is friendship-first. It's for meeting new people, building your local social circle, and finding people to do things with. **HOW IT WORKS** • See people and activities nearby • Find something you want to do • Connect with people who are available now • Meet up somewhere public • Make a new friend Whether you're new to NYC, tired of doing everything alone, or just feel like meeting someone new tonight, NBRLY helps you get out there. Your next friend could be right around the corner.

About

MotiveNYC

This app helps friends coordinate their nightlife plans. See where your friends are going in real-time, rank venues, and discover popular spots within your trusted network. It focuses on private, friend-only social discovery.

Highlights
  • See friends' real-time locations
  • Rank bars, clubs, and lounges
  • Nudge friends to join you
  • Build a private nightlife taste list
  • Discover network activity on a heatmap
  • Invite-only and friends-only network
Features
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Motive is the nightlife app for your friend group. Pick where you're going tonight. See where your friends are headed. Rank the spots you actually go to — and discover the moves your people are loving. — What you can do on Motive — •⁠ ⁠See where your friends are going tonight, in real time •⁠ ⁠Rank bars, clubs, lounges, and rooftops using a fast comparison flow — no more meaningless 5-star ratings •⁠ ⁠Nudge friends to pull up to your spot with one tap •⁠ ⁠Build a ranked list of your nightlife taste, only visible to friends you trust •⁠ ⁠Discover where the moves are happening across NYC, on a private heatmap of your network — Why Motive is different — Motive is invite-only and friends-only. No public reviews. No strangers. No algorithm pushing sponsored bars. Just your people, your spots, and what's happening tonight. — Privacy — Your rankings are only visible to your accepted friends. Your "tonight" pick disappears the next day. No location tracking. No public profile. No spam. Get an invite from a friend or join the waitlist at nycmotive.com

Screenshots

NBRLY4 screens
MotiveNYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MotiveNYC at none against NBRLY's shown. MotiveNYC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). NBRLY's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MotiveNYC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NBRLY has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NBRLY versus MotiveNYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNBRLYMotiveNYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DevelopernbrlyMICHAEL GEORGE PARIZHSKY

Customer experience

NBRLY

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

MotiveNYC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NBRLY

No in-app purchases

None

MotiveNYC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NBRLY free?
NBRLY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MotiveNYC free?
MotiveNYC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NBRLY or MotiveNYC?
MotiveNYC is rated higher. NBRLY averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while MotiveNYC averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NBRLY or MotiveNYC have ads?
NBRLY shows ads; MotiveNYC does not.

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