Comparison

Ownmates vs LinkyPALS

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

Head to head
About

Ownmates

Connect with people worldwide, learn online culture and languages, and share your life through posts, media, and group discussions. Features include profile creation, real-time chat translation, and robust privacy controls.

Highlights
  • Profile creation with biodata
  • Real-time chat translation
  • Multimedia sharing (photos, videos, audio)
  • Create and join communities/groups
  • Search users by age, gender, country
  • Privacy settings and blocking/reporting
  • Supports over 100 languages
Features
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Ownmates : It is a social media network, where you can learn online culture and language from the world. you can share post, upload all types media. You can create or join group and community. You can make friend and discuss them. Once installed it allows to : > Profile create To make a profile and details your biodata like age, interests, hobbies etc. > Chat/message Translate It is easy to comfortable to talk/chat with foreigner people with the help of using translator. > Share Your Thoughts/idea The feed/home is a place to share your thoughts (like photos, videos, audio, document ,etc. ) with the world. Say hello/Hey and connect with everyone. People react on it with various reaction option with comments also. > Multimedia Sharing Send and receive photos, videos, Voice Messages, document. > Communities and Groups To create a groups and communities and join the groups and communities. > Search and Online people search Find friends/members from many places. Sort them by age, gender, and country. > Notification To get instant notification like friend request, like your post, reply your post and so on. > Privacy You can set your profile privacy as per your choice. That's why this app is most secure chat messenger and private chat messenger. > Block and Report You can block spam users and report their profile to us supported languages more than 100 English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Italian, Thai, Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chichewa, Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Galician, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malaga Shish, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Burmese, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Punjabi , Romanian, Samoan, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Sundanese, Swahili , Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu ------contact us------ If you have any usage questions or suggestions, welcome to communicate with us and build our community together Email: support@ownmates.com * Privacy Policy: https://www.ownmates.com/privacy.php * Terms of Use: https://www.ownmates.com/termsofcondition.php

About

LinkyPALS

Discover and connect with professionals in your vicinity who share similar interests. This app facilitates real-world networking, collaboration, and casual meetups with ease and a focus on privacy.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby professionals
  • Control visibility and availability
  • Filter by interests and hashtags
  • Instant connection invites
  • Highlight VIP contacts
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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Meet professionals in real life, starting today. LinkyPALS (People Around. Let's Sync) helps you discover and connect with nearby professionals who share your passions. Whether you're looking to network, collaborate, or simply meet over coffee, LinkyPALS makes real-world connections easy and fun. Key Features: See available professionals nearby Control your visibility and availability Filter by hashtags, interests, or connection type Invite and meet connections instantly Highlight VIP contacts Privacy-first design - you control what you share Designed for professionals who value real conversations and authentic networking. LinkyPALS - Turn LinkedIn connections into real-world meetups.

Screenshots

Ownmates4 screens
LinkyPALS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LinkyPALS at none against Ownmates's 3. LinkyPALS also leads on ads (none vs shown). Ownmates's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Ownmates sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LinkyPALS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ownmates against 5.0 for LinkyPALS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ownmates ships an update every 2 weeks, LinkyPALS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Ownmates versus LinkyPALS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOwnmatesLinkyPALS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOwnmates LtdTechnolica, Inc.

Customer experience

Ownmates

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

LinkyPALS

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ownmates

Subscriptions3
  • Basic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Half-yearly$24.996 Months
  • Yearly Premium$40.991 Year
None

LinkyPALS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ownmates free?
Ownmates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinkyPALS free?
LinkyPALS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ownmates or LinkyPALS?
Ownmates and LinkyPALS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ownmates or LinkyPALS have ads?
Ownmates shows ads; LinkyPALS does not.
Which is updated more often, Ownmates or LinkyPALS?
Ownmates ships an update every 2 weeks, and LinkyPALS every 2 months. Most recently, Ownmates was updated on November 8, 2026 and LinkyPALS on October 30, 2026.

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