4RL vs Mob
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
4RL
Connect with people in your local area based on shared interests and intentions. Discover curated experiences to facilitate real-world meetups. You control your presence, whether going solo or with friends.
- Connect based on interests
- Filter by intentions
- Discover curated experiences
- Control your presence
- Meet people IRL
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Drop In when you're in a 4rl blue zone and see who’s down to connect. Filter by interests and intentions to find your kind of people. Discover curated experiences that help you move IRL faster. Go solo or with friends - you’re always in control of how you show up. For intentional people who’d rather pull up than scroll. Don’t be a stranger.
Mob
Discover local events and connect with people who share your interests. This social app focuses on authentic connections, helping you find romance, new friends, or simply expand your social circle.
- Connection-centered social app
- Discover local events
- Meet new people
- Find romance or friends
- Focus on how you meet
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Find your mob! Mob is a top free, connection-centered social app dedicated to helping you meet new people the way you want—by focusing on how you meet, not just who you meet. Built for organic connections, Mob helps you discover local events near you and connect with the people you want to meet there. Whether you’re looking for romance, new friends, or something in between, now is your time to find your Mob.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mob at every 9 days against 4RL's every 3 weeks. 4RL's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 4RL against 5.0 for Mob. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
4RL ships an update every 3 weeks, Mob every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 4RL | Mob |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 4RL LLC | MOB SOCIAL INC. |
Customer experience
4RL
Mob
In-app purchases
4RL
No in-app purchases
Mob
No in-app purchases
