Comparison

Shampoo. vs Gripit

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

Head to head
About

Shampoo.

Connect with people who share your specific cultural tastes in movies, books, music, and places. This app focuses on deep interests to foster more natural and aligned connections, moving beyond broad categories.

Highlights
  • Connect based on niche cultural tastes
  • Focus on specific films, books, music, places
  • Daily curated matches
  • Reduces endless swiping
  • Facilitates natural conversations
Features
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Ever wished Spotify or Letterboxd had a dating mode? Meet people who share your niche cultural taste. Most dating apps ask about broad interests like “movies,” “music,” or “travel.” But those labels say very little about who someone really is. What creates real alignment are the specifics — the particular film by your favorite director that you can rewatch endlessly, the novel you still think about years later, the album you always return to, or the place you like to go because the people there somehow feel like your kind of crowd. When two people genuinely care about the same films, books, music, or places, meeting tends to feel smoother and more natural. There’s less guessing, fewer mismatches, and fewer moments of wondering whether you’re really on the same wavelength. Shampoo was built for those kinds of connections. Instead of endless swiping, your specific cultural tastes do the filtering first. Every day, you’ll meet two people who share your taste — so when you start talking, it already feels like you’re coming from the same place. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gripit

Features
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GRIPIT – Track Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey and Grow Together! GRIPIT is an app designed for recording workouts, planning training sessions, and sharing achievements with friends—perfect for Jiu-Jitsu and more. Start your training with GRIPIT! Key Features 1. Add Friends & Share Feeds: Check out your friends' training logs and keep each other motivated. 2. Create & Share Notes: Organize your technique notes and training details, and share them with friends. 3. Track Belt Progress: Easily view your Jiu-Jitsu belt rank and promotion history. 4. Manage Helpful Links: Save and revisit useful links for your training.

Screenshots

Shampoo.4 screens
Gripit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gripit at none against Shampoo.'s 13. Shampoo.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shampoo. sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Gripit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shampoo. ships an update fortnightly, Gripit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shampoo. versus Gripit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShampoo.Gripit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.2 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB61 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDare Inc.Seongbin Hong

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Shampoo.

Subscriptions4
  • Shampoo+ Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • Shampoo+ Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Shampoo+ Monthly Subscription$17.991 Month
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  • Shampoo+ Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
One-time9
  • 4 Bubbles$3.99
  • Get 50% off your first purchase$3.99
  • 8 Bubbles$5.99
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  • 8 Bubbles$7.49
  • 12 Bubbles$9.99
  • 30% special offer$10.49
  • 40 Bubbles$29.99
  • 80 Bubbles$44.99
  • 180 Bubbles$99.99
None

Gripit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shampoo. free?
Shampoo. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gripit free?
Gripit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shampoo. or Gripit have ads?
Gripit shows ads; Shampoo. does not.
Which is updated more often, Shampoo. or Gripit?
Shampoo. ships an update fortnightly, and Gripit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shampoo. was updated on October 20, 2026 and Gripit on October 7, 2026.

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