Comparison

ReelChat vs pre

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

Head to head
About

ReelChat

Discover vibrant chatrooms with a unique short-form scrolling experience. Engage in real-time conversations with people worldwide, focusing on pure interaction without profiles or pressure. Find new connections through endless scrolling moments.

Highlights
  • Short-form chatroom exploration
  • Real-time conversations
  • Global chat access
  • Profile-free interaction
  • Moment-based connections
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ReelChat lets you explore chatrooms in a short-form style, scroll through real-time conversations and jump into chats with people from around the globe. Each room is a new vibe, a new face, a new story. No profiles. No pressure. Just pure conversation, one scroll at a time. Talk. Move on. Or stay. ReelChat is where endless moments turn into real connections.

About

pre

Organize nights out with friends using group chats for planning, event discovery, and ticket purchasing. Share moments, track friends' plans, and ensure safety with check-ins and alerts. Connect music streaming services to discover shared tastes.

Highlights
  • Group chats for planning
  • Event discovery and ticketing
  • Photo and video sharing
  • Friend activity feed
  • Safety check-ins and alerts
  • Music streaming integration
  • Event hosting tools
Features
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pre is the social app for planning nights out with the people you actually go out with. CIRCLES — Group chats built for making plans: polls, RSVPs, and a shared sense of where everyone's landing tonight. EVENTS & TICKETS — Find what's happening nearby, RSVP free events, or buy tickets in seconds with Apple Pay. Hosts get guestlists, door scanning, and payouts powered by Stripe. MOMENTS — Share the night as it happens with photos and video that live in the moment, not forever. FEED — Keep up with friends' plans, posts, and moments in one place. SAFETY — Check-ins, trusted emergency contacts, and a one-tap safety alert with your location, because a good night ends at home. MUSIC — Connect Apple Music or Spotify to share what you're listening to and find people with your taste. HOST TOOLS — Organizer Studio brings event creation, guest tracking, earnings, and door management to your phone. Host Pass unlocks advanced hosting analytics and lets you sell tickets at the door with Tap to Pay on iPhone. pre is free to use. Selling tickets uses Stripe for secure payments and payouts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ReelChat4 screens
pre4 screens

Verdict

The call

ReelChat and pre both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of pre's written reviews are positive against 76% of ReelChat's. pre also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ReelChat sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and pre sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ReelChat against 5.0 for pre. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of ReelChat's written reviews are positive against 100% of pre's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReelChat ships an update weekly, pre every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ReelChat versus pre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReelChatpre
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB145 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNXD Corp.presocial Inc.

Customer experience

ReelChat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative11.8%

pre

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

ReelChat

One-time8
  • 1 Heart$0.39
  • 5 Heart (First Purchase)$0.49
  • 5 Hearts$1.99
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  • 10 Hearts$2.99
  • 30 Heart (First Purchase)$4.99
  • 30 Hearts$7.99
  • 50 Hearts$11.99
  • 100 Hearts$19.99
2 purchases

pre

Subscriptions2
  • Host Pass Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Host Pass Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ReelChat free?
ReelChat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is pre free?
pre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ReelChat or pre?
ReelChat and pre are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ReelChat or pre have ads?
Neither ReelChat nor pre shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReelChat or pre?
ReelChat ships an update weekly, and pre every 2 days. Most recently, ReelChat was updated on November 4, 2026 and pre on November 5, 2026.

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