ReelChat vs pre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
ReelChat ships an update weekly, pre every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReelChat | pre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NXD Corp. | presocial Inc. |
Customer experience
ReelChat
pre
In-app purchases
ReelChat
- 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
pre
- Host Pass Monthly$3.991 Month
- Host Pass Yearly$29.991 Year








