Comparison

GenieFriends vs CI One

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

Head to head
About

GenieFriends

Features
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Join a global community of curious minds across 13+ cities and countries. - Secret Dinners: Everything reveals the day before. - Meet 30 New Friends: Bond over meaningful discussions. - Make a Wish: Our smart matching helps your dream connections come true.

About

CI One

Features
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CI One is the all-in-one app for the Chadwick International community. It used to be called CI Dolphin; version 2.0 gives it a new name and a complete redesign. Sign in with your @chadwickschool.org Google account and the school day is in one place, in a calm, light design. TODAY AT A GLANCE Home opens on a live view of campus with a greeting, the date, the temperature and PM2.5 air quality. See new posts in the F&S Lounge, new Marketplace listings and new Lost & Found items at a glance, along with today's events, lunch and teachers' picks around Songdo. SCHOOL CALENDAR A month view of school events (sports, trips, meetings and more) with the day's events listed underneath. LUNCH MENU The week's lunch for MS/US and VS, station by station, with dish names in English and Korean. AIR QUALITY Live PM2.5, PM10, ozone and NO2, a 12-hour PM2.5 forecast, humidity and wind, so you know what it's like outside before recess. CAMPUS MAP IN 3D Explore the whole campus in 3D. Tap a building (VS, MS/US, SPINE, Leadership) or search for any room, office or place, then get directions across campus. Quick Find takes you straight to the VS Office, the Health Office or the cafeteria. LOST & FOUND Post a lost or found item with a photo, and AI helps describe it so it's easy to search. See how many items each office (Gym, MS/US, VS) is holding, and filter by Open, Lost, Found or Resolved. F&S LOUNGE AND MARKETPLACE A private board where faculty and staff share tips, events and recommendations, and a marketplace to buy, sell or give away items within the community. LOCAL GUIDE Restaurants, cafes and places teachers love around Songdo, on a map. Save your favorites or add your own. MESSAGES Chat inside the app to arrange a pickup, return a lost item or reply to a post, without sharing your phone number. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Only @chadwickschool.org accounts can sign in. Students get Home and Lost & Found; faculty and staff get the full app. Built by CI, for CI.

Screenshots

GenieFriends4 screens
CI One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CI One at every 6 days against GenieFriends's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GenieFriends ships an update fortnightly, CI One every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
GenieFriends versus CI One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGenieFriendsCI One
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB96 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWing Chun SANChadwick International School

In-app purchases

None

GenieFriends

No in-app purchases

None

CI One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GenieFriends free?
GenieFriends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CI One free?
CI One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GenieFriends or CI One have ads?
Neither GenieFriends nor CI One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GenieFriends or CI One?
GenieFriends ships an update fortnightly, and CI One every 6 days. Most recently, GenieFriends was updated on October 30, 2026 and CI One on October 31, 2026.

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