Comparison

Approachly vs Trellis Personality

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

Head to head
About

Approachly

This app helps you build confidence in real-world interactions by tracking your in-person experiences. Log interactions, reflect on them, and gain AI-powered insights to improve your results and grow your confidence.

Highlights
  • Log and categorize in-person approaches
  • AI-powered insights for improvement
  • Gamified growth with levels and achievements
  • Track interaction location and outcomes
  • Identify patterns and build momentum
Features
Read full description

Tired of swiping? The real connection happens in real life. Dating apps often lead to dead ends, ghosting, and endless scrolling. Approachly turns real-world dating confidence into something you can practice. Answer a few questions, get a personalized plan, and work through one small challenge at a time. HOW APPROACHLY WORKS • Get a plan built around your experience, goals, and biggest blocker • Open the app and know exactly what to practice next • Prepare with coaching, natural openers, follow-ups, and clean exits • Debrief what happened and get personalized feedback • Turn each attempt into one practical adjustment for your next rep • Build consistency through daily challenges, streaks, and weekly reviews • Track your progress from noticing opportunities to starting conversations and creating dates Approachly is for anyone who is tired of depending entirely on dating apps, overthinks real-life opportunities, or wants a structured way to become more confident meeting people in person. No manipulative tactics, fake personas, or memorized routines—just practical coaching and repeatable real-world experience. Stop leaving your dating life to chance—or an algorithm. Approachly helps you take action in real life and get better every time. Approachly Privacy Policy https://approachly.app/privacy Approachly User Agreement https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Trellis Personality

Explore your personality through a unique RPG-like experience. Get daily reflections, connect with friends for shared quests, and cultivate a life rich in meaning and connection.

Highlights
  • OCEAN personality test
  • Daily tailored reflections
  • Friend 'party' system
  • Real-life quests
  • Personal growth tracking
  • Meaning and connection cultivation
Features
Read full description

Trellis is the videogame menu for your life. Real life can be a cozy RPG. Take the OCEAN personality test (the Big Five), get daily reflections tailored to you, and grow closer to the people who matter. The good life isn’t about maxing out productivity. It’s built through self-knowledge, meaningful relationships, and small daily rituals that add up. Trellis makes that simple: Understand yourself with personality insights Get daily reflections designed for growth Add friends to your party Go on real-life quests together Tend your garden of meaning, joy, and connection Whether you want more depth, more adventure, or more closeness, Trellis helps you grow over time. Plant seeds. Choose quests. Grow a good life.

Screenshots

Approachly4 screens
Trellis Personality4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Trellis Personality at free with in-app purchases against Approachly's subscription. Trellis Personality also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Approachly's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Approachly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Trellis Personality sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Approachly against 5.0 for Trellis Personality. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trellis Personality has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Approachly ships an update every 6 days, Trellis Personality weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Approachly versus Trellis Personality: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApproachlyTrellis Personality
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB31 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAustin LindenbergTrellis Personality LLC

Customer experience

Approachly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trellis Personality

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Approachly

Subscriptions2
  • Approachly Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Approachly Yearly$44.991 Year
1 purchases

Trellis Personality

One-time1
  • 100 Seeds$2.99

Questions

Is Approachly free?
Approachly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trellis Personality free?
Trellis Personality is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Approachly or Trellis Personality?
Approachly and Trellis Personality are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Approachly or Trellis Personality have ads?
Trellis Personality shows ads; Approachly does not.
Which is updated more often, Approachly or Trellis Personality?
Approachly ships an update every 6 days, and Trellis Personality weekly. Most recently, Approachly was updated on October 7, 2026 and Trellis Personality on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons