Comparison

Approachly vs Datey

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
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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

Datey

This app helps you privately track your dating life, remembering details about people, dates, and patterns. It offers insights into your dating habits with charts and maps, all while prioritizing your privacy with on-device storage.

Highlights
  • Track potential, exploring, dated, and relationship statuses
  • Rich profiles with photos, meeting details, and notes
  • Log date activities, ratings, and create recap cards
  • Calendar integration for planned dates
  • Visualize dating patterns with charts and stats
  • World map with dating history and country stamps
  • On-device storage and optional Face ID/iCloud sync
Features
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Datey is a relationship tracker and journal for couples and singles. Count your days together, save shared memories and make plans as a couple. Use Single mode to keep track of your dates, the people you’re seeing and how you felt. COUPLE MODE • Track your days together from your relationship start date, and keep anniversaries and special days in view. • Link with your partner to build a shared collection of memories and photos from your time together. • Plan your next date and make a bucket list of places to go and things to do together. • Keep your trips and places visited together in one place, so you can look back on where you’ve been. • Answer questions, guess your partner’s answers and compare your responses. • Add widgets for your days together, upcoming plans and special days, so you can check them at a glance. SINGLE MODE • Create profiles for the people you date and keep notes and photos organized by person. • Record each date with its place, your feelings and what you spent, then revisit the details later. • Plan upcoming dates and add them to your calendar to keep track of what’s next. • Review your dating history with stats about the people you’ve met, places you’ve been and spending. • Create shareable recaps to look back on your dating experiences. PRIVACY Use an optional app lock and a private photo vault. Optional iCloud sync connects your own devices; linking with a partner requires iCloud. DATEY PRO Datey requires a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. An invited partner can use Couple mode without a separate purchase while shared access is active. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://dateyapp.co/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://dateyapp.co/privacy/

Screenshots

Approachly4 screens
Datey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Datey at free with in-app purchases against Approachly's subscription. Datey also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). 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. Approachly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Datey sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 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 Approachly against 5.0 for Datey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Approachly versus Datey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApproachlyDatey
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB834 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAustin LindenbergTortuga Global Tech LLC

Customer experience

Approachly

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

Datey

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Approachly

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

Datey

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Datey Pro Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$129.99

Questions

Is Approachly free?
Approachly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Datey free?
Datey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Approachly or Datey?
Approachly and Datey are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Approachly or Datey have ads?
Neither Approachly nor Datey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Approachly or Datey?
Approachly ships an update every 6 days, and Datey daily. Most recently, Approachly was updated on October 7, 2026 and Datey on October 24, 2026.

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