Banterr vs Embarally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Banterr
Discover people nearby who share your interests and vibe. This app helps you initiate meaningful conversations based on commonalities and real-life proximity, eliminating awkward introductions.
- Discover nearby users with shared interests
- Initiate conversations based on commonalities
- Real-life proximity connections
- Find people with similar vibes
- Meaningful conversation starters
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Never ask these three questions again - Who Is That? Who's Going? Remember that? Banterr helps you start a conversations based on shared commonalities, interests and real - life proximity. Whether you're at a coffee shop, park, event, school, Banterr reveals who is around you that shares your vibe, so that you can start a conversation that actually matters.
Embarally
Connect with your MBA cohort, discover and RSVP to events, and share resources. This private community platform facilitates networking and coordination for your academic journey.
- Discover and RSVP to cohort events
- Share resources in the Hub
- Connect with classmates
- Coordinate plans
- Private messaging
- Track events
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Rally is the private community platform for Chicago Booth EMBA cohorts. Discover and RSVP to cohort events, connect with classmates, share resources in the Hub, and coordinate plans - all in one place built specifically for your MBA experience. • Discover & RSVP to cohort events • Hub - share tips, links, study resources, and announcements • Cohort directory - find and message classmates • My Events - track everything you're attending or hosting • Private messaging with cohort members • Invite-only - exclusively for Chicago Booth EMBA
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Embarally at 5.0 against Banterr's 4.6. Banterr's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Embarally holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Banterr has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Banterr ships an update every 2 weeks, Embarally fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Banterr | Embarally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BANTERR LLC | RAHUL SHARMA |
Customer experience
Banterr
Embarally
In-app purchases
Banterr
No in-app purchases
Embarally
No in-app purchases
