Comparison

Ideas with Friends vs Hapiton

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

Head to head
About

Ideas with Friends

This app offers a streamlined way to organize social gatherings and events with friends and groups. It centralizes plans, allowing users to post ideas, share availability, and create or join groups with features like calendars and task lists.

Highlights
  • Plan hangouts and events
  • Post ideas to gauge interest
  • Share availability and activities
  • Create and join groups
  • Group calendars and task lists
  • Centralized event planning
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See who's free, get feedback before making plans, discover local groups and communities, and keep everything organized in one place. Whether you're grabbing dinner with friends, joining a volleyball league, finding a hiking group, or planning your next event, Ideas helps bring people together. IDEAS Post an idea to friends, your circle or a group. Likes tell you if it's worth planning. Ideas expire on their own, so nothing goes stale. STATUS Let friends know you're free — with a time, an emoji and your choice of who sees it. PLANS Propose a few times, let everyone vote, and finalize. Ideas can even suggest times that work around your friends busy times. EVENTS RSVP, bring a list, split the cost, and add photos, all inside the event. CALENDAR Your plans, events and to-dos all in one view. Optionally share your busy times so friends can plan around you while your schedule stays private. TO-DOS Split the work. Open tasks that can be claimed by anyone, assigned tasks you can track, and shared lists for the whole group. SOCIAL GROUPS Circles are a few close friends you share items with in one tap. Groups are for your team, club or crew, with member roles, a shared calendar and chat. Communities can bring several groups under one roof. Browse public groups near you or keep yours private. PRIVACY You decide who sees what. Keep your profile public or private. Private accounts aren't searchable on the app — friends add you from your shared link.

About

Hapiton

This app connects you with people nearby for real-life interactions, from friendships to co-working. It facilitates introductions and guides users to meet in person after mutual consent, prioritizing privacy and genuine connection over endless scrolling.

Highlights
  • Find people nearby
  • Facilitates introductions
  • Guided in-person meetings
  • Privacy controls
  • User-defined social interaction types
  • Location sharing only upon consent
Features
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Hapiton finds the right person nearby, makes the introduction, and brings you together. Real life. Literally, in seconds. Here’s how Hapiton works for you: Compass Chat Tell Hapiton what you're looking for. When it finds someone, it tells you about them and opens a conversation. Sometimes it reaches out on its own, when someone is right. You’ll only be notified of messages once you’ve replied to them, so there's no spam. Not a fit? Unmatch, and tell Hapiton what was off so it does better next time. Compass Moment Go to one of our meeting zones, likely somewhere you already go. When someone nearby seems right, Hapiton reaches out to you both. If you both say yes, your compasses activate and guide you to each other. A real conversation with a real person, in seconds. Privacy and control Your exact location is never visible to anyone until both people say yes to meeting. You decide when the compass is on, and can turn it off anytime in settings. You can delete your account and all your data with one tap. Why Hapiton We're a public benefit corporation. Our mission is to rebuild human interaction in real life, not to maximize the time you spend staring at a screen. Free during our pilot. Questions? Email support@hapiton.online. A real person reads every message. Born from the silence that ended when someone said hello.

Screenshots

Ideas with Friends4 screens
Hapiton4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Hapiton at 3 against Ideas with Friends's 1. Hapiton also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ideas with Friends against 5.0 for Hapiton. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ideas with Friends ships an update every 5 days, Hapiton every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ideas with Friends versus Hapiton: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeas with FriendsHapiton
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB25 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperIdeas IncHappy Guide Public Benefit Corporation

Customer experience

Ideas with Friends

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hapiton

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ideas with Friends

No in-app purchases

None

Hapiton

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ideas with Friends free?
Ideas with Friends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hapiton free?
Hapiton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ideas with Friends or Hapiton?
Ideas with Friends and Hapiton are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Ideas with Friends or Hapiton have ads?
Neither Ideas with Friends nor Hapiton shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ideas with Friends or Hapiton?
Ideas with Friends ships an update every 5 days, and Hapiton every 4 days. Most recently, Ideas with Friends was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hapiton on October 24, 2026.

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