Comparison

Dink Date! vs Forum, a Facebook app

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

Head to head
About

Dink Date!

Connect with fellow pickleball lovers for friendships or romance. This AI-powered app facilitates finding playing partners and meeting new people who share your passion for the sport, both on and off the court.

Highlights
  • AI-powered matching
  • Connect with pickleball players
  • Build friendships and relationships
  • Find playing partners
  • Social networking for enthusiasts
Features
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Dink Date! is an AI-powered social and dating app designed for pickleball enthusiasts. It helps players connect, chat, and build meaningful friendships or relationships through their shared love for the game. Whether you’re looking for someone to play with or to meet new people who enjoy pickleball, Dink Date! makes it easy to find your match both on and off the court. Privacy: https://dink-dateai.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Forum, a Facebook app

This app provides a dedicated space for in-depth discussions and shared interests within groups. It focuses on real conversations and community building, allowing users to ask questions and get answers from people with relevant experience. Group admins also benefit from AI tools to help manage their communities.

Highlights
  • Dedicated group space
  • Real discussion feed
  • Ask and get answers
  • Nickname posting option
  • Admin AI assistant
  • Topic-based communities
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Facebook is great for keeping up with friends, watching videos, and staying connected. Forum is where you go deeper in groups. It's a space designed for real discussions, shared interests, and the people who’ve been there. Dedicated space for your groups Sign in with your Facebook account and your groups, profile and activity carry over. You have the option to post with a nickname. Your groups still exist on Facebook and anything you share on Forum will be visible in your groups on Facebook. This is just a space built around them. Stay in the loop on conversations you care about Your feed is built around conversations from groups. See what real people are saying, not just what’s trending, and easily jump back in where you left off. Ask and get answers from real people Looking for opinions, advice or recommendations? Ask pulls together responses from across groups, so you can get answers right away from people who've been there and join the conversation. Built for the people who run groups Admins still have access to all their tools on Facebook, and now they also have an admin AI assistant on Forum to help manage their groups, moderate content, and keep their communities healthy — all while maintaining control. Dive into topics that interest you Forum brings people together around the things they care about, from niche hobbies to local recommendations to support groups. Share your take, join the conversation and connect with your communities. Some features may not be available in your country or region.

Screenshots

Dink Date!4 screens
Forum, a Facebook app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forum, a Facebook app at none against Dink Date!'s 5. Forum, a Facebook app also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 3) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). Dink Date!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price and device support 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. Dink Date! sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Forum, a Facebook app asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dink Date! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forum, a Facebook app has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Dink Date! versus Forum, a Facebook app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDink Date!Forum, a Facebook app
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (12K ratings)
Positive reviews—53.4% of reviews
Number of ratings312K — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank—#10 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB118 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDink Date LLCMeta Platforms, Inc.

Customer experience

Dink Date!

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

Forum, a Facebook app

All ratings10,796 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral7.9%
Negative38.6%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Dink Date!

Subscriptions4
  • DInk Date 1-Month$7.991 Month
  • DInk Date 3-Month$33.993 Months
  • DInk Date 6-Month$59.996 Months
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  • DInk Date 12-Month$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • DInk Date Lifetime$199.00
None

Forum, a Facebook app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dink Date! free?
Dink Date! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forum, a Facebook app free?
Forum, a Facebook app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dink Date! or Forum, a Facebook app?
Dink Date! is rated higher. Dink Date! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Forum, a Facebook app averages 4.7 from 12K ratings.
Do Dink Date! or Forum, a Facebook app have ads?
Forum, a Facebook app shows ads; Dink Date! does not.

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