Comparison

Common Ground! vs nomatch

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

Head to head
About

Common Ground!

Features
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Tired of the endless "Where should we meet?" debate? Common Ground is the ultimate social planning app that instantly finds the perfect halfway point between you and your friends. Stop wasting time coordinating and start spending time together! FIND YOUR PERFECT SPOT IN SECONDS Simply enter your location and a friend's location, choose your mode of travel (driving, walking, or transit), and let our smart algorithm find the ideal meeting spot. We'll show you a variety of cafรฉs, restaurants, parks, and more, all perfectly centered between you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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nomatch

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nomatch helps you meet other van lifers, RV travelers and digital nomads near you, right now. Open the map, see who is parked nearby, and make friends on the road. Everyone on nomatch already lives this life. No explaining. No "wait, you live in a van?" The membership is the filter. โ€” Who it is for โ€” Full-time van lifers, RVers and skoolie dwellers. Camper van owners and car campers. Digital nomads working from the road. Solo travelers who want company without swiping. โ€” How it works โ€” Open the map and see nomads nearby. Tap "down for" to say what you are up for today: coffee, a hike, cowork, dog walk, drinks, van help, or just parking nearby. Browse profiles, express interest, and when it is mutual you exchange contact details. No swiping. No algorithm deciding who you see. The community is small by design. โ€” Making friends, not dating โ€” nomatch is built for friendship first. Dating is opt-in and off by default, so you can look for someone to hike with without being read as looking for a date. Choose which one you want and see people who want the same. โ€” When van life gets lonely โ€” The first months on the road are the loneliest, and the travel friends you make you might not see again for a year. That is the problem nomatch exists to solve. Open the map in a new town and there are already people nearby who understand the life. โ€” Traveling solo, and safety โ€” Every member is photo verified before they appear on the map, with a real selfie and real vehicle photos checked against their profile. Your position is shown as an approximate area rather than an exact point, and distances are rounded. Contact details are shared only when interest is mutual, and there is no in-app chat, so nobody can message you uninvited. Solo travelers, including solo female travelers, can see who is genuinely nearby and genuinely who they say they are. โ€” What makes it different โ€” โ€ข Live map of van lifers and nomads nearby, not profiles from 500 miles away โ€ข Activity tags, so you match on what you want to do today โ€ข Photo and vehicle verification for every member โ€ข Mutual interest before any contact details are exchanged โ€ข Friends first, dating opt-in โ€ข Built for people who move โ€” nomatch+ โ€” The core experience is free. nomatch+ adds: โ€ข See everyone who is interested in you (free members see one at a time) โ€ข More "down for" tags โ€ข Priority placement on the map โ€ข Advanced filters โ€ข Nearby nomad alerts when nomads appear near you โ€” Apple Watch โ€” See how many nomads are nearby at a glance, filter by activity, and wave from your wrist. nomatch+ members get nearby alerts on Watch. Find your people on the road. โ€” Subscriptions โ€” nomatch+ is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nomatch.app/privacy

Screenshots

Common Ground!4 screens
nomatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: nomatch at none against Common Ground!'s shown. Common Ground!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Common Ground! sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and nomatch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Common Ground! versus nomatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommon Ground!nomatch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 10 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size54 MB30 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTAHA TEKINMijo Kaliger

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Common Ground!

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Membership$0.991 Month
  • Pro Membership$6.491 Month
One-time3
  • 1000 Token$0.99
  • 100 Tokens$2.49
  • 10000 Token$3.99
3 purchases

nomatch

Subscriptions2
  • nomatch+ Monthly$6.991 Month
  • nomatch+ Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Founding Member (Lifetime)$49.99

Questions

Is Common Ground! free?
Common Ground! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is nomatch free?
nomatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Common Ground! or nomatch have ads?
Common Ground! shows ads; nomatch does not.

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