Playdate vs Outerly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playdate
Discover and plan events effortlessly. Connect with friends to see what they're attending and make plans together. Explore local businesses and groups for new experiences, all in one place.
- Discover events based on interests
- Connect with friends and see their plans
- Explore local businesses and groups
- Save events and get reminders
- Instantly make new plans
Read full descriptionHide full description
Finding things to do shouldn’t be hard. Playdate helps you discover events, connect with friends, and actually make plans happen. From pop-ups and workshops to classes and parties, there’s always something new to experience. Features You’ll Love: 1. Discover Events Effortlessly: Get events recommended based on your interests. Pop-ups, workshops, classes, parties, and more are all in one place so you never miss out. 2. Connect With Friends: See what events your friends are going to and make new plans instantly. 3. Explore Businesses & Local Groups: Discover events hosted by local businesses and groups and join the fun. 4. Plan with Ease: Save your favorite events, share them with friends, get reminders, and always know what’s happening next. 5. Constantly Updating: New events every time you open Playdate. The best way to fill your social calendar. Stop wondering what to do and start making it happen. Discover, plan, and enjoy events with friends — all in one app. Playdate makes your social life effortless and fun.
Outerly
Discover curated walking groups for social outings in your city. Answer personality questions to get matched with strangers for planned routes and secret endpoint meetups. Currently available in select East Coast cities.
- Curated group matching
- Planned walking routes
- Secret endpoint meetups
- Personality-based matching
- City-specific outings
Read full descriptionHide full description
Find your people, one walk at a time. Outerly matches you into a small, curated group of strangers for a fully planned walking outing in your city. You answer some personality questions and book your outing, and we'll do the rest. You'll get a starting point where you meet your group, a snapshot of each participant you've been matched with, a locally-made walking route, and an endpoint at a secret location where all of the small groups that day meet up together. Currently live in DC, Baltimore, and Philly, with new locations added regularly!
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Outerly at every 2 days against Playdate's every 10 days. Outerly also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Playdate's advantage is ratings volume (145 vs 7). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Playdate against 4.9 for Outerly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playdate has 145 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Playdate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Outerly's.
Playdate ships an update every 10 days, Outerly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playdate | Outerly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (145 ratings) — better | 4.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 145 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Steven LaGuardia | Urban Outdoors |
Customer experience
Playdate
Outerly
In-app purchases
Playdate
No in-app purchases
Outerly
No in-app purchases
