Comparison

RateMyBuy vs Piko Chat

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

Head to head
About

RateMyBuy

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Share your latest purchases with friends and find out what they really think about them! With RateMyBuy, you can post your deals and have others rate them on a scale from 1 to 10. Discuss price-performance, discover new products in the feed, and collect ‘rates’ for your own reviews.

About

Piko Chat

Experience a nostalgic chat platform reminiscent of the early internet. Send pixel art notes, private letters, and engage in cozy themed rooms. Customize your profile and express yourself through drawings and reactions without the pressure of endless feeds.

Highlights
  • Send pixel art notes and private letters
  • Engage in themed 'pod' chat rooms
  • React to messages and keep conversations alive
  • Customize profile, status bar, and theme
  • Add optional public pins to a world map
  • No endless feed or influencer focus
Features
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the internet, but fun again! Piko Chat is a nostalgic social app inspired by the 2000s internet. Customize your profile, send letters, draw pixel art, and meet new people. Join Pods to talk about art, life, internet nostalgia, or whatever you’re into. In Piko Chat you can: - Customize your profile - Send and receive letters - Draw pixel art messages - Join Pods and communities - Reply and react to posts - Meet people from around the world Make your profile yours with themes, pixel avatars, status bars, photos, and more. No algorithmic feed. No AI content. No influencers. Just people making things, talking, and hanging out. If you miss Frutiger Aero, old forums, custom profiles, pixel art, and the old internet, you’ll probably feel at home here. Piko Chat. chat like it’s 2006. Subscription Some features in Piko Chat may require a paid subscription. Pricing, renewal terms, free trial information, and cancellation options are shown in the app before purchase. Privacy Policy https://pikochat.net/privacy Terms of Service https://pikochat.net/terms

Screenshots

RateMyBuy4 screens
Piko Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RateMyBuy at none against Piko Chat's 10. RateMyBuy also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Piko Chat's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Piko Chat sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. RateMyBuy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RateMyBuy ships an update weekly, Piko Chat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RateMyBuy versus Piko Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRateMyBuyPiko Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—87.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—3.1K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB76 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperKlemp & Roeder GbREbonnee Almeida

In-app purchases

None

RateMyBuy

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Piko Chat

Subscriptions6
  • Piko Plus Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Piko Plus Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Piko Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Piko Plus Yearly Offer$19.991 Year
  • Piko Plus Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Piko Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 Piko Coins$1.99
  • 300 Piko Coins$4.99
  • 600 Piko Coins$8.99
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  • Piko Coins$19.99

Questions

Is RateMyBuy free?
RateMyBuy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piko Chat free?
Piko Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RateMyBuy or Piko Chat have ads?
RateMyBuy shows ads; Piko Chat does not.
Which is updated more often, RateMyBuy or Piko Chat?
RateMyBuy ships an update weekly, and Piko Chat every 5 days. Most recently, RateMyBuy was updated on November 8, 2026 and Piko Chat on November 13, 2026.

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