Comparison

Swella vs Chatlys

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

Head to head
About

Swella

Connect with women who surf, whether you're at a local break or traveling. Plan surf sessions and trips, discover nearby surfers, and build confidence in the water. Find your surf sisters and never paddle out alone again.

Highlights
  • Create surfer profile
  • Share surf sessions and trips
  • Discover nearby women surfers
  • Connect by location, dates, and level
  • Chat and plan surf meetups
  • Build confidence in the lineup
Features
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Swella is the first app for women who surf, helping you connect with women nearby or while traveling, plan sessions or trips, and feel more confident in the lineup. Whether you’re heading to a new surf spot, planning a surf trip, or simply hoping not to paddle out alone, Swella helps you find other women surfing in the same place, at the same time, and at a similar level. Create and share surf sessions or trips, discover women surfers nearby, and start conversations to plan your next surf. With Swella, you can: • Create your surfer profile • Share your next surf session or trip • Discover women surfers nearby • Connect based on location, dates, and level • Chat and make plans to surf together • Explore curated surf trips, retreats, and experiences Swella helps you find surf sisters, feel more comfortable in the lineup, and surf with more confidence wherever you are. Built for every woman who’s ever looked around the lineup for another woman. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chatlys

Features
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Chatlys is the simplest way to message someone. Pick a username, type theirs, and you're chatting. Conversations are direct, private, and stay focused — just you and the person you're talking to. Why people love Chatlys • Pick a username and you're in • Real-time delivery so messages arrive the moment they're sent • Reply inline to keep threads readable • Share photos straight from your library or camera • Share your location when you're meeting up • Mute any conversation you want to step away from • Clean, native iOS design built entirely in SwiftUI • Push notifications so you never miss a reply Built for quick, low-friction conversations Chatlys is for the moments you just want to talk to someone without the onboarding flow of a "real" messenger. Events, meetups, group projects, pick-up games, quick handoffs with a coworker, or just a second chat identity — one name is all it takes. Start chatting in under ten seconds.

Screenshots

Swella4 screens
Chatlys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chatlys at none against Swella's 2. Swella's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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. Swella sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Chatlys asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Swella versus Chatlys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwellaChatlys
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRita MarquesKerem Gonlkrmaz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Swella

Subscriptions2
  • Swella Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Swella Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Chatlys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swella free?
Swella is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chatlys free?
Chatlys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swella or Chatlys have ads?
Chatlys shows ads; Swella does not.

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