ShipTogether vs YFF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShipTogether
Connect with potential co-founders, developers, and designers to build startups. Create a profile, get personalized matches, and chat instantly to turn ideas into real projects. Focus on serious builders with no distractions.
- Personalized co-founder matching
- Instant secure messaging
- Coffee chat scheduling
- Profile sharing
- Project and community showcases
- Fast browsing with rewind
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Find people to build with. ShipTogether matches founders, developers, designers, and investors around real work. You see what someone has shipped, send a connect, and start building together. BUILDERS Browse people by role. See their projects and why you might work well together. Send a connect when it fits. CHATS Talk in one thread. Share files, keep the context, and start a video call when you are ready to meet. SHIPYARD Show what you are building. Explore other projects, leave comments, and list a project for sale if you want. YOU Your profile, notifications, and settings in one place. Upgrade to Premium for deeper matching and more reach. WHO IT IS FOR Founders looking for a technical partner. Developers who want a project worth joining. Designers, marketers, and investors who care about what is actually being built. Free to join. Sign in with email, Google, or Apple. Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://www.shiptogether.dev/support Privacy: https://www.shiptogether.dev/privacy
YFF
Connect with ambitious student and young entrepreneurs globally. Discover events, find collaborators, and showcase your startup. This platform bridges online networking with real-world startup ecosystems.
- Discover founder events and pitch competitions
- Connect with founders and investors
- Showcase startup profiles and skills
- Find co-founders and collaborators
- Access exclusive content and challenges
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Young Founders Forum (YFF) is a global community and platform for ambitious student and young entrepreneurs. The YFF app helps you: - Discover curated founder events, meetups, and pitch competitions - Connect with other founders, builders, and investors - Showcase your startup, projects, and skills on your profile - Find co-founders, collaborators, and opportunities - Access exclusive content, challenges, and member benefits YFF bridges the gap between online networking and real-world startup ecosystems, connecting campuses, cities, and global founder communities into one platform. Join other young founders in building the next generation of companies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YFF at none against ShipTogether's 3. YFF also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). ShipTogether's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. ShipTogether sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. YFF asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShipTogether against 5.0 for YFF. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
ShipTogether ships an update every 4 weeks, YFF every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipTogether | YFF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nobert Ayesiga | Alexander Schoss |
Customer experience
ShipTogether
YFF
In-app purchases
ShipTogether
- Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
YFF
No in-app purchases
