Comparison

Navi vs Ratemate

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

Head to head
About

Navi

This AI-powered city guide helps you discover local spots, plan outings, and navigate your surroundings with confidence. It offers personalized recommendations and walkability-first routing, making exploration seamless.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized recommendations
  • Walkability-first routing
  • Neighborhood vibe matching
  • Trusted scores for places
  • Smart guides and curated collections
  • Instant day planning
  • Discovery from top sources
Features
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Turn any idea into a plan worth doing. Share a half-formed idea, "something outside tonight with a stellar wine list and a playground nearby," "an hour to kill in Midtown," "it's pouring so I need to switch gears," and Navi finds the spots you may never have found on your own, which order to hit them in, and a plan for the moments in between the plans. CHAT One quick plan from a messy thought. NAVI KNOWS Knows the city like a local with taste: the dive bar with the best playlists, the iykyk parking hack, what's definitely open now. PLAN Your day, handled. The spot, the timing, the budget, the right order. One plan, not fourteen tabs. PLACE CARDS Answers you can trust: weather, wifi and workspace, the things a pin can't tell you. MEMORY Learns your taste. The more you use it, the more every pick feels like you. SHARE LINK Plan with friends. Share a link and everyone gets the plan. Less scrolling, more getting out and doing.

About

Ratemate

Discover and share recommendations with your trusted friends. Rate anything from movies to restaurants using a unique scale and see what your circle loves. An AI assistant helps you find new favorites based on your friends' opinions and local popularity.

Highlights
  • Rate anything with a four-tier scale
  • See friends' ratings and comments
  • AI-powered recommendations
  • Discover nearby rated places
  • Create and share curated lists
  • Direct messaging with friends
Features
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45 minutes of scrolling and still nothing to watch. Your mates already found it. ratemate: ratings from people you actually know. That resto everyone's posting about — is it really a 4.7? And your closest mates: do you actually know what they'd call Trash? Rate movies, shows, restaurants, cafes, places, hotels, products, books, and even moments, then see what your mates loved (or trashed). No anonymous star ratings, no strangers' opinions. Trust your circle, not the crowd! RATE ANYTHING Leave your mark. Slide the bar from Trash to Banger, ratemate's signature four-tier scale. Add photos and a comment to tell the story behind your rating. If something isn't in any catalog, capture it as a Moment and rate it anyway. A FEED YOU CAN TRUST No algorithm, just mates. Your home feed is built from your mates' latest ratings. Comment on their takes, save what you want to try, and share finds directly with friends. MEET MATE, YOUR AI SIDEKICK Can't decide what to watch, read, or where to eat? Or curious about what your friends have been loving lately? Ask Mate. It blends your friends' ratings, what's popular around you, and a rich catalog of places and media to suggest things you'll like. Try "Italian restaurants my mates loved" or "something fun to watch tonight." DISCOVER WHAT'S NEARBY Open the map to explore restaurants, cafes and spots around you, and see how your mates rated them before you go. VERSUS: LET YOUR MATES DECIDE Torn between two options? Start a Versus poll and let your mates vote. No peeking though: results stay hidden until you cast your own vote, so pick a side first. CURATIONS Turn your favorites into curations, lists like "Best ramen in town" or "Movies for a rainy day," and share them on your profile to inspire your mates. CHAT WITH YOUR MATES Talk it over in direct messages, share ratings and items in chat, and plan what to try next together, whether it's a date night or a movie marathon. FIND YOUR MATES Your trusted circle needs you. Follow friends, discover people with great taste, and match your contacts to find friends already on ratemate. Contact matching is optional and done securely. Your privacy matters. Location is used only while the app is open, to show places nearby. Ratemate needs an internet connection. Some features work best with location access. Privacy Policy: https://www.ratemate.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://www.ratemate.com/terms-and-conditions Support: https://www.ratemate.com/support

Screenshots

Navi4 screens
Ratemate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Navi and Ratemate both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Navi's written reviews are positive against 52% of Ratemate's. Navi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Ratemate's advantage is ratings volume (759 vs 11). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Navi against 4.7 for Ratemate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ratemate has 759 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Navi's written reviews are positive against 52% of Ratemate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Navi ships an update every 6 days, Ratemate every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Navi versus Ratemate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNaviRatemate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)4.7 (759 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better51.5% of reviews
Number of ratings11759 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNavi Technologies, Inc.Ratemate, Inc.

Customer experience

Navi

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ratemate

All ratings679 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative42.4%

In-app purchases

None

Navi

No in-app purchases

None

Ratemate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Navi free?
Navi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ratemate free?
Ratemate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Navi or Ratemate?
Ratemate is rated higher. Navi averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Ratemate averages 4.7 from 759 ratings.
Do Navi or Ratemate have ads?
Ratemate shows ads; Navi does not.
Which is updated more often, Navi or Ratemate?
Navi ships an update every 6 days, and Ratemate every 10 days. Most recently, Navi was updated on October 28, 2026 and Ratemate on October 28, 2026.

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