Comparison

Thawe vs Oliver's Army

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

Head to head
About

Thawe

This app facilitates genuine professional connections through a swipe-based interface, helping users discover and connect with local professionals, find events, and engage in focused conversations for collaboration and growth.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based professional discovery
  • Instant connection upon mutual swipe
  • Local event discovery and RSVP
  • Focused professional chat
  • No job spam or algorithms
  • Build relationships for projects and mentorship
Features
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Thawe — Where Real Professional Connections Start Tired of cold DMs, recruiter spam, and endless scrolling? Thawe is the modern professional networking app built for humans who want to network with other humans. Whether you’re a founder, engineer, designer, creator, or student, Thawe helps you meet the right people in your local area through a simple, swipe-based experience you already know and love. Meaningful Professional Networking • Swipe to discover founders, builders, creators, and professionals near you • Connect instantly when you both swipe right • No algorithms trying to sell you something, just real people looking to collaborate Local Networking. Real Opportunities. • Find professionals in your city or expand your radius • Match based on skills, interests, and collaboration goals • Build relationships that turn into projects, opportunities, and friendships Discover Events Around You • See local meetups, tech events, conferences, workshops, and startup gatherings • RSVP, save events, and meet people attending • The easiest way to stay connected to your city’s professional ecosystem Chat Instantly With Anyone • Start a conversation right after swiping right • Clean, simple messaging built for professional communication • Keep conversations focused on collaboration and growth A Network Without Noise • No job spam • No bots • No algorithm rewarding those that do the most • Just real, ambitious people looking to connect Perfect For: • Entrepreneurs • Software engineers • Creatives & designers • Students & early-career professionals • Founders & startup teams • Anyone looking to meet people in their industry Why Thawe Works Thawe focuses on human-to-human connection. If other apps feel loud, stiff, and full of spam — Thawe is the opposite: personal, local, and genuinely useful. Your next co-founder, client, collaborator, or mentor might be one swipe away.

About

Oliver's Army

This app prioritizes meaningful conversations over public broadcasting. It focuses on private, real-time discussions within contained groups, aiming to foster genuine connection rather than audience growth or virality.

Highlights
  • Private, contained conversations
  • Real-time discussions
  • Focus on participation
  • No infinite feeds
  • No follower counts
  • No broadcasting to strangers
Features
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Social media didn’t fail by accident. It failed by optimization. It optimized for reach instead of meaning. For spectators instead of participants. For numbers instead of people. Somewhere along the way, conversation became a side effect — buried under feeds, metrics, and performance. I don’t believe humans were meant to talk in public squares with a million eyes watching. I believe they were meant to talk in rooms. Private. Focused. Intentional. That’s why we built Oliver’s Army. Not to help you “grow an audience.” Not to help you “build a brand.” Not to help you go viral. But to help you actually talk to someone. Most social apps treat conversation as a comment section. Oliver’s Army treats conversation as the product. No infinite feeds. No follower counts. No broadcasting to strangers who don’t care. Just real-time, contained conversations where participation matters. This app will never be for everyone. And that’s the point. If you want attention, there are plenty of apps for that. If you want connection, welcome.

Screenshots

Thawe4 screens
Oliver's Army4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Oliver's Army at none against Thawe's shown. Oliver's Army also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Thawe's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

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 — 5.0 for Thawe against 5.0 for Oliver's Army. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Thawe versus Oliver's Army: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThaweOliver's Army
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB49 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThawe LLCBrandon Thornton

Customer experience

Thawe

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Oliver's Army

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Thawe

No in-app purchases

None

Oliver's Army

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thawe free?
Thawe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oliver's Army free?
Oliver's Army is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thawe or Oliver's Army?
Thawe and Oliver's Army are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Thawe or Oliver's Army have ads?
Thawe shows ads; Oliver's Army does not.

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