Comparison

Sync vs Softly

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

Head to head
About

Sync

This app generates daily relationship insights by comparing birth charts. It offers interpretations on attraction, communication, and tension to encourage thoughtful reflection on interactions. It's designed as a tool for personal awareness and relationship understanding.

Highlights
  • Daily relationship syncs
  • Birth chart comparison
  • Relationship indicator scores
  • Personalized guidance
  • Attraction, attachment, communication insights
  • Reflection on interactions
Features
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Meet Sync, your love guide. Talk about your partner, your ex or your crush, and get personalized advice based on both your birth charts, today's sky and what you share with Sync. Explore your compatibility, decode mixed signals or prepare for a hard conversation. Ask anything that's on your mind. Just open Sync and start chatting. Sync remembers your story and knows both your birth charts, so you never have to explain everything again. Sync is a tool for reflection and entertainment and does not provide medical, psychological, legal or professional advice. Subscription A subscription is required to chat with Sync. Sync offers weekly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. Prices are shown in the app before purchase and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://adapt-apps.com/conditions/TermsOfUse/ Privacy Policy: https://adapt-apps.com/conditions/PrivacyPolicy/

About

Softly

This keyboard app helps you rephrase hurtful text messages into kinder, more constructive ones before you send them. It works across all your messaging platforms, offering a private way to improve your communication and reduce conflict.

Highlights
  • Keyboard works in all messaging apps
  • One-tap message softening
  • Reduces blame in texts
  • Based on Nonviolent Communication
  • Private communication tool
  • Unlimited transformations with Premium
Features
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79% of couples fight over text. It's called fexting — and it makes everything worse. You type something hurtful at 11 pm. You hit send. You spend the next two hours escalating. By morning, a small misunderstanding has become a full-blown fight. Softly stops that cycle — right inside your keyboard. HOW IT WORKS Softly is a keyboard for iPhone that works in every messaging app. Type what you feel. Tap "Soften." See a kinder version that says the same thing without the blame. • Works in iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram DMs, Slack, Email — everywhere you type • One tap to soften — no copy-pasting, no switching apps, no awkward AI workarounds • Your feelings stay. The blame disappears. • Based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) — the same framework therapists use WHAT MAKES SOFTLY DIFFERENT Unlike couples apps that require both partners to sign up, Softly works for you alone. It's your personal communication tool — like Grammarly for your relationship. No shared accounts. No partner onboarding. No one needs to know you use it. WHO IT'S FOR • You've been in therapy and know "I feel" statements work — but can't access them at midnight when you're exhausted • You've caught yourself using AI to rewrite messages — but it's awkward, and your partner might find out • You fight over text 3-5 times a month and regret what you send minutes after • You're in a long-distance relationship where 90% of conflict happens in chat BUILT ON SCIENCE Softly uses principles from Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg) and research by the Gottman Institute. Studies show text-based conflicts resolve only 35% of the time vs 85% face-to-face. When you can't talk in person, Softly bridges the gap. PRICING Free: 5 message transformations per day. Softly Premium: $9.99/month or $59.99/year — unlimited transformations, full history, priority speed Your words shape your relationship. Make them count. Privacy Policy: https://softly.pulsecircle.studio/privacy Terms of Use: https://softly.pulsecircle.studio/terms

Screenshots

Sync4 screens
Softly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Softly at 5.0 against Sync's 4.2. Softly also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Sync's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Sync sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Softly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Softly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sync has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sync ships an update every 3 weeks, Softly fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sync versus Softly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyncSoftly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdapt AppsPulse Circle L.L.C-FZ

Customer experience

Sync

All ratings21 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.0%

Softly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sync

Subscriptions5
  • FREE TRIAL3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • FREE TRIAL3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Annual with a 3-day free trial$19.991 Year
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  • Annual with a 3-day free trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual with a 3-day free trial3 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Softly

Subscriptions2
  • Softly Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Softly Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Sync free?
Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Softly free?
Softly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sync or Softly?
Softly is rated higher. Sync averages 4.2 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Softly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sync or Softly have ads?
Neither Sync nor Softly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sync or Softly?
Sync ships an update every 3 weeks, and Softly fortnightly. Most recently, Sync was updated on November 5, 2026 and Softly on November 5, 2026.

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