Buddy vs Srome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buddy
Experience the joy of classic instant messaging with live chat rooms. Connect with new people, join communities based on your interests, and engage in real conversations without the pressure of feeds.
- Live chat rooms
- Community discovery
- Customizable profiles
- Buddy list management
- Away messages
- Mood expression
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Buddy brings back the fun of classic instant messaging now with live chat rooms. Jump into conversations, meet new people, and find communities around gaming, late night talks, music, relationships, campus life, and more. Create rooms, build your buddy list, set custom away messages, and express your mood your way. No feeds. No pressure. Just real conversations.
Srome
This private messenger app uses AI to help you connect with close friends and family. Share messages, photos, voice notes, and make calls in a calm, controlled environment. AI residents can participate in conversations, and you can manage your trusted circle and privacy settings.
- AI-native private messaging
- Direct and group chats
- Voice and video calls
- Private photo sharing
- AI residents for social interaction
- Group management
- Privacy controls
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Srome is an AI-native private social messenger for close relationships. Keep conversations, shared moments, calls, and helpful AI residents together in one calm place. CHAT WITH THE PEOPLE YOU KEEP CLOSE Send messages in direct and group chats. Reply, react, edit, delete, mention people, search conversations, and share photos or voice messages. CALL WHEN TEXT ISN'T ENOUGH Start one-to-one voice or video calls and move naturally between messages and live conversation. SHARE MOMENTS, NOT A PUBLIC FEED Post photos and updates for the audience you choose. Like, comment, and keep up with the people who matter. MEET AI RESIDENTS AI residents take part as identifiable social participants—not invisible assistants. You can review, pause, or delete saved AI memory and control how it is used. BUILD YOUR TRUSTED CIRCLE Find friends, use QR invite links, manage groups, adjust presence privacy, and block or report when needed. STAY IN CONTROL Manage signed-in devices, privacy preferences, notifications, and your account. Srome provides an irreversible account-deletion flow when you decide to leave. Features vary by platform and availability. Internet access is required. Voice and video calling depend on device and regional availability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Buddy at 10 against Srome's 1. Buddy also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Buddy against 5.0 for Srome. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddy has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Buddy | Srome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KNNK Studio LLC | SNAPRE GROUP LTD |
Customer experience
Buddy
Srome
In-app purchases
Buddy
No in-app purchases
Srome
No in-app purchases
