Comparison

Tend vs Appquaintances

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

Head to head
About

Tend

Features
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Tend: Connect turns your relationships into a living garden. Each person becomes a plant you care for through small, meaningful check‑ins. Log moments, set gentle reminders, and watch your garden thrive over time. Each person is a plant that grows when you show up - just like your relationship with them. Features: Build a garden of the people you care about Quick check‑ins and notes to capture small moments Reminders that keep connection easy Beautiful garden view that evolves over time Small moments add up. Tend them here.

About

Appquaintances

Features
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Ever chat with someone at the gym for ten minutes while frantically trying to remember their name? Appquaintances is the friendly little app that helps you remember everyone you meet. It's not another contacts app. No phone numbers required, no importing your address book, no social feed. Just the things that actually help you remember people: where you met them, what you talked about, and the little details that matter. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Create colorful groups for the places you meet people β€” Pickleball, Yoga, Book Club, the Dog Park, your street. β€’ Add a person in seconds: a name and a quick note ("Lefty with a wicked serve. Just moved here from Denver.") and you're done. β€’ Tag people with details worth remembering β€” Coffee Lover, Runner, New in Town, Has Twins. β€’ People are organized by the date you added them, so "I met her at yoga a couple of weeks ago" is all you need to find someone. β€’ Search everything at once β€” names, notes, and tags. Type "coffee" and there they are. β€’ Add a photo to put a face to the name. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT β€’ A playful, colorful design that makes remembering people feel like a game, not a chore. β€’ Built for speed β€” add someone from the parking lot before the details fade. β€’ Works offline, and everything syncs securely to the cloud when you're back online. β€’ Private by default. No ads, no selling your data, no contact-list uploads. Whether you're new in town, a regular at the courts, a community organizer, or just someone who meets a lot of people β€” Appquaintances turns "Hey… you!" into "Hey, Maya! How was the half marathon?" Names matter. Remember them.

Screenshots

Tend3 screens
Appquaintances4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tend and Appquaintances are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tend versus Appquaintances: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTendAppquaintances
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAspen Restorative ConsultingDriven Development, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tend

No in-app purchases

None

Appquaintances

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tend free?
Tend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Appquaintances free?
Appquaintances is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tend or Appquaintances have ads?
Neither Tend nor Appquaintances shows ads.

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