Zero Social vs Hanglet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zero Social
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Zero Social is a community based app for meeting new people. Pet adoption, friendship, dating, marriage, mentorship, professional networking, a gym buddy, sports partner, artists, introverts, a travel partner, your next co-founder or GenZ hire. Join the communities you belong to, pick why you are there, and connect one to one with people looking for the same thing. Nothing that decides whether you actually meet someone sits behind a paywall. START WITH A COMMUNITY Everything begins with communities, built around your city, your interests and your identity. Cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Dubai, London, Singapore, Toronto, New York and 1000+ more Interests: fitness, sports, travel, books, music, food, gaming, startups, art Identity: women only, introverts, LGBTQ+, single parents, faith and religion, pet parents, introverts, artists, entrepreneurs, influencers. Join as many as you like. Nobody is only one thing. THEN PICK WHY YOU ARE HERE Every community runs its own matchmaking, so you are never matched for the wrong reason. • Friendships. Real friends near you, no agenda. • Dating. Casual to serious, intent stated upfront. • Marriage. For people actually looking to settle down. • Professional networking. Tech, law, medicine, design, finance and every other profession. • Mentorship and internships. Learn from someone a few steps ahead. • Fitness partner. No more solo gym sessions or solo court time. • Travel partner. The world is better with the right person. • Activity partners. Hiking, running, chess, pottery, whatever you keep postponing. • Women only matchmaking. A safe space for female friendships, solo travel and support. • Single parents, dog adoption, causes and volunteering, and more. New matchups get added all the time. Suggest one and we will build it. DETAILED PROFILES, NOT JUST PHOTOS A separate profile for each goal, because your dating profile is not your work profile. Written answers, real photos and clear intent, so you know someone before you like them. Every profile is reviewed by a human. Verified people, no bots. MATCH, THEN TALK When you both say yes, the chat opens and you can talk right away. Unlimited likes, unlimited messages, no request queue, no paying to reply. GROUP PLANS TOO Host or join plans inside your community. A run, a dinner table, a weekend trip, a reading circle. WHY WE BUILT THIS Loneliness became a business model. Apps and offline events treat it as a money making machine. We are building the opposite of that. The very basic essence of connecting with other humans, simplified and free. So these are free: unlimited swipes, unlimited messages before matching, see who liked you, advanced filters, passport mode, AI suggestions and a transparent algorithm. One flat optional subscription helps cover our server costs. No micro transactions, no boosts, no ads, no dark patterns. PRIVACY AND TRUST Your data is yours. Our policies are written in plain language, not jargon. We do not sell your data and that is written into our legal terms. Delete your account and everything in it with one tap in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://zerosocial.app/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions: https://zerosocial.app/terms Child Safety (CSAM), zero tolerance: https://zerosocial.app/child-safety Delete account and data: https://zerosocial.app/delete-account EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Enjoy the app, and please leave a kind review. It motivates us a lot. If something is broken, we promise to fix it within a week. Write to me directly at hello@zerosocial.app. It is a small team and I read every message personally. Yash Jain, Founder
Hanglet
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Never Do Life Alone. Hanglet is a social app built around a simple idea: if you're already doing something, why do it alone? Whether you're grabbing coffee, going for a walk, hitting the gym, shopping for groceries, watching a movie, studying, exploring the city, or making weekend plans, Hanglet helps you find people nearby who may want to join you. Create a Hanglet, discover what others are doing around you, and turn everyday plans into shared experiences. WHAT IS A HANGLET? A Hanglet is a plan or activity you create for others nearby to discover. Tell people what you're planning to do, choose the location, set the time, add the details, and post it. Interested people can then request to join. You decide who joins your Hanglet. DISCOVER WHAT'S HAPPENING NEARBY Open Discover to explore Hanglets happening around you. Find people planning coffee runs, walks, food outings, sports, movies, shopping trips, study sessions, casual meetups, and more. Instead of endlessly searching for people to talk to, Hanglet starts with something you actually want to do. EXACT LOCATION HANGLETS When creating a Hanglet, you can choose to share an exact location when the meeting place is important. For example, if you're meeting at a café, park, mall, restaurant, or activity venue, you can select the exact place so people know where the Hanglet is happening. APPROXIMATE LOCATION HANGLETS Don't want to publicly show the exact location of your Hanglet? Choose Approximate Location. Instead of displaying the precise meeting point publicly, Hanglet shows an approximate area on the Discover map. Interested people can request to join based on your Hanglet and profile without needing to see your exact location first. This gives you more control over how much location information you share publicly. JOIN REQUESTS See a Hanglet you'd like to join? Send a request to the host. Hosts can review interested participants and their profiles before deciding whether to accept or decline a request. This means joining isn't automatically open to everyone — the host stays in control of their Hanglet. PROFILES Profiles help people understand who they're planning to meet. Before accepting a request or requesting to join someone, you can view available profile information and make your own decision about whether the Hanglet feels right for you. CHAT AFTER CONNECTING Once connected through a Hanglet, use chat to coordinate the plan. Confirm the time, discuss where to meet, ask questions, or handle any last-minute changes without having to move the conversation somewhere else. SOCIAL POINTS Hanglet uses Social Points to encourage genuine participation and help maintain integrity within the community. You can earn Social Points through meaningful activity on Hanglet, including hosting Hanglets and participating in them. Social Points provide additional context about a person's activity and participation on Hanglet. PRIVACY WITH MORE CONTROL Not every plan needs your precise location displayed publicly. Hanglet's Exact and Approximate Location options give you control over how you create and discover Hanglets. Use an exact meeting place when it makes sense, or choose an approximate area when you'd prefer additional location privacy. REAL PLANS. REAL PEOPLE. Hanglet isn't about endless swiping or collecting matches. It's about finding company for things you already want to do. Going for an evening walk? Create a Hanglet. Trying a new café? Create a Hanglet. Need to go grocery shopping? Someone nearby might need to go too. Want to play badminton this weekend? See who wants to join. New to the city? Discover what people around you are already planning. There doesn't always need to be a big event or a perfectly planned weekend. Sometimes you just need someone to join you. Create. Discover. Connect. Hang out. Hanglet — Never Do Life Alone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hanglet at none against Zero Social's 2. Hanglet also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Zero Social sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Hanglet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zero Social ships an update every 2 weeks, Hanglet every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zero Social | Hanglet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yash Jain | Siva Edeti |
In-app purchases
Zero Social
- Zero Premium Monthly$10.001 Month
- Zero Premium 3 Months$19.993 Months
Hanglet
No in-app purchases









