Comparison

Same City vs Touch

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

Head to head
About

Same City

This app facilitates unexpected real-world encounters with friends by sending quiet notifications when you are nearby. It focuses on fostering serendipitous connections without constant location tracking or social media pressure.

Highlights
  • Quiet proximity nudges
  • No location tracking
  • Private by design
  • Add friends easily
  • Real-world connection focus
Features
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Same City brings back the magic of unexpectedly crossing paths—without location tracking or social media pressure. You only get a quiet nudge when you’re nearby someone you’ve added, and nothing more. It makes it natural to add people you’d be happy to randomly bump into someday, not just your closest circle. Private by design, set for serendipity. So you don’t miss each other when you’re in the Same City. How it works • Add friends on Same City • The app checks location periodically • If a friend is nearby, both of you receive a notification No maps. No exact coordinates shared. Just a simple way to connect when you're already close. Same City is designed to make real-world connection easier while keeping your location and life private.

About

Touch

Features
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Touch:Link is a social app for discovering and sharing text or voice marks through an interactive radar experience. Explore text and voice marks, browse posts by mood and popularity, resonate with others, read comments, and share your own thoughts or voice drops. With Touch:Link, you can: • Discover text and voice marks • Share text or voice drops • Explore mood-based and popular content • Read and write comments • Visit public profiles • Manage your drops, reviews, and resonated content • Block or report users to control what you see Touch:Link helps protect user privacy by not displaying registered email addresses to other users. Usernames, profile information, and content shared in the app may be visible to other users. Touch:Link also offers optional coins and VIP benefits. VIP is an optional auto-renewable subscription available as a monthly plan. VIP unlocks additional app privileges and posting-related benefits. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your VIP subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled before the end of the current billing period. Renewal will be charged according to the subscription plan selected in the app. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Subscription benefits remain available during the active subscription period. Location permission may be used to support radar and discovery features. Microphone permission is used to create voice drops. Photo access may be used for profile or content images if available. Please review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for more information. Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/touch-terms-of-services/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacy-policy-touch/touch

Screenshots

Same City3 screens
Touch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Same City at none against Touch's 8. Same City also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Touch's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Touch sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Same City asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Same City ships an update every 2 months, Touch every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Same City versus Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSame CityTouch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB16 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAnn BercawTarkan Sari

In-app purchases

None

Same City

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Touch

Subscriptions1
  • VIP 1 Month$19.991 Month
One-time7
  • 185 Coins$5.49
  • 406 Coins$11.49
  • 956 Coins$22.99
Show 4 more
  • 1712 Coins$35.99
  • 2679 Coins$56.99
  • 4166 Coins$84.99
  • 6545 Coins$118.99

Questions

Is Same City free?
Same City is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touch free?
Touch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Same City or Touch have ads?
Neither Same City nor Touch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Same City or Touch?
Same City ships an update every 2 months, and Touch every 9 days. Most recently, Same City was updated on October 24, 2026 and Touch on October 24, 2026.

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