Comparison

Ripple vs Open When

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

Head to head
About

Ripple

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Tired of endless scrolling without connection? Make a wave on Ripple and connect with new people your age through group matching and real conversations. Ripple is a social connection app designed for teens to meet new people in a fun and interactive way. Instead of endless swiping, Ripple introduces a new way to connect. Each round, you are placed into a small group of 10 people your age. After exploring profiles and messaging others, you select 3 people you want to match with. If the feeling is mutual, you match and can start chatting. Ripple combines group discovery, messaging, and light gamification to make meeting people feel more natural and engaging. How Ripple Works Group Matching • Get placed in a group of 10 people your age • Explore profiles and start conversations • Choose the 3 people you’d most like to match with Mutual Matches • When two people choose each other, a match is created • Continue the conversation in private chat Built-in Messaging • Seamless chat with your matches • Keep conversations going inside the app Streaks and Activity • Maintain streaks with friends • Stay active and keep the connection going Designed for Teens Ripple is built specifically for people ages 13–18, creating a space where teens can meet others in their age group, build friendships, and connect with new people. Why Ripple is Different • Group-based matching instead of endless swiping • A more social, interactive way to meet people • Gamified features that keep conversations alive • A platform designed specifically for teens Start your ripple and see where the connections take you.

About

Open When

Write and send thoughtful letters to yourself and others, to be opened at a specific moment or date. Create personalized messages with prompts or your own ideas, and cherish memories by saving letters as keepsakes.

Highlights
  • Write letters for specific moments
  • Seal letters for future opening
  • Use meaningful prompts
  • Create custom moments
  • Exchange letters with friends
  • Save letters as keepsake PDFs
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Some words are meant for a particular moment. Open When helps you write thoughtful letters to yourself and the people you care about. Choose the moment a letter belongs to, write what you want them to know, and send it to their mailbox. Make it available right away or seal it until a date you choose. WORDS FOR THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER Choose from meaningful prompts for good days, hard days, big dreams, quiet reminders, and everything in between. You can also create your own Open When moment. LETTERS WORTH KEEPING Connect with people using friend codes and exchange letters. Favorite the ones you treasure, or turn any opened letter into a keepsake PDF you can save, share, or print. You’ll also receive a notification when a new letter arrives or a sealed letter is ready to open. WRITE TO YOURSELF Leave yourself encouragement, celebrate how far you have come, or save words you may want to hear another day. RECEIVING IS ALWAYS FREE Open When is free to download. Receiving and opening letters is always free, whether you have a membership or not. Your first 10 letters are on us. After that, an Open When membership lets you keep writing and sending. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ripple at none against Open When's 1. On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Open When sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Ripple asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Ripple versus Open When: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRippleOpen When
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Daily
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB9 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVirgo Social LLCMoon Radio Candy

In-app purchases

None

Ripple

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Open When

Subscriptions1
  • Open When Membership$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Ripple free?
Ripple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open When free?
Open When is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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