Phubbed vs Pindr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phubbed
This app gamifies phone usage for couples, encouraging more present interactions. Catch your partner on their phone, collect points with photo evidence, and redeem them for shared activities. Enjoy guilt-free phone time with a special truce mode.
- Real-time couple scoreboard
- Photo evidence wall
- Redeemable couple activities
- Scroll Truce mode
- Weekly phone habit recaps
- Dark mode design
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Stop the scroll. Start the fun. Phubbed is the playful couple's app that turns phone addiction into a game. Catch your partner glued to their screen, snap the evidence, and rack up points. How it works Catch your partner on their phone and tap "Phubbed!" Snap a photo as evidence, earn points for every catch, and redeem them for fun couple activities and rewards. Need some guilt-free scroll time? Call a Scroll Truce and both enjoy your phones without penalty. Features Real-time couple scoreboard to track who's winning. A photo evidence wall of shame for all your best catches. Over 20 redeemable activities and rewards to choose from. Scroll Truce mode for agreed phone-free moments together. Weekly recaps of your phone habits as a couple. All wrapped in a beautiful dark mode design. Phubbed isn't about shaming — it's about noticing. The more you catch each other, the more you connect. Put down the phone and pick up the fun. Download free. Play together. Be present. Terms of Use: getphubbed.com/terms Privacy: getphubbed.com/privacy
Pindr
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The game of golf is growing faster than ever. Communities historically kept away are now all the way out finding fairways. Pindr matches solo golfers with compatible playing partners — so finding a round feels like calling a friend, not rolling the dice. Starting in Washington, DC, Charlotte, and DC with more cities to come. Golf is more fun with the right people. But if you're new to the game, new to the city, or just don't have a regular crew, your options shrink fast: play alone, take whoever the starter pairs you with, or skip the round entirely. Pindr is built to fix that. THREE WAYS TO MATCH • Discover. Swipe through other golfers in your area. See their handicap, home course, vibe, and the personality stuff that actually shapes a round. Tap into a full profile to dig deeper before you decide. • Open Rounds. Post a tee time you're trying to fill, or join a round someone else posted. No more waiting on a group text that never coalesces. • QR Code. Played a great round with someone you just met? Pull up your code, let them scan it, and you're connected for next time. No fumbling for numbers, no "I'll text you" that never happens. A PROFILE THAT FEELS LIKE YOU Beyond handicap and home course, Pindr profiles include optional culture-fit questions: music or no music on the course, walk or ride, your dream round, what you're working on. The stuff that determines whether four hours together flies by or drags. FOR EVERYONE WHO LOVES THE GAME Pindr is built with extra care for the players who too often get left out of golf's traditional channels — newcomers to the game, women, players from communities that haven't always felt welcome at the first tee, and anyone who relocated and lost their crew. If you've ever stood next to your bag wondering whether there's a place for you here, this is for you. WHAT'S NEXT We're starting in DC, Charlotte, and LA, then growing one city at a time, with real local players — not synthetic profiles. Want Pindr in your city next? Tell us through the app. Find your four. Tee it up. Never alone again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pindr at none against Phubbed's 1. Phubbed's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Phubbed sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Pindr asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phubbed | Pindr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | Daily |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Let's Bild LLC | Obiekwe Okolo |
In-app purchases
Phubbed
- Phubbed Pro$4.991 Month
Pindr
No in-app purchases








