GateF8 vs OBL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GateF8
Connect with fellow travelers at your airport gate. Discover new people, chat in real-time, and make the most of travel delays.
- Connect with travelers at your gate
- Real-time chat functionality
- Discover people nearby
- Enhance travel experiences
- Turn delays into social moments
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Gate F8 helps you connect with people around you while you travel. Discover fellow passengers at your gate, chat in real time, and turn delays into meaningful moments.
OBL
Capture and relive your most cherished moments by adding voice memos, photos, and videos to them. Share these experiences with friends and collectively build a richer tapestry of memories. A 30-day time lock encourages focus on creating new experiences rather than dwelling on the immediate past.
- Add voice memos to memories
- Attach photos and videos
- Collaborate with friends on memories
- 30-day time lock for memories
- Relive past experiences
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I don't want to keep loosing memories. Sometimes I look back at old photos and I can barely remember happened, eventually, I even forget how I felt in the moment. I wish I could revisit those memories and know how it sounded like, how it looked and what was going on. So that's what Obambulare lets you do, it allows you to add voice memos, photos and videos to a moment. Then you can add friends to contribute too, can you imagine getting to experience everyone's presence and feelings like you were right there. Because It's so real, there is a time lock of 30 days so you're not focused on the immediate past and you can go and make more memories instead of focusing on the imperfections.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OBL at 100% against GateF8's 43%. OBL also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). GateF8's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OBL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GateF8 has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of GateF8's written reviews are positive against 100% of OBL's.
GateF8 ships an update every 5 days, OBL every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GateF8 | OBL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KYLE BARTHOLOMEW | Richard Zhang |
Customer experience
GateF8
OBL
In-app purchases
GateF8
No in-app purchases
OBL
No in-app purchases
