Comparison

Salty vs Shimy

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

Head to head
About

Salty

Features
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Dating apps ask you to describe yourself. Salty learns from how you play. Salty is a game-led dating app that turns quick daily play into better match suggestions. Complete a game or quiz, reveal signals about how you think, choose and connect, and get up to 10 suggested matches based on your preferences and gameplay—without an endless discovery feed. PLAY FIRST. MATCH DIFFERENTLY. Every day brings something new: a quiz, a choice-based scenario or a mini-game. Your decisions create behavioral and psychology-informed markers that help Salty’s matching model understand what could work for you over time. Your results stay private. They’re used to improve your suggestions—not displayed as a label on your profile. UP TO 10 SUGGESTIONS. ZERO SWIPE SPIRALS. Salty doesn’t give you an infinite catalogue of people. You get a limited set of suggested matches, so you can spend less time collecting profiles and more time discovering whether there’s something real. MATCHED? DON’T JUST SAY “HEY.” Play together inside the chat with Hot Takes, Would You Rather, Predictions, First Date Simulator and more. Games give you something real to react to, help conversations go beyond small talk and make it easier to find out whether the vibe is actually vibing. YOUR MATCH GETS A WHOLE WORLD. Every connection can grow into its own shared world—a timeline of games, moments and milestones you create together. Remember the first game you played, the moment something clicked and everything that came next. Think of it as your relationship story, built as you go. VERIFIED PEOPLE. CLEARER ENDINGS. Selfie verification with liveness checks helps confirm that the person behind the profile is the person in the photos. And if a connection isn’t right? Salty encourages a clear goodbye instead of disappearing. Less ghosting. More basic human decency. Wild concept, apparently. PREMIUM. NO MIND GAMES. With Salty Premium, you can: * See who liked you * Unlock more game content * Access deeper personal insights * Get more from your matching experience Salty is designed to help you reach a real connection—not keep you trapped in an endless swipe loop. Dating, but make it playable. Download Salty and play your way to your person. Salty is for adults aged 18 and over. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shimy

This app connects you with real people nearby who are also open to meeting. Share a live selfie when you're out, and others can respond with their own. Chat opens if you both approve, with conversations lasting 24 hours.

Highlights
  • Real-time proximity matching
  • Live selfie verification
  • Expiring posts (3 hours)
  • Expiring chats (24 hours)
  • Identity verification
  • Mascot chat companion
Features
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no swiping. no stale profiles. no wondering if anyone's out there. see someone across the bar? now you can do something about it. if you're out, say so. posts last 3 hours. chats last 24. don't waste it. how it works - post a live selfie when you're out - see who's nearby and around right now - into someone? answer with your own selfie - they're into you too? chat opens. - make something happen before it's gone why it's different - camera-only. taken now, not two years ago - you only show up when you want to - everyone you see is actually near you - the feed is never stale. posts vanish in 3 hours - 24-hour chats. less talking, more meeting - identity verification required. catfish belong in the ocean. nothing happening yet? shimy's in your chats. always up. just be yourself*ie.

Screenshots

Salty4 screens
Shimy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shimy at none against Salty's 3. Salty's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). 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. Salty sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Shimy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Salty ships an update every 3 days, Shimy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Salty versus Shimy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaltyShimy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB43 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVizlai LtdShimy, Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Salty

Subscriptions3
  • Salty Premium Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Salty Premium 3 Months7 Days trial$59.993 Months
  • Salty Premium 6 Months7 Days trial$89.996 Months
None

Shimy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Salty free?
Salty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shimy free?
Shimy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Salty or Shimy have ads?
Neither Salty nor Shimy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salty or Shimy?
Salty ships an update every 3 days, and Shimy fortnightly. Most recently, Salty was updated on October 31, 2026 and Shimy on November 5, 2026.

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