Comparison

Closer vs ppip

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

Head to head
About

Closer

Features
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Closer helps couples feel connected throughout the day with private moments shared right on the Home Screen. Whether you’re apart or simply busy, small updates make it easier to stay emotionally close. • See how your partner is feeling at a glance • Share photos, music and little moments instantly • Celebrate anniversaries, birthdays and future plans together • Spark natural conversations without opening a chat • Keep your relationship private, with no public feed or followers Connect with your partner in a few taps, then add a Closer widget to your Home Screen. Share a mood, photo, countdown, song or message, and it appears for your partner to see. You can even capture real dual-camera moments that show both your view and your face at once. Closer is made for couples in long-distance relationships, partners with busy schedules, and anyone who wants more meaningful connection in the small moments of everyday life. Download Closer and invite your partner to feel closer, wherever you are. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ppip

Features
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Far away, still close by. The shortest way to reach you. ppip is a voice messenger where every friend hangs on your wall as their own receiver. Reach them with your voice — or with a number, the way pagers used to work. ■ The receiver is how they are right now Hanging on the wall means LIVE — your voice plays on their phone the moment you send it. Nothing to tap, no app to open. It just arrives, as if you were standing right next to them. Taken down means voicemail — voices wait quietly and play together when they put the receiver back. One glance at the wall tells you who is there and whether now is a good time. ■ Send just a number, like a pager Step into the payphone and punch in 8282, or 1004. When you can't say a word out loud, a number still gets through. It scrolls across the little screen on their wall, and what it means is between the two of you. ■ No read receipts, no typing indicators All that's left is a voice, and which way the receiver is facing. Nothing nags for an answer, so you say what you meant to say and you each listen when it suits you. ■ Five seconds is plenty Some things are too small for a phone call and too warm for a text. Keep it short and the voice still arrives with all its warmth. (ppip+ gives you 30 seconds.) ■ One room, everyone at once Send to a group and it reaches everyone in the room at the same time — like an announcement over the building speakers, without any warning. ■ You decide how people reach you Stay live for a few hours. Go quiet on its own at night. Let voices through even on silent. Record a voicemail greeting in your own voice — and set all of it friend by friend. ■ Right from the lock screen Voices play straight out of the notification. A home screen widget puts your receiver up or takes it down, and a pager on your lock screen holds the numbers you've been sent. ■ A wall that looks like you Pick the material and color of your receiver, add stickers and photos, choose your wall color. The receiver your friends see is the one you made. Terms of Use: https://ppip-legal.vercel.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://ppip-legal.vercel.app/en/privacy You must be 14 or older to use ppip. 한국어 · English · 日本語 · 繁體中文 · Français · Português · Español

Screenshots

Closer4 screens
ppip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ppip at weekly against Closer's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Closer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and ppip sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Closer ships an update every 3 weeks, ppip weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Closer versus ppip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloserppip
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB116 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYannick Westermannjihyeon jeong

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Closer

Subscriptions2
  • Closer Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Closer Pro Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Closer Pro Lifetime$59.99
1 purchases

ppip

Subscriptions1
  • ppip+$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Closer free?
Closer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ppip free?
ppip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Closer or ppip have ads?
Neither Closer nor ppip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Closer or ppip?
Closer ships an update every 3 weeks, and ppip weekly. Most recently, Closer was updated on October 25, 2026 and ppip on October 24, 2026.

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