Comparison

Pocketmate vs InviteSync

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

Head to head
About

Pocketmate

Stay connected with your partner through shared widgets and lock screen drawings. Play games together, track important dates, and see your distance, all without opening the app.

Highlights
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Real-time drawing on lock screen
  • 25+ cooperative games
  • Shared countdowns and streaks
  • Distance tracking (non-live)
  • Customizable notifications
Features
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Pocketmate puts the two of you on each other's home screen and lock screen. A drawing, a photo, the days until you meet again: your person sees it without opening an app. Made for couples, close by or long distance. Home screen widgets Pick a widget, put it on your home screen, done. - Photo: the latest photo one of you sent, shown in the Pocketmate widget. - Doodle: the newest drawing, from whichever of you drew last. - Counter: today's count for both of you, side by side. - Status: tell your person how you are, in your own words. The picture follows them. - Distance: how far apart you are. - Countdown: the days until you see each other. - Streak: how many days in a row you've kept it going. Lock screen Three widgets that tick by the second: how long you've been together, the time until your anniversary, and a countdown to your next meeting. Draw onto their lock screen Draw something and it lands on their lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. It stays there for 30 minutes. With the drawing screen open on both phones, you watch each other's strokes arrive. 6 colors, 7 pens, 16 stickers, shapes and an eraser. Lock screen drawings need iOS 16.2 or later. For a drawing to open on their lock screen on its own, their iPhone needs iOS 17.2 or later. Play together 25 games, three ways: live on two phones, on one phone, or against the computer. - Live on two phones: Tic Tac Toe, Connect Four, Daily Word, Mental Math, Syllable Bomb and Who Am I? - Who wins what: every game card shows who of you wins it more often, and the Us tab keeps the score. - Live jigsaw: the pieces move on both phones at once, and every placed piece is saved for both of you. 24, 48 or 96 pieces. - This or That: each of you answers on your own phone, and you see their pick once you've answered. 30 questions. Your numbers The Us tab counts days together, days until your anniversary, both birthdays, your shared streak, the distance between you and more. The map shows both your faces with the distance in km and the city. No live tracking: your position is only read while the app is open. Connecting Pocketmate is for one person: yours. Type their code, tap their invite link, scan their QR code or find them in your contacts, and you're connected right away. Notifications Get a note when your person draws, sends a photo, starts a countdown or a puzzle, or shares a new status, plus reminders for your anniversary, their birthday and your countdown. Three switches decide what you get. What you share Status, location and your streak only reach your person after you switch them on. Drawings, photos, the countdown, your together date, the jigsaw and This or That belong to both of you. Your counter and your birthday are always visible to your person. Your location is rounded to about 1 km before it leaves your phone. Photos you send are stored privately, and only the two of you can open them. Pocketmate Pro Plenty is free: the photo, doodle and counter widgets, drawing onto their lock screen, twelve games, This or That, and the jigsaw with your own photos and two built-in pictures. Pro adds: - the status, distance, countdown and streak widgets - all 25 games and six more jigsaw pictures - your whole history in the stats - streak repair twice a month - every glow color for your avatar Pro applies to your own account; for Pro games on two phones, one Pro is enough for both of you. It is billed through your App Store account and can be cancelled anytime in your account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getklar.org/pocketmate/privacy Terms of Use: https://getklar.org/pocketmate/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

InviteSync

Features
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InviteSync turns the pile of invitation cards on your phone into one organised, reminder-ready calendar. SNAP IT. WE'LL READ IT. Photograph any invitation — a wedding card, a puja invite, a birthday, a corporate event — and our AI extracts the event name, date, time, venue and host names automatically. Works with English and Indian languages including Hindi. NEVER MISS AN EVENT Get gentle reminders by WhatsApp, email or push notification, timed the way you want — so you find out while there's still time to plan. ADD EVENTS BY VOICE No card? Just speak. "Visit Citizens Hospital on 20th June at 5 PM" — and it's saved, with a reminder set. EVERYTHING IN ONE FEED Every invitation and event, sorted by date. See what's coming up, what's today, and what you've already attended. CALENDAR THAT ACTUALLY SYNCS Add any event to your iPhone calendar with one tap — name, date, time and venue included. SHARE WITH FAMILY Every invitation gets a shareable link, so family and friends can see the details without needing the app. MULTI-LANGUAGE Read and display cards in Hindi, English and other Indian languages. SUBSCRIPTION InviteSync offers a free trial. Paid plans unlock more invitation cards per year, priority processing and premium features. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://invitesync.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://invitesync.com/terms

Screenshots

Pocketmate4 screens
InviteSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pocketmate and InviteSync are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Pocketmate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and InviteSync sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pocketmate versus InviteSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketmateInviteSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB52 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlain KesslerVELLMONT SERVICES (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pocketmate

Subscriptions3
  • Pocketmate Pro, monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly, 50% off$15.001 Year
  • Pocketmate Pro, yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

InviteSync

Subscriptions3
  • Basic7 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • Standard7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Standard7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Pocketmate free?
Pocketmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InviteSync free?
InviteSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pocketmate or InviteSync have ads?
Neither Pocketmate nor InviteSync shows ads.

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