Comparison

52Dates vs Standing Date

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

Head to head
About

52Dates

Features
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**52dates** helps you turn love into something you can look forward to, week after week. Instead of giving one gift, create a full collection of thoughtful date ideas for your partner. Choose and customize dates, add personal details, and share them through a special link. Your partner can open each date when the countdown ends, revealing a new surprise moment to enjoy together. Whether you want to plan romantic dinners, cozy nights in, spontaneous adventures, creative activities, or meaningful quality time, 52dates makes it easy to build a year full of memories. **How it works** Create your own date plan with 52 dates, or choose a different number that fits your gift. Customize each date with your own ideas, messages, locations, costs, and extra details. Once your plan is ready, your partner receives a link to their personal date calendar. Each date stays hidden until it is time to reveal it. This creates anticipation, surprise, and something special to look forward to throughout the year. **Perfect for** Anniversaries, birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, weddings, long-term couples, new relationships, or simply as a thoughtful way to spend more quality time together. **Why couples love 52dates** 52dates is more than a list of date ideas. It is a personal gift, a planning tool, and a romantic experience in one. You can make each date as simple, funny, adventurous, cozy, or meaningful as you like. Plan once, enjoy all year. **Features** Create a personalized collection of date ideas Choose 52 dates or customize the number Add your own romantic, fun, or creative plans Share your date plan with your partner Use countdowns to reveal dates at the right moment Keep future dates hidden for extra surprise Create a meaningful gift that lasts beyond one day With 52dates, every date becomes part of a bigger story.

About

Standing Date

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Tonight's programme, in four acts. Standing Date is a date night planner for couples who keep ending up doing the same thing. It is laid out like a matinee playbill: you swipe between four acts, pull up the Programme for everything else, and the app hands you date ideas one ticket at a time. Act I Β· Tonight Tap once and a ticket comes up with a single date idea on it. There's no quiz first and no list to scroll. Narrow it with seven filters: in or out, low cost, two or three hours, cozy, a kid asleep at home, any season. Redraw as often as you like, and an idea won't come round again until you've seen every one that fits. Say "Let's do this one" and the ticket becomes a plan with numbered steps, what to bring, conversation starters for the way there, a map search for somewhere nearby, a calendar entry and a share button. Act II Β· The standing date Every Friday, every other Saturday, once a month: pick the rhythm, the day and the time once. The app counts down to it, reminds you beforehand, and keeps a streak that only moves when a date actually happens. Anniversaries and birthdays get their own reminder, and as one gets close the draw skips the no-cost ideas so the night feels like an occasion. Act III Β· Our jar The places you keep meaning to go and the things you said you'd try go in your date jar, each with its own kind, cost, length and energy. They're drawn right alongside the built-in ideas. Act IV Β· Memories After the night, each of you gives it a verdict and adds a line. Over time "What your dates say" shows which kinds of date you both enjoy, and the draw leans that way. That's a few rules running on your phone, not AI. Where to eat Dinner date, or only lunch on a Tuesday: tap Where to eat and one real restaurant comes up as a ticket, near you and open right now. Thumbs up, thumbs down or draw another, and it learns what you like. It asks before using your approximate location, or type a city instead. Three picks a day are free. Intermission: a second phone, if you want one One phone runs the whole show. If your partner wants a copy, link their phone with a six-character code (no account) and the standing date, tonight's plan, the jar and your memories stay in step on both. The ideas 150 date ideas come free, written by hand across six kinds: talk, play, make, move, taste and explore. None of them rely on a city guide, so they work in a small town as well as a big one. They name a kind of place, never a business. There's no sexual content, no dares and no drinking games. At the Box Office: Standing Date Plus - the full library of 600 ideas, plus four seasonal decks (autumn, holidays, heat wave, rainy day) - surprise dates: write up to three clues, lock them behind Face ID or your passcode, and get a nudge when it's time to send each one - three challenges: A to Z, a date every month, one of each kind - photos on your memories and a printable PDF yearbook - Two thumbs (four restaurants, you each vote in secret) and unlimited restaurant picks - creating a pairing code (joining one is always free) A home-screen widget counts down to your next date, and you can export everything to a backup file and restore it. There are no ads. Tickets and the fine print Plus comes as a Season Pass (Standing Date Plus Annual, a one-year subscription that starts with a 7-day free trial), a Single (Standing Date Plus Monthly, a one-month subscription), or Lifetime, a one-time purchase. Both subscriptions renew automatically. The Box Office shows each price in your currency before you buy, and payment goes to your Apple ID when you confirm. A subscription renews for the same length unless you turn auto-renew off at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and the renewal is charged within those last 24 hours. To cancel or switch plans, go to Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://adelyons.com/apps/standingdate/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://adelyons.com/apps/standingdate/privacy.html

Screenshots

52Dates4 screens
Standing Date4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 52Dates at every 2 days against Standing Date's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. 52Dates sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Standing Date sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

52Dates ships an update every 2 days, Standing Date every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
52Dates versus Standing Date: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter52DatesStanding Date
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size68 MB37 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAslan InnovationsAdelyons Software LLC

In-app purchases

10 purchases

52Dates

One-time10
  • Upgrade to Ultimate Outdoor &$0.99
  • Creative Starter Pack$1.99
  • Entertainment Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Entertainment Date Idea Pack$1.99
  • Upgrade to Ultimate Outdoor &$2.99
  • Creative Big Box$2.99
  • Entertainment Big Box$2.99
  • Entertainment Date Big Box$2.99
  • Ultimate Home & Food Pack$5.99
  • Ultimate Entertainment & Adventure$5.99
3 purchases

Standing Date

Subscriptions2
  • Standing Date Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Standing Date Plus Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Standing Date Plus Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is 52Dates free?
52Dates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Standing Date free?
Standing Date is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 52Dates or Standing Date have ads?
Neither 52Dates nor Standing Date shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 52Dates or Standing Date?
52Dates ships an update every 2 days, and Standing Date every 2 weeks. Most recently, 52Dates was updated on October 10, 2026 and Standing Date on October 29, 2026.

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