Comparison

PartnerUp vs Covalent

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

Head to head
About

PartnerUp

This app helps users find co-founders and collaborators for startups. It offers curated profiles, mutual connections, and a toolkit for company formation, including financial calculators and legal templates.

Highlights
  • Co-founder matching
  • Curated founder profiles
  • Mutual connection system
  • Equity and cap table calculators
  • Legal templates (NDA, founder agreements)
  • Role and decision mapping
  • Conversation starters and checklists
Features
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PartnerUp helps you find co-founders and collaborators, not just another networking contact. Browse serious builders, connect only when it's mutual, then get the tools to actually start the company. Co-founder matching plus a real founder toolkit, in one app. Whether you want to co-found, join an early venture, or collaborate on something new, PartnerUp connects you with people who actually fit. It is calm, curated and intentional. Never an endless feed. HOW IT WORKS Build a real profile, browse founders & collaborators who match what you bring and what you seek, and reach out with a nudge. When it is mutual, you connect and start the conversation. DISCOVER THE RIGHT PEOPLE • A hand-picked co-founder match each day, chosen for how you fit • Browse an open directory of serious founders and partners • Search by skill, intent, and industry • Profiles with substance: what they offer, what they seek, proof of work, and a short pitch video CONNECT WITH INTENT • Nudge someone to start a conversation, and connect only when it is mutual • Private one to one chat with your connections • Built-in conversation starters so you always know what to ask • Save promising people to a private shortlist THE CO-FOUNDER TOOLKIT Everything for the practical side of starting up together: • Equity, vesting, dilution, cap table, and runway calculators • Role and decision maps to agree who owns what • Conversation checklists for the talks that matter • Professionally vetted legal templates you can fill in and export, including NDAs and founder agreements • Plain-language guides to founding well • Share guides and tool results right inside your chats • Digitally sign contracts between you and your connections GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH PARADIGM AI Paradigm is the AI in PartnerUp Pro. It learns your business through a short interview and your own documents, such as your website or pitch deck, then helps you grow it: • Answers your questions about running the business, from pricing to fundraising, based on what it knows • Drafts business plans, pitch decks and agreements that fit your business, ready to edit, export as a PDF or send for signature • Turns what it knows into a 30, 60 and 90 day plan you can tick off as you go • Checks in every week, so everything it writes stays current • Spots the gaps in your team and suggests PartnerUp members with the skills to fill them GO FURTHER WITH PRO • Custom alerts that ping you when matching people join • Advanced directory filters by stage, commitment, capital, and location • Unlimited shortlist • See who shortlisted you and who viewed your profile • More nudges, plus a personal note when you reach out Free to browse. Upgrade to PartnerUp Pro anytime. Co-found and collaborate. PartnerUp Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://partner-up.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://partner-up.app/privacy

About

Covalent

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Some things are easier with people who get it. Covalent matches you, by hand, with a small private circle of 4–6 people facing the same challenge you are. For 90 days, your circle is where you show up, say how it's really going and keep each other going. Covalent is not therapy, and we don't give advice. No diagnoses, no experts telling you what to do: just people going through the same thing, who listen and share what has helped them. Your circle forms around what you're going through: • Overcoming loneliness • Recovering from a breakup • Beating procrastination • Building discipline and habits • Getting back on track • Starting a business • Or simply making new friends who get you HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell us what you're going through, in your own words. No labels, no tests. 2. We read it and match you with people in a similar place who speak your language. 3. Talk as often as you like in a chat only your circle can see. YOUR CIRCLE • A private group chat with just 4–6 people, never a public feed • Kai, our guide, opens the conversation so nobody has to break the ice alone. Kai is written by the Covalent team: real people, not AI • Daily conversation prompts and quick polls to get everyone talking • Know when someone answers you, without the message showing on your lock screen • Circle streaks that grow when members show up for each other • Not clicking with your group? Ask within 10 days and we'll move you YOUR DIARY • A private page for what you're not ready to say out loud • Mark how the day felt and look back at how you've changed • Lock it with Face ID, so whoever holds your phone can't open it • A daily reminder at the time you choose YOUR PROGRESS • Earn avatars, frames and badges over your 90 days • Your badges are private unless you choose to show one SAFE BY DESIGN • Members are 18+ and use a username; your real name is never shown • Report any message or block any member in a couple of taps; our team reviews every report • Messages that share contact details or harass someone are held for review before the circle sees them • Crisis lines for your country, one tap away • No ads, no tracking, your data is never sold • Download your data or delete your account anytime, right in the app Covalent is peer support. It is not therapy or medical care, and it is not an emergency service. If you are in crisis, call your local emergency number or a crisis line in your country.

Screenshots

PartnerUp4 screens
Covalent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Covalent at none against PartnerUp's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PartnerUp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Covalent asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PartnerUp versus Covalent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPartnerUpCovalent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTRULY INC LIMITEDFACUNDO SANSALONE GRASSO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PartnerUp

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Pro 3-Month7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
None

Covalent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PartnerUp free?
PartnerUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Covalent free?
Covalent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PartnerUp or Covalent have ads?
Neither PartnerUp nor Covalent shows ads.

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