Comparison

Datey vs Talking Stage

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

Head to head
About

Datey

This app helps you privately track your dating life, remembering details about people, dates, and patterns. It offers insights into your dating habits with charts and maps, all while prioritizing your privacy with on-device storage.

Highlights
  • Track potential, exploring, dated, and relationship statuses
  • Rich profiles with photos, meeting details, and notes
  • Log date activities, ratings, and create recap cards
  • Calendar integration for planned dates
  • Visualize dating patterns with charts and stats
  • World map with dating history and country stamps
  • On-device storage and optional Face ID/iCloud sync
Features
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Datey is a relationship tracker and journal for couples and singles. Count your days together, save shared memories and make plans as a couple. Use Single mode to keep track of your dates, the people you’re seeing and how you felt. COUPLE MODE • Track your days together from your relationship start date, and keep anniversaries and special days in view. • Link with your partner to build a shared collection of memories and photos from your time together. • Plan your next date and make a bucket list of places to go and things to do together. • Keep your trips and places visited together in one place, so you can look back on where you’ve been. • Answer questions, guess your partner’s answers and compare your responses. • Add widgets for your days together, upcoming plans and special days, so you can check them at a glance. SINGLE MODE • Create profiles for the people you date and keep notes and photos organized by person. • Record each date with its place, your feelings and what you spent, then revisit the details later. • Plan upcoming dates and add them to your calendar to keep track of what’s next. • Review your dating history with stats about the people you’ve met, places you’ve been and spending. • Create shareable recaps to look back on your dating experiences. PRIVACY Use an optional app lock and a private photo vault. Optional iCloud sync connects your own devices; linking with a partner requires iCloud. DATEY PRO Datey requires a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. An invited partner can use Couple mode without a separate purchase while shared access is active. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://dateyapp.co/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://dateyapp.co/privacy/

About

Talking Stage

This app provides a private space to document your dating experiences and the early stages of relationships. Track connections, feelings, and important signals. It offers tools for reflection and intentional decision-making in your romantic life.

Highlights
  • Track connections and stages
  • Record feelings and energy levels
  • Capture raw thoughts in Notebook
  • Use check-ins for intentional moves
  • Personalize with themes
  • Unlock premium reflection tools
Features
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Talking Stage is a private relationship journal for the messy middle: the people you are getting to know, the signals you are noticing, and the moments when you need to pause before texting. It is designed to work across phone, tablet, and desktop browser sessions. Keep track of connections, stages, feelings, energy, notes, dates, and the signals that felt healthy, confusing, or worth noticing. Use Notebook to capture raw thoughts privately, then use the check-in when you want to slow down and make a more intentional move. Core journaling and raw notebook notes are free and useful. Match Phone, Black & White, White & Black, Forest, and Blush themes are also free. Talking Stage Plus is optional and unlocks extra personalization and reflection tools, including premium themes, custom labels, emotion-based reflection packs, deeper pattern insights, your personal recap, data export, app lock, and future reminders. Talking Stage is not a dating app, messaging app, therapy app, or advice replacement. It is a private place to reflect on your own experience. Terms of Use: https://talkingstage.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://talkingstage.app/privacy

Screenshots

Datey4 screens
Talking Stage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Datey at every 2 days against Talking Stage's every 11 days. Talking Stage's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Datey sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Talking Stage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Datey against 5.0 for Talking Stage. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Datey ships an update every 2 days, Talking Stage every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Datey versus Talking Stage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDateyTalking Stage
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size845 MB16 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperTortuga Global Tech LLCAdebola Awokoya

Customer experience

Datey

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Talking Stage

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Datey

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Datey Pro Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$129.99
2 purchases

Talking Stage

Subscriptions2
  • Talking Stage Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Talking Stage Plus Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Datey free?
Datey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Talking Stage free?
Talking Stage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Datey or Talking Stage?
Datey and Talking Stage are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Datey or Talking Stage have ads?
Neither Datey nor Talking Stage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Datey or Talking Stage?
Datey ships an update every 2 days, and Talking Stage every 11 days. Most recently, Datey was updated on October 28, 2026 and Talking Stage on October 12, 2026.

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