Semesto vs zambly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Semesto
Connect with verified students on campus for dating, study groups, and social events. Discover local meetups, check cafeteria menus, and find people with similar interests. It's your digital campus hub for meeting new people and sharing university life.
- Verified student-only profiles
- Campus feed for sharing thoughts
- Meetup and event creation/discovery
- Mensa (cafeteria) menus and prices
- Discover students with similar interests
- Digital campus hub
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Semesto is the campus community for students. Every account is checked before it joins, by university email or student ID. WHAT YOU GET โข People from your campus. Discover students from your course, your university or your city. Study partners, friendships, more. You decide what you are open to. โข Meetups on the map. Create and find meetups nearby: study groups, coffee, sport, parties, culture. Every meetup has its own group chat. โข Campus feed. Share thoughts, questions and moments from student life. Follow classmates, like and comment. โข Canteen menu. Find canteens nearby and see today's menu with student prices, right on the map. HOW THE CHECK WORKS Fastest by university email: request a code, type it in, done in 30 seconds. No university email? Upload your student ID or enrolment certificate and we will take a look. WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS Most members study in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. If you study there, are going there on exchange, or are planning to, you will find people near you. SEMESTO PLUS (optional subscription) Plus unlocks more reach: university details of other profiles, extended discovery and more ways to connect. The subscription renews automatically, cancel any time in your App Store settings. For students aged 18 and over. Privacy: https://semesto.de/datenschutz Terms: https://semesto.de/agb
zambly
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zambly is the social app for real-life plans. Every day, you decide: are you free today? See instantly who else is free, then turn that into something real - grab a coffee, play padel, watch the game, or just hang out. No endless group chats. No plans that never happen. WHY ZAMBLY See who's actually free One tap shows you which friends are available today - no more guessing, no more "who's around?" messages that go nowhere. Plans that really happen Create an event, and once enough friends say yes, it's locked in. The chat only opens once everyone's confirmed - no empty small talk, just real coordination. Only with people you know zambly is invite-only. Your circle stays your circle - no strangers, no public feed, no noise. Less scrolling, more living zambly isn't another feed to scroll through. It's a nudge to actually see your friends, today. HOW IT WORKS 1. Get invited by a friend 2. Set your status - are you free today? 3. See who else is around 4. Create or join a plan 5. Once enough friends join, the plan is confirmed and the chat opens automatically 6. Go do something real Built for spontaneous friend groups, students, and anyone tired of plans that live only in group chats. zambly - less scrolling, more living.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: zambly at none against Semesto's 13. Semesto's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Semesto sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. zambly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Semesto ships an update every 2 days, zambly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Semesto | zambly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | Freemium | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Eler | Zalillo UG (haftungsbeschrankt) |
In-app purchases
Semesto
- Message before match$1.99
- 7 extra likes$1.99
- 3 extra super likes$1.99
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- Small gift$1.99
- Group boost$2.99
- See likes (24 h)$2.99
- 12 extra likes$2.99
- Medium gift$2.99
- 7 extra super likes$3.99
- 12 extra super likes$4.99
- Large gift$4.99
- Extra large gift$11.99
- Legendary gift$22.99
zambly
No in-app purchases









