Comparison

places4friends vs Studate

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

Head to head
About

places4friends

Features
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The best recommendations for places come from your friends. places4friends helps you discover them. How it works * Find friends: Add your friends using the search function or simply send them an invite link. * Share places: Drop a pin on the map, choose the relevant categories, add a few personal words, and upload up to three photos. * Discover new places: See all your friends’ recommendations on the map. You can easily filter by category, specific people, or absolute highlights. * Save for later: Save interesting places to your personal list and come back to them whenever you want. * Get there directly: With just one click, you can start navigation using Google Maps or Apple Maps. Give it a try and discover your new favorite spots :)

About

Studate

Connect with students at your university for studying, meeting up, or making new friends. Verify your student status for added trust and discover campus events and local spots.

Highlights
  • Connect with university students
  • Student verification (Student Check)
  • Campus feed for events
  • Local spot map
  • Study, meet, and friendship options
  • Privacy-focused with European servers
Features
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STUDATE is the connect and meet app for students. The first one that connects you specifically with students at your university. For studying together (stulearn), meeting up (stumeet) or new friendships (stufriends). You decide what you’re open to. STUDATE currently connects students at universities in Germany, also ideal for international students and anyone coming here for an Erasmus semester. THE STUDENT CHECK Verify yourself voluntarily with your proof of study and wear the check next to your name. Everyone sees right away: real student. Profile photos are checked automatically, against bots and fakes. HOW IT WORKS • Discover students at your uni and ping whoever you want to get to know • You ping each other? Connected! Your chat is open • Everything runs on buttons on purpose: relaxed, no time pressure MORE THAN PROFILES • Campus feed: what’s happening at your uni right now. By students, for students • Studate map: bars, pubs, clubs and beer gardens around your uni. Give a thumbs up or down and see where the most is going on this week • Who’s online right now? The green dot gives it away STUDATE∞ One subscription for everything, when you want more: • Way more pings a day • See who pinged you and ping back directly • Skipped someone by accident? Bring back more profiles • 3 highlighters included every month: highlighted pings glow right at the top • Your profile shows up further up the deck for others • Guest pass: swipe as a guest at another university • Filter by uni, subject and student check. With the “Students only” filter, your deck shows verified profiles only Inviting friends pays off: for every 2 student friends with the student check, you get 2 days of studate∞ free. Your first studate subscription? Then you get studate∞ at half price for the first 12 months, after that the regular monthly price applies. The subscription renews automatically every month and can be cancelled at any time in your Apple Account settings. YOUR PRIVACY • Your exact location is never stored or shown • Only you and your connect can see your messages • All data is stored on European servers (GDPR) Get STUDATE. Your campus. Your people. TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://studate.eu/datenschutz.html

Screenshots

places4friends4 screens
Studate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: places4friends at none against Studate's 10. Studate's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). 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. Studate sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. places4friends asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

places4friends ships an update fortnightly, Studate every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
places4friends versus Studate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterplaces4friendsStudate
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—55.6% of reviews
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJanick Georg BraunKendim Sejdiu

In-app purchases

None

places4friends

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Studate

Subscriptions8
  • studate∞ 1 Woche$2.997 Days
  • studate∞ 1 Monat$5.991 Month
  • studate+ 1 Monat$17.991 Month
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  • studate∞ Semester$24.996 Months
  • studate+ 3 Monate$39.993 Months
  • studate∞ 3 Monate$59.993 Months
  • studate+ 1 Jahr$79.991 Year
  • studate∞ 1 Jahr$119.991 Year
One-time2
  • 3 Textmarker$0.99
  • studate∞ Full degree$99.99

Questions

Is places4friends free?
places4friends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Studate free?
Studate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do places4friends or Studate have ads?
Neither places4friends nor Studate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, places4friends or Studate?
places4friends ships an update fortnightly, and Studate every 2 days. Most recently, places4friends was updated on November 5, 2026 and Studate on November 10, 2026.

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