Comparison

Guac Dating vs SoftPing

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

Head to head
About

Guac Dating

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Meet the person behind the profile. Guac Dating is a video-first dating app built around showing up as yourself. Record your intro in the app so people can hear your voice and get a feel for your personality. START WITH YOUR VOICE See someone you'd like to meet? Send a voice note. Conversations begin with your voice, with five voice notes each before your first audio call. BUILD A REAL CONNECTION Move from voice notes to an audio call, then a video call. Get to know each other before deciding whether to take things further. EXCHANGE NUMBERS WHEN YOU BOTH CHOOSE After your video call, decide whether to lock in. Phone numbers are shared only when both people choose it. CAPTURED IN THE MOMENT Profile photos and intro videos are captured live in the app. Report and block are available on profiles and conversations. Signup is open—no invitation required. You must be 18 or older to use Guac Dating. Less bio. More chemistry.

About

SoftPing

This app offers a simple way to stay connected with one person. Send quick, thoughtful messages that appear as notifications and on a home screen widget. It's designed for minimal interaction, focusing on letting someone know you're thinking of them.

Highlights
  • Connect with one person
  • Send quick, thoughtful messages
  • Home Screen widget display
  • Receive notifications
  • View message history
  • Customizable avatar
  • Control message previews
Features
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Sometimes you don’t need a full conversation. You just want someone to know you’re thinking of them. SoftPing is a simple, personal way to stay close to one person. Connect with your partner, send a short SoftPing, and let it appear through a notification and Home Screen widget. SoftPing keeps things intentionally simple: • Connect with one person • Send quick, thoughtful SoftPings • See the latest SoftPing on your Home Screen widget • Get notified when your partner sends one • Look back at your SoftPing history • Choose a character avatar that feels like you • Control whether message previews appear on your widget No group chats. No likes. No typing indicators. No pressure to keep a conversation going. Just a small way to say, “I’m thinking of you.”

Screenshots

Guac Dating4 screens
SoftPing1 screens

Verdict

The call

Guac Dating and SoftPing are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Guac Dating versus SoftPing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuac DatingSoftPing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMonestiva LLCCHANYOUNG PARK

In-app purchases

None

Guac Dating

No in-app purchases

None

SoftPing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guac Dating free?
Guac Dating is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoftPing free?
SoftPing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guac Dating or SoftPing have ads?
Neither Guac Dating nor SoftPing shows ads.

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