Datelii vs How I Met
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Datelii
Connect with verified individuals nearby for safe and secure conversations. Discover new people and build meaningful connections through a moderated chat platform.
- Meet people nearby
- Verified members
- Moderated chat
- Secure conversations
- Global connections
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DateIli is a dating application that allows you to meet someone close to you wherever you are in the world. Our members are verified and validated by our moderation team and you can safely chat over our chat page. Please find terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Please find privacy policy https://www.datelii.com/fr/terms
How I Met
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How I Met makes meeting people feel more human, more contextual, and less mechanical. Discover living profiles built around photos, moments, and details that actually make you want to reply. Instead of judging a profile in seconds, you explore a person through what they like, what they share, and what they are looking for. Choose your intention, dating or friendship, adjust your filters, browse profiles, and start a conversation from a specific moment. Messages keep the profile context so the exchange starts naturally. How I Met also includes Moments Call, a voice experience for exploring profiles, moving to the next one, or coming back to a detail without losing the thread. Main features: - visual profiles with moments and photos; - dating or friendship intentions; - simple filters for age, distance, and preferences; - conversations connected to profile context; - voice exploration with Moments Call. How I Met is designed for calmer, clearer, and more natural connections.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: How I Met at none against Datelii's 3. How I Met also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Datelii sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. How I Met asks for nothing beyond the download.
Datelii ships an update every 5 weeks, How I Met every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Datelii | How I Met |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | emmannuel eschalier | Jonathan Amsellem |
In-app purchases
Datelii
- Priority to our loyal members$6.991 Month
- Unlock premium interactions$1.99
- Donation$5.99
How I Met
No in-app purchases
