Datebook vs Rendezvous Dating
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Datebook
Connect with singles for free on this dating platform. Discover your soulmate through messaging and explore upgraded features with a monthly subscription.
- Free dating
- Messaging singles
- Find soulmate
- Upgraded features
- Dating site integration
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Datebook is the best dating and free dating app. Try datebook on the datebook dating site or datebook dating app. Message the best singles for free on DATEBOOK and find your soulmate. Auto-renewable subscriptions are available for $4.99 a month for upgraded features. For the privacy policy and terms of use please visit https://www.datebook.net/terms-of-use or visit https://www.datebook.net
Rendezvous Dating
This app prioritizes real-life meetups over endless chatting. It simplifies arranging short, casual dates for genuine connections, whether you seek a partner, friends, or new people nearby. Focus on getting to know someone in person quickly.
- Arrange in-person dates quickly
- No endless in-app chatting
- Focus on genuine connections
- Choose date spots and times
- Short, 1-hour date format
- Find partners, friends, or new connections
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Rendezvous - the dating app better than Tinder, Bumble or Hinge. We get you on dates, not a new penpal. With Rendezvous there's no chatting on the app. Skip the mindless chat & get to know someone in person instead. It's super easy to arrange a date that works for you. Free Friday night? Go on date. No plans for your Sunday afternoon? Go on a date. Make connections with more people faster and you'll find your person. We're about genuine dating, whether you are interested in finding a partner, new friends or new connections around you. Your time is valuable - don't why waste it chatting endlessly. Rendezvous makes it really simple for you, as dating should be. You'll choose your favourite date spot & when you match you get to choose between your favourite spot or your matches'. Get to know someone but don't feel overly committed. Dates are organized for today, tomorrow or the day after & they're only 1 hour long.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Datebook at 94% against Rendezvous Dating's 43%. Datebook also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Rendezvous Dating's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Datebook holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Datebook's written reviews are positive against 43% of Rendezvous Dating's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Datebook | Rendezvous Dating |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better | 4.1 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Datebook LLC | GBB Components Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Datebook
Rendezvous Dating
Bugs and requests
Datebook
Reported bugs
1 issue- Minor glitches affecting performance
Requested features
2 requests- Improve inactive member filtering
- Provide clear account deletion instructions
Rendezvous Dating
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Datebook
No in-app purchases
Rendezvous Dating
No in-app purchases
