Comparison

blip vs GoMessenger

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

Head to head
About

blip

This app offers a minimalist messaging experience, allowing users to communicate their status or feelings with a single tap. The meaning of a 'Yes' is context-dependent, adapting to the sender, recipient, time, and location.

Highlights
  • Single-tap messaging
  • Context-aware message meaning
  • Location-based communication
  • Interactive notifications
  • Direct reply from notifications
  • Get directions from notifications
Features
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Blip sends private, short-lived location check-ins to the people you actually meet in real life. Use one tap to say "I'm here," "On my way," "Come meet me," or "Are you free?" Add your current place, choose how long the blip lasts, and let friends open directions when they need to find you. Built for: - pickups and arrivals - meeting friends without a long text thread - quick safety check-ins - sharing a spot for a short time - automatic arrival, leave, or scheduled blips for registered contacts Blip is not an always-on tracking map. You choose when to send, can use precise or approximate location, and can turn on Ghost Mode when you want to stop sending new blips. Start with the free blip allowance. Blip Pro adds unlimited blips plus automatic circle and scheduled blips for registered Blip contacts. Blip supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, dark mode, readable contrast, clear button states, and plain-language controls across Quick, Auto, Recent, Settings, and Paywall flows.

About

GoMessenger

Connect with other Pokemon GO players in your local area. Join group chats with trainers nearby or within your team to share experiences and make new friends. Easily add contacts to your friends list for continued communication.

Highlights
  • Local Pokemon GO player connection
  • Group chat by region
  • Team-specific chatrooms
  • Add friends for direct messaging
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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GoMessenger helps you meet new people in your city or neighbourhood who also play Pokemon GO! GoMessenger is extremely easy to use. Choose your team (yellow, blue or red), select region and chat in a group conversation with anyone in 40 km (25 miles) range. You can choose between two chatrooms: one is for all trainers in the area and second shows only nearby players from your team. You can also add people you met on the group chat to your friends list in order to talk with them any time you want! This is useful when you want to keep in touch with someone even if you’ll be out of specified range and therefore cannot see each other messages inside the chat room. Exchange experience, make new friends and have fun - download now and use for free! DISCLAIMER: GoMessenger for Pokemon GO is in no way affiliate with or endorsed by the Pokemon brand, Niantic or Nintendo. This app has been built by fans, for fans who love the Pokemon GO game and wanted to create this separate assistant app to support it's community.

Screenshots

blip4 screens
GoMessenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: blip at 83% against GoMessenger's 0%. blip also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0). GoMessenger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. blip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. GoMessenger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

blip holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of blip's written reviews are positive against 0% of GoMessenger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

blip ships an update fortnightly, GoMessenger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
blip versus GoMessenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterblipGoMessenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better3.0 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1121 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMyClickapps.com LLCGoApps Sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

blip

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

GoMessenger

All ratings21 ratings
Positive47.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative47.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

blip

Subscriptions2
  • YesMe Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • YesMe Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
None

GoMessenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is blip free?
blip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoMessenger free?
GoMessenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, blip or GoMessenger?
blip is rated higher. blip averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while GoMessenger averages 3.0 from 21 ratings.
Do blip or GoMessenger have ads?
Neither blip nor GoMessenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, blip or GoMessenger?
blip ships an update fortnightly, and GoMessenger every 2 weeks. Most recently, blip was updated on November 1, 2026 and GoMessenger on October 29, 2026.

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