Buzz vs IRL Hangouts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buzz
Discover and connect with new people based on shared interests like music, movies, and gaming. Swipe to find friends nearby or globally, chat, share photos, and even find local activities. Earn rewards for your engagement.
- Swipe to meet people
- Match through interests
- Chat and share photos
- Find local activities
- Earn rewards
- Global and local connections
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Buzz is the most fun way to make new friends. Think of it as the best party spot which the whole world can enter! You'll get to find peeps with your vibe, nearby or anywhere around the world. Buzz helps you match through interests in 6 different categories which are; Music, Movies, Food, Gaming, Sports, and Travel. Millions of people are using Buzz to: • Swipe your way to meet fun people near you within your age range. • Make new friends nearby or anywhere in the world. • Chat with peeps, share pics and bring your Bitmoji to Buzz! • Get rewards for being active. • Find things to do nearby. • App is so simple to use, you don't need to be a wizz to use it! Buzz is your new friend :) So what are you waiting for? Join the party now! Term & Condition: http://mapbuzz.com/privacy.html
IRL Hangouts
Connect with like-minded young men for real-world adventures and discussions. Find your crew for shared interests, from pop culture debates to D&D campaigns. This app focuses on building friendships and combating loneliness.
- Connect with like-minded individuals
- Plan real-world adventures
- Join groups based on interests
- Discuss shared hobbies and topics
- Combat loneliness and boredom
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Our twenties are meant to be fun. But they are becoming increasingly more dull. The internet gave us everything except that feeling of actually being with people. Enter irl. Irl wasn’t built to fix the world. Irl was built for young men who want to go on adventures with a group of other homies who like the same stuff you do. For the guys who really want to talk about the subtle (BUT IMPORTANT) details in Revenge of the Sith, arguing over the best NBA draft class of the decade, launching a D&D campaign, or discussing that one obscure time in history when something funny happened. But how does it work? Simple: you sign up, tell us a little of what you’re interested in, get matched into a group, and go out on an adventure. This is NOT a dating app. Irl is in the business for friends, not love (though loving your friends is ok). Guys, if there is anything your twenties shouldn’t be, it's lonely. Or boring. And what better way to avoid both of those by doing something fun with like-minded friends who all want to talk about that random philosophical question some guy 3000 years ago said. See you irl.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IRL Hangouts at 5.0 against Buzz's 4.4. IRL Hangouts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Buzz's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). 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. Buzz sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. IRL Hangouts asks for nothing beyond the download.
IRL Hangouts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buzz has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Buzz ships an update every 3 weeks, IRL Hangouts weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buzz | IRL Hangouts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mapmate Interactive Limited | Ask Elle |
Bugs and requests
Buzz
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues
- Verification problems
- Notification bugs
- Incompatibility with devices
- Account deletion not working
Requested features
6 requests- Add video calling
- Increase swipe/message limits
- Improve account deletion process
- Enhance age verification
- Add more customization options
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- Improve chat room features
IRL Hangouts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Buzz
- Mapbuzz Gold One Week Premium$9.997 Days
- Monthly Gold Premium$19.991 Month
- Mapbuzz Gold One Month Premium$29.991 Month
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- Mapbuzz Gold Yearly Premium$59.991 Year
- Studio/Limelight$1.99
- Studio/Limelight$2.99
- Studio/Limelight$4.99
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- Studio/Limelight$6.99
- One Week Time Feature$9.99
- Mapbuzz Gold Features$29.99
IRL Hangouts
No in-app purchases






