Violet vs What?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Violet
This app provides a streamlined way to request support for your smart home technology from your custom AV installer. It also offers features like parental controls, network security, and home presence detection to manage your connected devices.
- 1-tap support requests
- Parental device control
- Network intruder detection
- Home presence alerts
- Remote device power reboot
- Internet speed diagnostics
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Meet Violet 2 – The Digital Support App Violet is a revolutionary Digital Support app designed for you and your custom AV installer. Get Violet to request support from your custom AV installer in 1-tap, access parental controls, enhance network security, see how fast your internet connection is, solve smart home technology problems and so much more. PLEASE NOTE: The Violet Digital Support App requires a special Login and Password that can only be obtained from your custom AV installer. Get Violet today, by requesting access to the Violet Digital Support App from your custom AV installer. For more information about getting started with the Violet Digital Support app, please write to info@getviolet.com. Violet’s Digital Support features include: Request Support: in 1-tap request support from your custom AV installer to get help for a problem with your smart home technology faster than ever Parental Control: a simple and easy to use parental control, Violet lets you block and unblock devices from accessing your network Network Security: detect and block potential intruders from accessing your network Home Presence Detection: Violet alerts you when new devices, family and guests join and leave your network so you can always visualize what is happening at your home Remote Power: reboot the power of certain devices to solve a problem with your smart home in 1-tap Network diagnostics: see how fast your internet connection is performing
What?
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What? is an AI writing assistant powered by Claude. Paste any text, pick an action, get a polished result — in seconds, without leaving the app. -------------------------------------- 14 BUILT-IN WRITING ACTIONS -------------------------------------- Fix Grammar · Rephrase · Make Professional · Make Casual · Shorten · Expand · Simplify · Translate (20 languages) · Humanize · Improve Flow · Make Punchy · Remove Hedging · More Assertive · Analyze Tone Humanize strips AI tells — em-dashes, "delve," "leverage," "tapestry," "robust" — and rewrites with contractions, fragments, and varied rhythm so your text reads like a real person wrote it. Pro subscribers get Claude Sonnet. The most capable model for nuanced edits. -------------------------------------- 16 FREE ACTION PACKS — 160 SPECIALTY ACTIONS -------------------------------------- Every pack is free and included. No purchases, no paywalls, no limits. Writer's Pack — vivid imagery, stronger openings, cliché removal, active voice Lawyer's Pack — legal precision, plain English, protective hedging, demand letters Marketer's Pack — headlines, A/B variants, CTAs, SEO, ad copy Email Pack — match reply tone, cold emails, subject lines, TL;DR, follow-ups Student Pack — academic tone, paraphrase, thesis, counterargument, study notes Dating Pack — confident openers, banter, bio glow-up, let them down kindly Recovery Pack — apologies, de-escalation, boundaries, make peace Comedy Pack — stand-up style, dry wit, dark humor, roast, absurdist Funny Pack — universal humor, dad jokes, meme-ready, one-liners, captions International Pack — Japanese business, German direct, French polite, match any culture Social Pack — tweet-ify, LinkedIn, Instagram captions, TikTok hooks, threads Coach's Pack — reflective listening, reframe, SMART goals, hard feedback Customer Support Pack — empathize, calm angry customers, explain policy, close tickets Sales & Negotiation Pack — handle objections, follow up, close, counter-offer Job Hunt Pack — resume bullets, cover letters, STAR answers, salary negotiation Product & UX Writing Pack — microcopy, error messages, push notifications, button labels MATCH ANY CULTURAL CONTEXT Pick a country — Japan, Germany, France, Brazil, India, and 20 more — and the International Pack adapts your text to that culture's communication style without translating a word. -------------------------------------- WORKS EVERYWHERE -------------------------------------- Keyboard Extension — fix or rephrase in any app from your keyboard Share Extension — select text anywhere, tap Share → What? to process it instantly Home-Screen Widget — one tap from your home screen iCloud Sync — history and settings stay in sync across all your devices -------------------------------------- BYOK — BRING YOUR OWN KEY -------------------------------------- Have an Anthropic API key? Use it directly. All Claude models, custom prompts, no monthly caps from us — you pay Anthropic per request. Your key lives in the iOS Keychain and never leaves your device. -------------------------------------- SUBSCRIPTION -------------------------------------- · 3-day free trial — no credit card upfront · Pro — Claude Sonnet, Writing Coach mode, Before/After diff view, tone meter · BYOK — your own Anthropic key, unlimited requests, custom-built actions Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscription renews automatically. Cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://sylvainlafrance.com/what/privacy Terms of Use: https://sylvainlafrance.com/what/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Violet at none against What?'s 14. Violet also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). What?'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. What? sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Violet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Violet ships an update every 2 months, What? every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Violet | What? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Domotz Inc | Sylvain Lafrance |
In-app purchases
Violet
No in-app purchases
What?
- What - BYOK Subscription Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- What - Subscription Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- What - BYOK Subscription Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
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- What - Subscription Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- What - Funny Pack$3.99
- What - Dating Pack$4.99
- What - Recovery Pack$4.99
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- What - Comedy Pack$4.99
- What - Email Pack$5.99
- What - Student Pack$5.99
- What - International Pack$5.99
- What - Coach Pack$5.99
- What - Social Pack$6.99
- What - Marketer Pack$9.99









