Viusasa vs Ask the Ancients
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Viusasa
Stream a wide variety of Kenyan entertainment and information videos, including music, TV shows, and dramas. Access content in English, Swahili, and vernacular languages on any device, anytime.
- Kenyan VOD platform
- Entertainment and information video content
- Kenyan music and TV channels
- Content in English, Swahili, and Vernacular
- Up-to-date news and society gossip
- Dramas, comedies, soaps, gospel, lifestyle, and kids shows
- Artist lifestyle features
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Viusasa is a Kenyan VOD platform offering the best in entertainment and information video content, Kenyan music and TV channels at your convenience, on any device, anywhere, anytime in English, Swahili and Vernacular. Become a Viusasa member and enjoy our up to date news, society gossip, dramas, comedies, soaps, gospel, lifestyle and kids shows. We showcase the cream of Kenyan music and delve into the lifestyles of your favourite artists. Our streaming service allows you to watch your favourite TV shows, sport and TV news on the go. Watch full episodes of your favourite TV shows on any device at a time to suit you.
Ask the Ancients
Receive wisdom and advice from ancient Greek and Roman philosophers like Socrates and Marcus Aurelius. Ask the Pythia of Delphi for historical insights and reflect on daily maxims from pottery shards.
- Advice from ancient philosophers
- Wisdom from the Pythia of Delphi
- Daily maxims from pottery shards
- Quotes from Stoics, Cynics, Platonists, Epicureans
- Learn philosophical principles
- Immersive historical insights
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Get advice and words of wisdom from Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, such as Socrates, Plato, Marcus Aurelius, and more! Also learn about the advice given by the Pythia, who was consulted by great leaders and philosophers for centuries. Now you, too, can ask the Pythia of Delphi for her historical words of wisdom. These inscriptions were the same ones used in ancient times! Use the “psephoi” (pottery shards) and receive a random Delphic maxim to reflect on for the day, or get a quote from a specific philosopher that you may be drawn to- you will find Stoics, Cynics, Platonists, and Epicureans among them. Immerse yourself in the ideas of the world from 2,000 years ago- their insights are still relevant. Learn from those who created the philosophies that we study today, and get a better understanding of the philosophical principles that they followed. Travel back in time and Ask the Ancients!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ask the Ancients at 100% against Viusasa's 11%. Ask the Ancients also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). Viusasa's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (29 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Viusasa is free to download; Ask the Ancients costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ask the Ancients holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viusasa has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Viusasa's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ask the Ancients's.
| Parameter | Viusasa | Ask the Ancients |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Content Aggregation Limited | Gundersen |
Customer experience
Viusasa
Ask the Ancients
In-app purchases
Viusasa
No in-app purchases
Ask the Ancients
No in-app purchases
