WeAre8 vs eMates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeAre8
This social media platform empowers users to control their feed and engage with positive content. It allows you to connect with creators, discover brands, and make a real-world impact while scrolling. Join a movement focused on positive energy and reclaiming your value.
- User-controlled feed
- Positive content focus
- Connect with creators
- Engage with brands
- Make real impact
- Choose your vibe
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8 isn’t just another app on your phone. It’s your space to take back control and your freedom. Freedom from the noise. Freedom from giving your time away for nothing. Freedom to show up as you are and be valued for it. We fixed what was broken and built something better: a social world that puts people first and puts you back in charge of your time, your attention, and your worth. On 8, it’s all about good energy, real impact, and you claiming what’s yours: Choose your vibe and express yourself freely. Follow creators, artists, and everyday legends who stay authentic and bring the positivity. Make impact while you scroll, engage with brands, earn, and help drive real change. This isn’t just social media. It’s social built for you. Terms of Use: https://www.weare8.com/general/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.weare8.com/privacy-policy
eMates
Facilitates easy and frequent communication between prisoners and their loved ones. Aims to reduce self-harm by fostering connections and aids in prisoner rehabilitation for release.
- Easy prisoner communication
- Secure messaging
- Reduced self-harm
- Release preparation assistance
- Frequent and varied communication
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eMates (emailaprisoner.com) has the following goals: To help family and friends communicate easily and frequently with Prisoners. To reduce thoughts of self-harm/suicide through increased communication. To assist Prisoners in preparation for release with multiple partner agencies. Communication is a major factor in Prison life and the lack of it can have horrendous consequences. eMates offers a quick, efficient, secure alternative method of communication for Prisoners, their families, friends, legal professionals and related organisations - meaning Prisoners can receive more frequent and varied communication. Documentation continually states Prisoners who are able to maintain family ties are 6 times less likely to re-offend. Please check the locations page to see what features are available at what establishment: https://www.emailaprisoner.com/content/locations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WeAre8 at 4.5 against eMates's 2.0. WeAre8 also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 4%) and ratings volume (768 vs 1). eMates's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WeAre8 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeAre8 has 768 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of WeAre8's written reviews are positive against 4% of eMates's.
WeAre8 ships an update every 11 days, eMates fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeAre8 | eMates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (768 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews — better | 4.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 768 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 8 Enterprises Inc. | Unilink Technology Services |
Customer experience
WeAre8
eMates
User reviews
WeAre8
From 768 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💰 Easy way to earn extra money
- 🌍 Ability to donate earnings to charities
- 🎨 Creative content opportunities
- 👍 User-friendly app experience
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Slow payout process
- 💸 Low payment amounts for content creation
- 🔍 Lack of sponsorship opportunities
- 🐛 Technical issues with the app
eMates
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Essential service for communication
- 👍 Better than nothing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Messages not sending or receiving
- 🐛 Login issues and account problems
- 🐛 Payment issues and money lost
- 🐛 Poor customer support
Bugs and requests
WeAre8
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to verify phone number during sign-up
- App freezing and crashing issues
- Inconsistent ad availability and payouts
Requested features
4 requests- More sponsorship opportunities
- Faster payout processing
- Improved content discovery and recommendation
- Better communication from the app developers
eMates
Reported bugs
32 issues- App crashes frequently
- Messages fail to send or are lost
- Messages fail to receive
- Login screen freezes or doesn't respond
- Cannot log in even with correct credentials
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- Account registration errors
- Password reset functionality not working
- Money added to account but not usable
- Apple Pay not accepted despite being advertised
- App freezes for several seconds upon opening
- Contacts disappear or duplicate
- Video calls not working
- Multi-factor authentication codes not received or invalid
- Emails marked as sent but appear as drafts
- No notifications for replies
- App crashes after updates
- Scanned reply pages not appearing
- Scrolling issues within the app
- Identity verification link not working
- Error messages when trying to upload ID or face scan
- App not connecting to the server
- Old messages disappearing or blank screens
- Photos attached multiple times and charged
- Dates on sent/received emails changing
- Support email addresses bounce back
- Neatphone facility connection problems
- App not refreshing and showing old messages
- Video visit requests disappearing
- Email sending process disappears mid-way
- Unable to schedule video visits
- App not user-friendly
- Confusing credit system
Requested features
18 requests- Improve app stability and reliability
- Fix message sending and receiving issues
- Resolve login and account access problems
- Address payment and credit issues
- Enhance customer support responsiveness
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- Improve message delivery speed
- Fix video call functionality
- Ensure Apple Pay compatibility
- Streamline registration process
- Fix password reset and account recovery
- Provide clear instructions for account crediting
- Resolve multi-factor authentication issues
- Improve user interface and experience
- Add notifications for replies
- Allow saving contacts
- Make app more robust and less buggy
- Address issues with image uploads
- Provide clear communication on prison staff reliance
In-app purchases
WeAre8
No in-app purchases
eMates
No in-app purchases
