Comparison

Openserve Connect vs The Couples App

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

Head to head
About

Openserve Connect

This app provides a direct link to Openserve, South Africa's largest telecommunications infrastructure provider. It allows users to check broadband coverage, find ISPs and their deals, test network performance, and manage their fibre services. Users can also track orders, request upgrades, and troubleshoot connectivity issues.

Highlights
  • Check broadband coverage
  • Find ISP details and deals
  • Monitor network status and outages
  • Test Wi-Fi speed and network line
  • Manage fibre service orders
  • Request line speed upgrades
  • Troubleshoot connectivity issues
Features
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Openserve is South Africa’s largest telecommunications infrastructure provider. As the leader in broadband connectivity, we are committed to keeping you connected. Access to information puts you in control of your connectivity needs. The Openserve Connect App is your gateway to information, updates, and self-service functionalities that put you in control. Our App lets you: - Check broadband coverage - Find ISPs details - Explore ISP deals - Find ISPs details - Explore Openserve broadband network services - Check network status for network outages - Test the network line - Wi-Fi Speed test - Information and troubleshooting guidelines - Learn about our broadband network - Place an order for fibre service with Openserve - Link services to your profile using ONT serial number or using your device camera to capture the serial number barcode - Request a line speed upgrade from your ISP - Track faults and orders that are associated with any of your linked service numbers - Search for an order and add it to your profile so you can easily track progress for new services - View and show interest in the best Fibre deals Not yet on the Openserve network? No problem. Download the app, check the coverage map to see broadband options available in your area, and get your home or business connected!

About

The Couples App

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Couples is a private world for exactly two people — you and your partner. No accounts, no feeds, no strangers. You connect your two phones directly to each other, and everything you share lives only on those phones — never on a server. Every message, photo, call and plan is end-to-end encrypted. TALK • Chat with photos, voice notes, stickers and reactions • Voice and video calls, phone to phone • Optional on-device call transcripts — nothing leaves your phones PLAN • A shared calendar for the two of you • Tasks and grocery lists that sync instantly • Important dates with reminders, so nothing is forgotten • Shared finances: spending, budgets and settling up PLAY • Chess, checkers, Connect Four, Battleship and a couples quiz • Weekly quests and rewards to keep the streak alive • Date night ideas with real places near you GROW • A relationship check-up you take together • Love languages, week in moments, and your shared story timeline • A vision board for everything you're building • A private, PIN-locked journal that never leaves your phone PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Couples has no user database because there is nothing to put in one. Your phones talk to each other directly, encrypted with the same published, standards-based cryptography used by the most trusted messengers. Our full protocol is public: thecouples.app/protocol Couples is free to use. Couples Plus, one subscription that covers both partners, unlocks the full relationship toolkit — premium games, stickers, translation, transcripts, the journal and more. Made for two. Just the two of you. Privacy Policy: https://thecouples.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://thecouples.app/terms

Screenshots

Openserve Connect4 screens
The Couples App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Openserve Connect at none against The Couples App's 2. The Couples App's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Couples App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Openserve Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Openserve Connect ships an update monthly, The Couples App weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Openserve Connect versus The Couples App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenserve ConnectThe Couples App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB186 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOpenserve (Pty) LtdChristopher Ganesh

Bugs and requests

Openserve Connect

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App doesn't open or loads indefinitely
  • App crashes when running line tests
  • App crashes during registration/address entry
  • App shows 'all good in the hood' when network is down
  • App doesn't allow fault logging
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  • App doesn't validate service numbers
  • App doesn't show all screens on iPad
  • App crashes after entering order number
  • App freezes on login screen
  • App shows blank pages for appointments/order tracking
  • App jams the UI with open faults
  • App doesn't update installation progress correctly

Requested features

22 requests
  • Ability to log faults directly
  • Improved customer support accessibility
  • Clearer installation and tracking information
  • Better communication regarding service outages
  • Fix app crashes during line tests
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  • Ensure app accurately reflects network status
  • Provide a way to contact human support
  • Allow users to track orders more effectively
  • Fix issues with prepaid bundle recharges
  • Ensure sales agents are accurate with deals
  • Resolve issues with lost prepaid voucher money
  • Improve call centre organization and helpfulness
  • Address slow internet speeds and disconnections
  • Provide timely feedback on reported issues
  • Fix app bugs after order number entry
  • Streamline the registration process
  • Ensure app accurately reflects installation progress
  • Fix app crashes when running line tests
  • Unjam UI when faults are logged
  • Make app functional on iPads
  • Provide a clear way to log faults
  • Ensure app works with data when no internet

The Couples App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Openserve Connect

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Couples App

Subscriptions2
  • The Couples App Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • The Couples App Annual Subscription14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Openserve Connect free?
Openserve Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Couples App free?
The Couples App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Openserve Connect or The Couples App have ads?
Neither Openserve Connect nor The Couples App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Openserve Connect or The Couples App?
Openserve Connect ships an update monthly, and The Couples App weekly. Most recently, Openserve Connect was updated on October 15, 2026 and The Couples App on October 18, 2026.

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