# Heartbeat Chat vs VisualTribe

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VisualTribe at 100% against Heartbeat Chat's 41%. VisualTribe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Heartbeat Chat's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 13). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

VisualTribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heartbeat Chat has 135 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Heartbeat Chat's written reviews are positive against 100% of VisualTribe's.

Heartbeat Chat ships an update every 5 weeks, VisualTribe monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Heartbeat Chat | VisualTribe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (135 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heartbeat-chat/id1540206041/reviews) | **[5.0 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visualtribe/id6758735795/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **135** | 13 |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 78 MB | 91 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 16.4 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Heartbeat Chat, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1540206043) | [VisualTimmy LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1567919125) |

## What reviewers say

### Heartbeat Chat

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heartbeat-chat/id1540206041)

Build and manage your online communities with a versatile platform.  Engage members through chat, voice, and video, and create a knowledge base for lasting discussions.  Integrate with other tools to automate actions and track growth.

**Highlights:** Customizable channels for chat and posts, Voice rooms for real-time conversations, Presence indicators for a shared room feel, Knowledge base creation from discussions, Integration with Zoom, Google Calendar, Salesforce, etc., Automated community match-ups and intros, Permission management and payment processing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🚀 Fast and streamlined experience
- 💡 Great for community building and hosting
- ✨ Elegant toggling between memberships
- ✅ User-friendly features for admins

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy performance
- 🐌 Slow loading times
- ❌ Difficult login process for users
- 📱 Poor iPad optimization
- ⚠️ Invasion of privacy concerns

**Reported bugs**

- Audio playback stops when phone locks
- Users struggle with logging in
- App is not optimized for iPad, especially in landscape view
- Invasion of privacy concerns regarding photo access
- Notifications are inconsistent and important messages are missed

**Requested features**

- Allow audio to play while phone locks
- Improve iPad optimization, especially in landscape view
- Fix the app icon to not resemble a dating app
- Allow users to change their RSVP to an event after confirming
- Enable users to join public threads via the app


### VisualTribe

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visualtribe/id6758735795)

A creative community app for digital artists to practice, share work, and learn together. It offers lessons, challenges, and shared resources to foster consistency and collaboration among illustrators.

**Highlights:** Structured art lessons and tutorials, Creative challenges and prompts, Shared digital art resources (brushes, textures), Community art gallery for sharing work, Discussion forums for feedback and ideas, Procreate integration and general digital art concepts

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Heartbeat Chat free?

Heartbeat Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is VisualTribe free?

VisualTribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Heartbeat Chat or VisualTribe?

VisualTribe is rated higher. Heartbeat Chat averages 4.0 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while VisualTribe averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.

### Do Heartbeat Chat or VisualTribe have ads?

Neither Heartbeat Chat nor VisualTribe shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Heartbeat Chat or VisualTribe?

Heartbeat Chat ships an update every 5 weeks, and VisualTribe monthly. Most recently, Heartbeat Chat was updated on October 27, 2026 and VisualTribe on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*