HoYoLAB vs SpaceHey Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HoYoLAB
Connect with fellow gamers, discover engaging content, and share your creativity. Get official game updates and access helpful tools to enhance your gameplay. Join a vibrant community for shared gaming experiences.
- Communicate and discuss with players
- Discover recommended content
- Share fan art and anecdotes
- Get official game event information
- Access practical gaming tools and guides
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Here, players can: Communicate, discuss, explore the community, and meet new friends. Browse a variety of quality content and quickly find top posts recommended to them. Share anecdotes and fan art, inspiring creativity. Get official information about exciting game events, staying up to date with the game. Find practical tools, such as highly informative guides to enhance your gaming experience. Come and join HoYoLAB to discover more interesting content~ We focus on product innovation and user experience. Our knowledgeable technical team is dedicated to designing and developing safe and reliable software to provide quality service experience. Our software is compatible with mainstream smartphones.
SpaceHey Mobile
This app revives the classic social networking experience with a focus on privacy and extensive profile customization. Connect with friends, discover new people, and express yourself through blogs, forums, and instant messaging.
- Retro social networking features
- Fully customizable profiles
- Custom HTML and CSS support
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
- Chronological feeds
- Instant messaging
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SpaceHey is the retro social network focused on privacy and customizability. It's a friendly place to have fun, meet friends, and be creative - now available on mobile! Discover other people, add friends and design your own unique profile! Retro Social: SpaceHey brings back all the things you missed most about Social Networks: Bulletins, Blogs, Forums, Instant Messages, and so much more! (not all features are available on mobile yet, but will be added shortly! Fully Customizable: Remember customizing your MySpace profile in 2005? Well, it's back! SpaceHey allows you to add custom Layouts and even custom HTML and CSS Code to your Profile to give you all the freedom you need to make your Profile truly your Space! Privacy Friendly: SpaceHey has no algorithms, no tracking, and no personalized Ads - Feeds on SpaceHey are chronological and there is no suggested content begging for your attention. You decide what you want to share and what content you'd like to view - how social media should be. Big Community: SpaceHey launched as a web-only social network in 2020 and is home to more than 1 Million people! Now, we're coming to your phone with the official SpaceHey Mobile App! SpaceHey is a safe space for you and your friends to hang out online - Join over 1 Million others already on SpaceHey, have fun, and meet new like-minded people today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpaceHey Mobile at 72% against HoYoLAB's 45%. SpaceHey Mobile also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). HoYoLAB's advantage is chart position (#159 vs unranked) and ratings volume (4K vs 589). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SpaceHey Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HoYoLAB has 4K ratings behind it against 589, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of HoYoLAB's written reviews are positive against 72% of SpaceHey Mobile's.
HoYoLAB ships an update fortnightly, SpaceHey Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HoYoLAB | SpaceHey Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (4K ratings) | 4.2 (589 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.1% of reviews | 71.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 589 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #159 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. | Tibush GmbH |
Customer experience
HoYoLAB
SpaceHey Mobile
User reviews
HoYoLAB
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient daily check-in
- 📊 Helpful interactive map
- 👍 Useful in-game information
- 💡 Ability to share fan art and memes
- 🤝 Decent community
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent network errors and bugs
- 🔍 Unclear moderation and rules
- 💬 Toxic and inappropriate community posts
- 📱 Not optimized for tablets
- 🔔 Unreliable notification system
SpaceHey Mobile
From 589 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Customizable profiles
- 💡 Nostalgic 2000s vibe
- 🙂 Friendly community
- 🚀 Convenient mobile app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy app
- 🔍 Limited features compared to website
- 🔔 Lack of notifications
- 🔌 Connectivity issues
Bugs and requests
HoYoLAB
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and account linking problems
- Crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent behavior of certain features
- Delayed or missing daily check-in rewards
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to track in-game progress on the interactive map
- Option to disable specific community content
- Improved customer support and appeal process
- Tablet-optimized layout
- Resin/energy tracking widget
SpaceHey Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Profile editing issues
- Inability to copy/paste
- Slow loading times
- Overlapping UI elements
Requested features
4 requests- Add blog and bulletin features
- Improve notification system
- Expand customization options
- Integrate more website features
In-app purchases
HoYoLAB
No in-app purchases
SpaceHey Mobile
No in-app purchases
