Violet vs HelloFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Violet
A streamlined client for browsing your Tumblr dashboard, with intuitive one-handed controls for liking and reblogging posts. Customize your feed by filtering post types and manage your content preferences with ease.
- One-handed operation interface
- Floating UI for Like/Reblog
- Dashboard navigation by swipe or tap
- Customizable post type filtering
- Save images to device
- Multiple UI themes
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Violet is a simple Tumblr client app specializing in dashboard browsing and Like and Reblog. # Interface that is easy to operate with one hand - Floating UI that is easy to Like and Reblog - Swipe left or right or tap both ends of the screen to move the dashboard (tap the left and right edges at the bottom of the screen to move to the next post, tap the left and right edges at the top to move to the previous post) - Double-tap or triple-tap on a post to Like or Reblog (can be changed from settings) # Other features - More than 250 dashboards can be loaded - You can choose which blogs to Like and Reblog - Configurable types of posts to be read - Reblogged posts and duplicate posts can be set not to be loaded - The image quality of the image to be read can be changed from low image quality / high image quality - Images can be saved to the device (only when the post type is photo. Even if the image quality to be read is set to low quality, it will be saved in high quality) - UI theme can be changed from 3 types: light / Tumblr / black (You can also switch themes automatically according to your device settings)
HelloFlow
This app connects you with people based on your stated interests and needs, bypassing traditional profile browsing. It facilitates introductions and conversation starters, allowing you to chat before committing to meetups for dating, friendship, or shared activities.
- Interest-based matching
- Natural language requests
- Introductions and conversation starters
- Chat before committing
- Customizable search filters
- Flexible connection types (dating, friendship, activities)
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Flow finds you people worth talking to. Tell Flow what you're looking for — a coffee date, a running buddy, someone who gets your major, a co-founder — and it goes looking. No swiping through hundreds of faces. No writing a profile that reads like a resume. Just say what you want in plain words and let it match you. HOW IT WORKS Say it in your own words. "find me a running buddy." "anyone in Philly tonight?" "someone who can hold a conversation." Flow reads what you actually mean. Get matched with a real person. Flow introduces you both and gets the conversation started, so you're never staring at an empty chat box wondering what to open with. Talk. Then decide. Every match is a real conversation with a real person. If it clicks, keep going. If it doesn't, say the word and Flow finds someone new. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most apps hand you a grid and make you do the work. Flow does the looking for you. It learns what you like from how you actually talk — not from a checklist you filled out once and forgot. Matches come with an opener, so the first message is never the hard part. You can chat before you commit to anything. Look around first. WHAT YOU CAN USE IT FOR Dating, if that's what you're after. Friendship, if it isn't. Study partners, gym partners, pickup basketball, someone who misses home as much as you do, someone to explore a new city with. Set how far you're willing to go, who you'd like to meet, and the age range that makes sense for you. Flow is for people 18 and over. Questions? contact@helloflow.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HelloFlow at Free against Violet's $1.99. HelloFlow also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). Violet's advantage is chart position (#50 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, 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
HelloFlow is free to download; Violet costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HelloFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Violet ships an update every 5 months, HelloFlow every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Violet | HelloFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #50 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ryo Nakae | Alexander Kornhauser |
Customer experience
Violet
HelloFlow
In-app purchases
Violet
No in-app purchases
HelloFlow
No in-app purchases









