eMates vs Watever
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Watever
This social networking app offers a modern way to connect with others, share content, and discover new communities. It aims to redefine the social experience with innovative features and a focus on user interaction.
- Seamless social networking
- Community building
- Content sharing
- Discovery features
- Innovative platform
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Social media has been the same for fifteen years. The feeds look different, but the architecture is identical: follow, post, scroll, repeat. The biggest platforms in the world were built for a world that no longer exists. Watever is built for what is next. We are not adding features to a broken model. We are rebuilding the social layer from the ground up, combining real-time communication, live experiences, community, commerce, and presence into a single, coherent platform. No switching apps. No fragmenting your audience. One identity, one place, full range. At the center of it all is a question no social platform has ever seriously asked: what if location was not a limitation? With Teleportation, users are no longer bound to their physical coordinates. You can place yourself in Lagos, Tokyo, or Mars, and your feed, your community, and your content all shift with you. This is presence decoupled from geography, offering a glimpse of how social interaction will work when the world gets smaller and the universe gets larger. Watever also ships with live streaming, a real gifting economy built on virtual currency, community spaces with native moderation, events, commerce, and direct messaging. These are not bolt-ons; they are first-class experiences designed to work together seamlessly. The large platforms have the users. We have the architecture. Watever is the platform for the next generation of social behavior: serious about scale, serious about creators, and serious about what comes after the scroll. https://watever.co/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Watever at 100% against eMates's 4%. Watever also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (54 vs 1). eMates's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Watever sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. eMates asks for nothing beyond the download.
Watever holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watever has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of eMates's written reviews are positive against 100% of Watever's.
eMates ships an update fortnightly, Watever weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eMates | Watever |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Unilink Technology Services | Cybernate AI Limited |
Customer experience
eMates
Watever
Bugs and requests
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
Watever
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
eMates
No in-app purchases
Watever
- Watever Plus$1.991 Month
- 100 Gems$0.99
- 500 gems$1.99
- 1,100 gems$3.99
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- 3,000 Gems$7.99
- 6,250 gems$14.99
- 13,000 gems$24.99









