Sappa vs Beam Widget for Friends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sappa
Discover and connect with people in your immediate vicinity using Bluetooth technology. Browse profiles, send friend requests, and chat in real-time. Features an intuitive Bubble View for a dynamic and engaging user experience.
- Bluetooth-based social networking
- Real-time nearby profile browsing
- In-app chat feature
- Bubble View interface
- Privacy-focused design
- Low battery consumption
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See the world around you! Instantly connect with the people you see around you! Sappa is an all new Bluetooth based social networking app. You can — in realtime — browse through the profiles of people who are in your immediate field of view! Concerned about your privacy? Only the content that they wish to showcase is visible to you — so there is no breach of their privacy or consent. The system is designed to be fair playground — where you also get to know who all wanted to know you and viewed you. Connect and stay in touch! You can then make friends by sending or accepting friend requests and stay in touch with them through our in-app chat feature. Sappa intends to create a world with no strangers. Whether you are at a concert, festival, club, restaurant, airport, or just out and about — getting to know someone in the real world just got a whole lot exciting and easier! The all new Bubble View! Say goodbye to boring old grids, lists, cards, and tables! Explore the all new, super fun, and intuitive Bubble View. People you see in your field of view will pop up as interactive floating bubbles. With an integrated hyper-realistic physics engine you can drag the bubbles around and tap on them to open a profile. The closer the person is to you in the real world, the bigger their bubble appears on your screen! Tap and hold on a bubble to explore more options! How does Sappa work? Sappa uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology to detect and show you nearby peers — in near realtime! After years of testing, research, and development we have built our own proprietary BLE framework that works across multiple operating systems, even in the background state! We have made sure that the app doesn't drain any extra battery even after days of prolonged usage. For the app to work, your device must have Bluetooth enabled. Additionally, enabling location services makes our system work more efficiently and helps in faster detection of peers!
Beam Widget for Friends
This app places personalized messages from loved ones directly on your home screen. It focuses on simple, meaningful communication without feeds or ads, encouraging daily connection through short notes and reactions.
- Home screen widget for instant messages
- Send short, personalized notes
- React to messages with one tap
- Customizable message designs
- Daily streaks for consistent connection
- Group messaging functionality
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Beam puts a message from someone who loves you right on your home screen. No feed. No likes. No ads. Just the people you actually care about, saying something small and real — and you seeing it every time you unlock your phone. HOW IT WORKS Add the Beam widget to your home screen. When a friend sends you a beam, it appears there instantly. Tap it to see the last few. That's the whole app. SEND A LITTLE LOVE, EVERY DAY Write something short. Pick a design. Send. It takes ten seconds. "Get home safe tonight" "Proud of you. Truly." "Coffee tomorrow? My treat." REACT WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING One tap sends a heart, a laugh, a fire. Sometimes that's all you need. 26 DESIGNS Every beam gets a look. Deep midnight, warm sunset, soft lavender, glowing aura. Pick a colour that's yours and your friends will know it's you before they read your name. STREAKS Beam a friend every day and your streak grows. It's a small reason to stay in touch with someone you'd otherwise mean to text and never do. GROUPS Send one beam to everyone at once. Family, roommates, the group that never replies in the chat. COMPLETELY FREE No subscription. No paywall. No ads. Every design unlocks by sending beams, not by paying. Beam is for two people, or eight. For the friend you miss, the person you love, the parent you should call more. Send a little love, every day. Privacy Policy: https://beamwidget.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://beamwidget.app/terms Support: support@beamwidget.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beam Widget for Friends at 5.0 against Sappa's 3.6. Beam Widget for Friends also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sappa's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beam Widget for Friends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sappa has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Sappa | Beam Widget for Friends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ahimsa Das | Aeen Inc |
Customer experience
Sappa
Beam Widget for Friends
In-app purchases
Sappa
No in-app purchases
Beam Widget for Friends
No in-app purchases









