Spill vs Cackle Messaging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spill
Connect with others through live audio, video, and chat. Discover trending topics, join or create communities, and engage in daily games. Share your ideas and art, or simply join the conversation.
- Discover trending topics
- Create and join communities
- Live audio, video, and chat
- Share ideas and art
- Play daily games
- Virtual conversation spaces
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See What’s Tea -Discover the hottest Spills and most popular topics Find Your People -Create your own Groups and discover communities from around the world Spill your way -Share your ideas, art, inspiration or join in the conversation Go Live With Friends -Create a virtual space for conversations with live audio, video & chat Play Daily Games -Climb the Leaderboard with ‘What’s The Word’. Learn how to play Spades, or start a table of your own
Cackle Messaging
A private social media platform designed for authentic connections with your inner circle. Share genuine moments without the distractions of public feeds. Focus on meaningful interactions with the people who matter most.
- Private social space
- Authentic connections
- Share real moments
- Inner circle focus
- Ad-free experience
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Your private social space for authentic connections with the people who matter most. Share real moments with your inner circle, away from the noise. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spill at none against Cackle Messaging's 5. Spill also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 3). Cackle Messaging's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Cackle Messaging sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Spill asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cackle Messaging holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spill has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Spill's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cackle Messaging's.
Spill ships an update every 10 days, Cackle Messaging every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spill | Cackle Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Real Spill Corporation | James Elijah Andre Jarrett |
Customer experience
Spill
Cackle Messaging
Bugs and requests
Spill
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficulty changing email/phone number
- Groups feature causing crashes
- Misaligned UI elements on sign-up
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to edit/delete posts
- Improve notification system
- Integrate music/audio sharing
- Expand group/community features
Cackle Messaging
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spill
No in-app purchases
Cackle Messaging
- Cackle Premium (monthly)$4.991 Month
- Cackle Premium (yearly)$49.991 Year
- Cackle Coins 100$0.99
- Cackle Coins 500$3.99
- Cackle Coins 1200$7.99
