Spill vs Vains
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
Vains
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VAINS is a retro image board that resets every day. Share an image with a caption, reply to what others post, and hang out in a live global chat. At midnight UTC the day locks — every post archives, the chat clears, and tomorrow starts fresh. A community built around the moment, not a permanent feed. A DIFFERENT KIND OF FEED - Post an image and caption for the day - Reply to any thread before it locks at midnight - Watch the "Boiled Over" thread rise as a post gets popular - Join a live global chat that resets nightly - Browse the archive of past days and search everything SIMPLE AND EPHEMERAL No signup, no profiles, no endless scroll or follower counts. Everything lives for 24 hours, then joins the archive. A clean slate every day. A MODERATED COMMUNITY VAINS is actively moderated with automated image screening, text filtering, and human review. Reporting is available on every post, and content that violates our guidelines is removed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Spill at 16.0 against Vains's 26.2. 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.
| Parameter | Spill | Vains |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Real Spill Corporation | Nicholas Gold |
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
Vains
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spill
No in-app purchases
Vains
No in-app purchases
