Comparison

Instagram vs vSave

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Instagram

Share your life's moments and discover entertaining videos and content from friends and creators. Connect with your community, explore interests, and shop for products. Features include short-form videos, disappearing stories, and customizable posts.

Highlights
  • Short-form video creation with Reels
  • Disappearing Stories and Notes
  • Group chats and Close Friends sharing
  • Personalized content discovery
  • Shopping for products
  • Customizable post templates and filters
Features
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Little moments lead to big friendships. Share yours on Instagram. — From Meta Connect with friends, find other fans, and see what people around you are up to and into. Explore your interests and post what's going on, from your daily moments to life's highlights. Share what you’re up to and into: - Turn your life into a movie and discover short, entertaining videos on Instagram with Reels. - Keep up with friends on the fly with Stories and Notes that disappear after 24 hours. - Start group chats and share unfiltered moments with your Close Friends. - Share memories from recent events or trips in Feed. - Customize your posts with exclusive templates, music, stickers and filters. Dive into your interests. - Watch videos from your favorite creators and discover new content that’s personalized to your interests. - Get inspired by photos and videos from new accounts in Explore. - Discover brands and small businesses, and shop products that are relevant to your personal style. Some Instagram features may not be available in your country or region. Terms and Policies: https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870 Consumer Health Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policies/health Learn how we're working to help keep our communities safe across Meta technologies at the Instagram Safety Center: https://about.instagram.com/safety

About

vSave

This application allows you to download videos from cloud drives and edit their properties. You can convert videos to various formats like MP4, MPEG, MP3, and Quick Time, and adjust parameters such as resolution, bitrate, and audio settings.

Highlights
  • Download video from cloud drive
  • Edit video properties (width, bitrate, audio)
  • Convert video to MP4, MPEG, MP3, Quick Time
  • Import video from camera and photo album
  • Convert MP4/MPEG to MP3
Features
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vSave Video Saver and Editor app is a pro video downloader and editor app. This video saver allows you to download video directly from your cloud drive and can edit video properties. The vSave app provides options to edit video file properties such as width, type, bitrate, audio channels, sample rate etc. Below are main features of vSave Video Saver: - Import video from Camera and Photo Album - vSave Video Editor allows you to change video to MP4(M4V), MPEG(MPEG4), MP3(M4A) and Quick Time formats - Change Video Width and Height. You can change the height and width of video with aspect ratio - Download video directly from cloud drive - Modify the Video Bitrate - Change Audio Channels of video - Change Audio Sample rate of video file - Modify Audio Bitrate of video The vPick app also allows below types of video conversion; - Video to MP4 converter: Convert Video to M4V format - Video to MPEG converter: Convert Video to MPEG4 - Video to MP3 Converter: Convert Video to M4A - Video to Quick Time Format converter: Convert Video to QuickTime format - MP4 to MP3 Converter: You can convert M4V to M4A format - MPEG to MP3 Converter: You can convert MPEG4 to M4A format If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to contact us in the app. Information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription: There are 4 types of subscriptions available. 1. Monthly (with 3 days trial) Subscription 2. Three Months Subscription 3. Six Months Subscription 4. Annual Subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial anytime by cancelling your subscription through your iTunes account settings, or it will automatically renew. For more information, please see our EULA at http://www.aadhisoft.com/bomosi_docs/eula-ranjini-vsave.pdf and Privacy Policy at http://www.aadhisoft.com/bomosi_docs/privacypolicy-ranjini.pdf

Screenshots

Instagram4 screens
vSave2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Instagram at 4.7 against vSave's 4.1. Instagram also leads on ratings volume (30M vs 1.4K) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). vSave's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 31%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Instagram sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and vSave sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Instagram holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Instagram has 30M ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Instagram's written reviews are positive against 60% of vSave's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instagram ships an update weekly, vSave every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Instagram versus vSave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstagramvSave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30M ratings) — better4.1 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews31.5% of reviews59.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30M — better1.4K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size668 MB47 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperInstagram, Inc.Ranjini K

Customer experience

Instagram

All ratings29,694,807 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews21,637 reviews
Positive31.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative61.6%

vSave

All ratings1,372 ratings
Positive75.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews369 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative33.1%

User reviews

Instagram

From 30M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Excellent way to connect with friends and family
  • 🌍 Ability to discover new content and accounts
  • 🎨 Great platform for artists and creators to showcase their work
  • 🤝 Helps small businesses promote their products

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🤖 Overly aggressive AI moderation leading to unfair account suspensions
  • 🔒 Poor customer support and lack of transparency around account issues
  • 📊 Declining organic reach and push towards paid advertising
  • 🔀 Confusing layout changes that make the app less user-friendly

vSave

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast downloads
  • 💡 Useful for saving videos
  • 🔒 Works well

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limits on free downloads
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Stopped working after updates
  • 🔋 Drains battery
  • 🛑 Ads disrupt usage

Bugs and requests

Instagram

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to post or view videos due to app crashing
  • Saved posts and drafts randomly disappearing
  • Notifications not working or showing outdated information
  • Inability to log in or switch between multiple accounts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit/delete individual photos from a multi-photo post
  • Option to view posts in chronological order instead of algorithmic feed
  • Better tools for small businesses to manage and grow their presence
  • Improved accessibility features for users with disabilities

vSave

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Download process gets stuck
  • App crashes frequently
  • Unable to restore purchases
  • Verification emails not sent

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to select video quality
  • Improve download reliability
  • Provide better customer support
  • Extend free download limits

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Instagram

Subscriptions1
  • Meta Verified Standard8 variants$14.991 Month
One-time2
  • Instagram Badge$0.99
  • Instagram Badge$4.99
5 purchases

vSave

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Three Months Subscription$14.993 Months
  • Six Months Subscription$22.996 Months
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  • One Year Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlimited Access$143.99

Questions

Is Instagram free?
Instagram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vSave free?
vSave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Instagram or vSave?
Instagram is rated higher. Instagram averages 4.7 out of 5 from 30M ratings, while vSave averages 4.1 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Instagram or vSave have ads?
Both Instagram and vSave show ads.
Which is updated more often, Instagram or vSave?
Instagram ships an update weekly, and vSave every 3 weeks. Most recently, Instagram was updated on November 12, 2026 and vSave on November 3, 2026.

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