Comparison

Messenger vs SaveTk

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

Head to head
About

Messenger

Connect with friends and family through text, audio, and video calls. Share photos in high definition, create shared albums, and send large files. Features an AI assistant for instant answers and creative image generation.

Highlights
  • Text, audio, and video calls
  • High-definition photo sharing
  • Shared photo albums
  • Large file sharing (up to 100MB)
  • AI assistant for questions and image creation
  • Disappearing messages
  • Customizable chat themes
Features
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Messenger is a free messaging app that helps you connect with anyone, anywhere. Stay in touch with your friends and family, explore your interests with people like you, build your community, and share your vibe beyond words, all in one app. CHAT AND CALL ANYONE, ANYWHERE
 Find and connect with your friends and family on Facebook and Messenger, no phone number needed. GET INSTANT ANSWERS FROM YOUR AI ASSISTANT* Meta AI is your assistant that can answer any questions, give you advice, help with homework, and more. SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN HIGH DEFINITION Send and receive clearer, crisper picture of your favorite moments with Messenger. CREATE SHARED ALBUMS From a recent summer vacation to your grandma’s 80th birthday, create albums of photos and videos to share, organize and reminisce over important moments in your group chats. EASILY ADD NEW CONNECTIONS WITH QR CODES Connect with people you meet in real life by scanning their Messenger QR code or sharing yours via a link. SHARE LARGE FILES DIRECTLY IN CHAT Whether it’s a Word, PDF, or Excel doc, you can send large files up to 100MB right inside of Messenger. EDIT AND UNSEND MESSAGES Hit send too soon? You can edit the message up to 15 minutes after sending DISAPPEARING MESSAGES Some things aren’t meant to last forever. Choose how long your end-to-end encrypted chats stick around after they’ve been read. COME TOGETHER WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES Meaningfully connect with people like you from your school, neighborhood, and interest groups. GET IN YOUR FAVORITE CREATORS’ INNER CIRCLE Stay in the know with creators by joining their broadcast channels for authentic and casual content. UNLEASH YOUR IMAGINATION W/ META AI* Tap into your go-to creative partner to create, edit, animate images and more. CAPTURE EVERYDAY MOMENTS ON STORIES Highlight moments of your day using photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours in Stories. DROP A NOTE WITH YOUR THOUGHTS Stay connected with your friends by sharing quick updates that disappear after 24 hours. BRING YOUR VIBE TO YOUR CHATS Sometimes words just don’t cut it. Tap into more ways to express yourself with animated stickers, GIFs, reactions and more. SET THE MOOD OF YOUR CHAT WITH THEMES Customize your chat with a large and constantly evolving list of themes featuring popular artists, holidays, and more. *Meta AI is available in select languages and countries only, with more coming soon.

About

SaveTk

Easily save and collect your favorite videos from a popular video platform. Bookmark and store content for later viewing, organizing your liked videos in one secure place. Browse, watch, or delete saved videos at your convenience.

Highlights
  • Save and collect videos
  • Bookmark videos
  • Secure video bookmarker
  • Browse saved videos
  • Watch or delete videos
  • Share saved videos
Features
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SaveTk is not affiliated with TikTok or ByteDance LTD, TikTok or its affiliates. SaveTk: Save & Collect Video is the easiest way to save and collect your favorite videos from TK. With SaveTk, you can bookmark and save videos from TK easily. We built SaveTk to be a quick and secure video bookmarker. Save where you find trending TK videos. We are building a better system to save and collect your favorite TK content so that you don't need to search for it anymore. Just save interesting TK videos using SaveTk app. Browse saved videos to check out any video you want to watch later. Watch or delete the video anytime you want. Download the app, watch, search and discover videos. Save your liked videos to "TK" and share them with people in your environment or with your friends all over the world. Contact: savetik.team@gmail.com Terms & Conditions https://savetik.netlify.app/term-of-use.html Privacy Policy https://savetik.netlify.app/privacy-policy.html EULA https://savetik.netlify.app/eula.html

Screenshots

Messenger4 screens
SaveTk3 screens

Verdict

The call

Messenger and SaveTk both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Messenger's written reviews are positive against 37% of SaveTk's. Messenger also leads on ratings volume (14M vs 19K) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). SaveTk's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Messenger sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and SaveTk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Messenger against 4.6 for SaveTk. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Messenger has 14M ratings behind it against 19K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Messenger's written reviews are positive against 37% of SaveTk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Messenger ships an update weekly, SaveTk every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Messenger versus SaveTk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessengerSaveTk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14M ratings) — better4.6 (19K ratings)
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews — better36.5% of reviews
Number of ratings14M — better19K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#7 — better#154
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB133 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMeta Platforms, Inc.Bilal Sen

Customer experience

Messenger

All ratings14,006,032 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews13,463 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative28.4%

SaveTk

All ratings17,407 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews446 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative55.6%

User reviews

Messenger

From 14M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📱 Useful for staying connected with friends and family
  • 🗣️ Enables easy communication through text, voice, and video
  • 💬 Convenient group chat features
  • 🌐 Works across multiple devices and platforms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Privacy and security concerns
  • 🔄 Unnecessary updates that remove useful features
  • 📤 Issues with message delivery and notifications
  • 🗂️ Cluttered interface and poor organization of chats

SaveTk

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Great for saving TikToks
  • 🔥 Best app for the job
  • 🆓 Completely free to use
  • 🔍 Effectively removes watermarks

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive ads and pop-ups
  • ⏱️ Long, unskippable ads
  • 🔴 Ads cover exit buttons
  • 🔻 Declining quality over time

Bugs and requests

Messenger

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to log in or access account
  • Messages failing to send or receive
  • Unexpected app crashes and freezes
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to delete or unsend messages
  • Improve search functionality for chat history
  • Introduce customizable notification settings
  • Bring back old features like emoji reactions and location sharing

SaveTk

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to download videos from private accounts
  • Inconsistent download quality
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save multiple videos at once
  • Rearrange saved videos
  • Improved audio sync for downloaded videos

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Messenger

One-time10
  • Avatar Item$0.99
  • Avatar Item$1.99
  • Avatar Item$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Avatar Item$3.99
  • Avatar Item$4.99
  • Avatar Item$6.99
  • Avatar Item$7.99
  • Avatar Item$8.99
  • Avatar Item$9.99
  • Avatar Item$10.99
3 purchases

SaveTk

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pack$59.99

Questions

Is Messenger free?
Messenger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SaveTk free?
SaveTk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Messenger or SaveTk?
Messenger is rated higher. Messenger averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14M ratings, while SaveTk averages 4.6 from 19K ratings.
Do Messenger or SaveTk have ads?
Both Messenger and SaveTk show ads.
Which is updated more often, Messenger or SaveTk?
Messenger ships an update weekly, and SaveTk every 5 weeks. Most recently, Messenger was updated on November 13, 2026 and SaveTk on November 13, 2026.
Which is more popular, Messenger or SaveTk?
Messenger currently peaks at #7 in the App Store charts, and SaveTk at #154. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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