Comparison

Voto vs Tessera

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

Head to head
About

Voto

This app allows users to create photo polls with two to four images and a question. Others can vote on their preferred option, with live results displayed instantly. Users can also comment, like, follow others, and build a profile.

Highlights
  • Create photo polls with 2-4 images
  • Ask questions for polls
  • Tap-to-vote with live results
  • Browse Popular and Fresh feeds
  • Comment, like, and follow users
  • Build a user profile
Features
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Voto is back. The photo-poll app you remember - rebuilt. Can't decide? Let the crowd vote. Post two to four photos, ask a question, and watch the votes roll in. Tap a photo to cast your vote and instantly see how everyone else voted. - Snap or pick photos and ask anything - outfits, food, places, big decisions. - Tap-to-vote on real photos, with live results and a winner. - Browse Popular and Fresh feeds from the whole community. - Comment, like, follow people whose taste you trust, and build your profile. - Sign in with Apple or Google in seconds. Every poll is a little moment of 'help me pick.' Voto makes it fun.

About

Tessera

Features
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Tessera is an end-to-end encrypted messenger built for conversations, not profiles, feeds, or advertising. MADE FOR iPhone Duo • On the outer display, the back button, the tab bar and other buttons sit in the bar along the side, and your conversation stays clear of it. • Turn the inner display sideways to see your chat list and the open chat side by side. • iPad gets the same side-by-side layout in landscape. • On iOS 26 and later, the tab bar and buttons use Liquid Glass. NO PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL Create an account as a key pair on your device. There is no phone number, email address, password, social login, contact upload, advertising identifier, or behavioral analytics. CONVERSATIONS ONLY MEMBERS CAN READ Text, group messages, and images are encrypted on your device using Messaging Layer Security (MLS, RFC 9420). The service delivers ciphertext and does not hold the conversation keys. ADD PEOPLE DELIBERATELY Every contact starts with a deliberate action: enter their account ID, or scan their QR code in person when identity matters most. Conversations and groups are invite-only. RECOVERY YOU CONTROL Your 12-word recovery phrase restores your identity on a new device. Tessera cannot reset it for you. Message history does not follow a restored identity because conversation keys are intentionally excluded from the backup. HONEST SECURITY BOUNDARIES End-to-end encryption protects content, not all metadata. The service can see operational information such as IP addresses, account IDs, conversation membership, timestamps, sizes, platform, and push tokens. Tessera is not an anonymity network and does not claim to resist device compromise or global traffic analysis. REPORT, BLOCK, AND DELETE Report an account from a conversation and choose exactly which text excerpts to submit for human review. Block unwanted accounts; future messages from them are stopped before delivery and do not trigger push notifications. Delete your account permanently from Settings. Tessera has not yet undergone an independent security audit. We use an open IETF standard and mature open-source components, but that is not a substitute for reviewing the finished implementation. Two halves. One truth. Privacy Policy: https://tessera.innofun.digital/privacy/

Screenshots

Voto4 screens
Tessera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tessera at none against Voto's 1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Voto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tessera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Voto versus Tessera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVotoTessera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (67 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB32 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperEric StevensonINNOFUN DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Voto

One-time1
  • Featured Voto$0.99
None

Tessera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voto free?
Voto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tessera free?
Tessera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Voto or Tessera have ads?
Neither Voto nor Tessera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voto or Tessera?
Voto ships an update every 5 days, and Tessera every 5 days. Most recently, Voto was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tessera on October 24, 2026.

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