Comparison

Hey.Café vs Lyvio

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

Head to head
About

Hey.Café

This social network allows users to create and join interest-based communities called cafés. It prioritizes user safety, data privacy, and a spam-free experience with no advertisements.

Highlights
  • Create and join interest-based communities (cafés)
  • No advertisements
  • User data privacy prioritized
  • Safe space with rules against spam and hate speech
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Hey.Café is a new social network designed to be easy to use. When you join you can create new conversations and join communities that we call cafés based on your interests, and it's free to use. - Communities Relax and join local groups that we call cafés. We have groups for developers, photographers and just about everything else. Maybe even you will create a new café to share content with others who share the same interests. - No ads We want everyone to feel safe and in control of your data, and that is why everything has been built from the ground up. The service contains no ads at all. Your data is your data and we don't want it, and we don't sell it. - Social networking for everyone Hey.Café is a safe space with rules against spam, abuse, and hate against race or sexual identity.

About

Lyvio

Connect with your real friends without the distractions of traditional social media. This app prioritizes chronological feeds, no algorithms, and no ads for more meaningful interactions. Share moments and chat privately in a space designed for smaller circles.

Highlights
  • No algorithm feed
  • Chronological posts
  • No ads
  • No popularity metrics
  • Private chat
  • Focus on real connections
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Social media was supposed to bring us closer. Instead it turned into endless scrolling, algorithms deciding what we see, and pressure to perform. Lyvio is a social app designed to help you stay connected with your real friends without the noise of traditional platforms. No algorithm No ads No popularity metrics Just real connections. Your feed shows posts from people you follow in chronological order. When you have seen everything, the feed ends. No infinite scrolling and nothing deciding what deserves your attention. Share moments from your day, stay updated with close friends, and chat privately in a space designed for smaller circles and meaningful connections. Lyvio is built around a simple idea. Social media should respect your time and attention. Without ads or algorithms, the app works for you, not advertisers.

Screenshots

Hey.Café4 screens
Lyvio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hey.Café at 13.0 against Lyvio's 15.1. On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hey.Café versus Lyvio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHey.CaféLyvio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAnthony RossbachAlexis Bosse

Customer experience

Hey.Café

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Lyvio

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative5.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hey.Café

No in-app purchases

None

Lyvio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hey.Café free?
Hey.Café is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lyvio free?
Lyvio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hey.Café or Lyvio have ads?
Neither Hey.Café nor Lyvio shows ads.

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