SpaceHey Mobile vs 1ook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpaceHey Mobile
This app revives the classic social networking experience with a focus on privacy and extensive profile customization. Connect with friends, discover new people, and express yourself through blogs, forums, and instant messaging.
- Retro social networking features
- Fully customizable profiles
- Custom HTML and CSS support
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
- Chronological feeds
- Instant messaging
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SpaceHey is the retro social network focused on privacy and customizability. It's a friendly place to have fun, meet friends, and be creative - now available on mobile! Discover other people, add friends and design your own unique profile! Retro Social: SpaceHey brings back all the things you missed most about Social Networks: Bulletins, Blogs, Forums, Instant Messages, and so much more! (not all features are available on mobile yet, but will be added shortly! Fully Customizable: Remember customizing your MySpace profile in 2005? Well, it's back! SpaceHey allows you to add custom Layouts and even custom HTML and CSS Code to your Profile to give you all the freedom you need to make your Profile truly your Space! Privacy Friendly: SpaceHey has no algorithms, no tracking, and no personalized Ads - Feeds on SpaceHey are chronological and there is no suggested content begging for your attention. You decide what you want to share and what content you'd like to view - how social media should be. Big Community: SpaceHey launched as a web-only social network in 2020 and is home to more than 1 Million people! Now, we're coming to your phone with the official SpaceHey Mobile App! SpaceHey is a safe space for you and your friends to hang out online - Join over 1 Million others already on SpaceHey, have fun, and meet new like-minded people today!
1ook
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1ook is a pager app for the modern world. You get a 5-digit number. Anyone who knows it can send you a short message from 1ook.uk — no app required on their end. You receive it on your device. That's all. No replies. No read receipts. No chat threads. No social graph. Messages go one way here. —— HOW IT WORKS Download the app. You're assigned a pager number instantly — no sign-up, no email, no password. Share your number however you like. Someone visits 1ook.uk, types your number and a message, hits send. It arrives on your device. —— THREE MESSAGE TYPES · Text — up to 160 characters · Pixel canvas — a hand-drawn 48×48 pixel image · Icon — a preset pixel art icon from a curated set —— WHY ONE-WAY? Because not every message needs a reply. Because being reachable shouldn't mean being always available. Because the best tool does one thing well. In a world of constant bidirectional noise, 1ook is a deliberate step back. You receive when you're ready. —— USE CASES · Async contact — be reachable without being available · Developer alerts — wire your monitoring tools to your pager number · Field work — dispatchers page workers, workers check when safe · Small business — table-ready alerts, customer arrivals, new orders · Privacy — share your pager number publicly, keep your phone number private · Personal — page me when you're leaving. Send a pixel heart. —— WHAT WE DON'T DO · No replies, ever · No read receipts · No account required to send · No behavioral tracking or analytics · No ads · Messages deleted from our servers immediately after your device receives them —— YOUR NUMBER IS YOURS Assigned at first launch. Protected by a recovery PIN in case you reinstall. One device, one number. Simple. 1ook — one way only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SpaceHey Mobile at 13.0 against 1ook's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SpaceHey Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, 1ook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpaceHey Mobile | 1ook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (588 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 588 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tibush GmbH | Nikita Sazonov |
Bugs and requests
SpaceHey Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Profile editing issues
- Inability to copy/paste
- Slow loading times
- Overlapping UI elements
Requested features
4 requests- Add blog and bulletin features
- Improve notification system
- Expand customization options
- Integrate more website features
1ook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpaceHey Mobile
No in-app purchases
1ook
No in-app purchases









