SpaceHey Mobile vs TappyBBS
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!
TappyBBS
Experience a retro, terminal-based chat community inspired by 1980s and '90s bulletin board systems. Engage in public or private rooms, send direct messages, and navigate conversations with a command-driven interface.
- Terminal-based interface
- Public and private chat rooms
- Direct messaging
- Command-driven navigation
- Retro aesthetic
- Content reporting
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TappyBBS is a chat application modeled after old-school terminal based BBS systems! Step into an authentic, terminal-first community inspired by the dial-up bulletin board systems of the 1980s and ’90s. Enter the Lobby, see who’s online and explore conversations through a command-driven interface built entirely around glowing text, prompts and a custom terminal keyboard. DISCOVER THE BOARD Browse public Rooms, join ongoing conversations and connect with people across the board. Create private Rooms when you want a more focused place to talk. SEND eXPRESS MESSAGES Send private eXpress messages directly to other users. If they’re away, your message will be waiting when they return. KEEP UP WITH THE CONVERSATION Scan for unread messages, receive replies and return directly to the Rooms where the conversation is happening. REACH THE SYSOPS Report content or open a private Yell Room when you need help from the moderation team. A DIFFERENT KIND OF SOCIAL EXPERIENCE TappyBBS trades polished social-media chrome for phosphor-green text, command prompts and the feeling of dialing into a hidden community. It’s nostalgic for BBS veterans, but built as a fully functional social experience for anyone ready to try something different. Log on. Explore the board. See who answers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TappyBBS at 5.0 against SpaceHey Mobile's 4.2. TappyBBS also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%). SpaceHey Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (589 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 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.
TappyBBS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpaceHey Mobile has 589 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of SpaceHey Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of TappyBBS's.
SpaceHey Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, TappyBBS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpaceHey Mobile | TappyBBS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (589 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 589 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tibush GmbH | Waldron Interactive LLC |
Customer experience
SpaceHey Mobile
TappyBBS
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
TappyBBS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpaceHey Mobile
No in-app purchases
TappyBBS
No in-app purchases









