Comparison

Second Me vs MilkyWays

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

Head to head
About

Second Me

This social network uses AI to handle the initial social legwork, connecting you with people based on deep resonance rather than superficial criteria. Your AI identity learns from you to find meaningful connections, acting as a social concierge to maintain relationships.

Highlights
  • Dynamic AI identity learns from user data
  • Connection based on deep personality resonance
  • AI handles initial social legwork and small talk
  • AI acts as a social concierge for relationship maintenance
  • Ensures all identities are tied to real people
Features
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Your expertise could help so many more — but there's only one of you. Your parents miss you. Your kids wait for you. Old friends haven't heard from you in a while. You can't keep up. There's only one of you, but too many people you want to reach. **Create your own AI avatar with Second Me —** with your voice, your face, your expertise, your way of thinking. When you're not there, your avatar is. —— **【Your avatar scales your expertise】** You're a coach, a consultant, a creator — your insights deserve a wider audience. Turn your experience, judgment, and case studies into an avatar. It holds one-on-one conversations for you, 24/7. For the first time, your expertise can serve thousands. **【Your avatar handles your business】** Running a business solo: delivering by day, replying by night, always online and never enough time. Put your avatar on your homepage and social pages — 24/7, it takes inquiries, demos your work, and quotes prices. You don't need to hire. You need an avatar. **【Your avatar breaks the ice】** A hiring manager dropped his avatar's link into a job post. A candidate from an unknown school chatted with it for 19 minutes — and impressed him more than five Ivy League résumés. Not just hiring — sales discovery, dating, consulting, partnerships. Let your avatar talk first. Résumés can lie. Conversations don't. **【Your avatar stays with the people who matter】** Your 70-year-old mom uses AI for recipes — but it doesn't know her. Your avatar checks in: "Mom, how's your leg today?" Your kid wants a bedtime story while you're traveling. Your avatar reads in your voice — your kid can interrupt, ask questions, and say "tell it again." Generic AI is a tool. Your avatar is you. —— Not AI that does your work — but a second you. To reach more people, to be there for the ones who matter, to show up where you can't. **Now, create your avatar with Second Me.** Welcome to the Avatar Internet.

About

MilkyWays

Create and share events, go live with followers, and sell tickets directly. Organize groups, design flyers with AI, and discover local happenings. Enhance your experience with in-app purchases and a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Event creation with map pinning
  • Live streaming with guest interaction
  • Ticket sales with tiered pricing
  • Private and secret group creation
  • AI-generated flyer design
  • Discover local events and users
  • In-app currency for gifts and tools
Features
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Milky Ways is where events, live streams, and your people come together under one sky. DROP A PIN TO CREATE AN EVENT Put your event on the map in seconds. Then add parking, entrances, VIP areas and other section off areas, so guests can find every part of the night — not just the front door. GO LIVE Stream to your followers, bring guests on screen, and turn the best moments into clips worth sharing. Viewers send hearts and gifts while they watch. SELL TICKETS Price your event in dollars and set as many tiers as you need. Buyers pay by card and the money goes straight to you through Stripe. You can even ticket a single stop — like the VIP room — without ticketing the whole event. GROUPS Start a group that is open, private, or secret. A secret group is invisible to everyone who is not a member: its posts, its events, and its pins. MAKE IT LOOK GOOD A beauty camera with real filters, AI-generated flyers you can keep editing, and music on your posts and flashes. DISCOVER Browse the map for what is happening near you, follow the people worth following, and stop hearing about the good ones a day late. STAR COINS Star Coins pay for gifts, boosts, AI tools, Multi Pin Map for your events: This is good for showing parking and areas sectioned off areas of your event. Milky Ways Pro gives you access to all AI tools free with a reasonable weekly cap, it removes ads while browsing but not on live streams, you most subscribe to a stream's account to stop seeing ads there. MILKY WAYS PRO — SUBSCRIPTION Milky Ways Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. • Monthly — $9.99 per month • Annual — $89.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription or turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://steady-cranachan-802d37.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://steady-cranachan-802d37.netlify.app/privacy

Screenshots

Second Me4 screens
MilkyWays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Second Me at none against MilkyWays's shown. Second Me also leads on ratings volume (153 vs 1) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). MilkyWays's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Second Me sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MilkyWays sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MilkyWays holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Second Me has 153 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second Me ships an update every 11 days, MilkyWays monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Second Me versus MilkyWays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond MeMilkyWays
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (153 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.5
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB161 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMindverse AIAperture DE, LLC

Customer experience

Second Me

All ratings153 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.5%

MilkyWays

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Second Me

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Audio recording issues
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Inconsistent performance on different platforms

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPad version
  • More customization options
  • Improved integration with other apps
  • Enhanced voice recording and transcription
  • Ability to turn off specific notifications

MilkyWays

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Second Me

Subscriptions8
  • Pro$0.991 Month
  • Plus$0.991 Month
  • Pro (Monthly)$10.001 Month
Show 5 more
  • Pro (Monthly)$20.001 Month
  • Max (Monthly)$43.001 Month
  • Pro (Annually)$100.001 Year
  • Pro (Annually)$200.001 Year
  • Max (Annually)$439.001 Year
One-time2
  • 1,000 Diamonds$22.99
  • 10,000 Diamonds$229.99
4 purchases

MilkyWays

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$89.991 Year
One-time2
  • 500 Star Coins$4.99
  • 2,200 Star Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Second Me free?
Second Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MilkyWays free?
MilkyWays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Second Me or MilkyWays?
MilkyWays is rated higher. Second Me averages 4.6 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while MilkyWays averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Second Me or MilkyWays have ads?
MilkyWays shows ads; Second Me does not.
Which is updated more often, Second Me or MilkyWays?
Second Me ships an update every 11 days, and MilkyWays monthly. Most recently, Second Me was updated on October 24, 2026 and MilkyWays on October 21, 2026.

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