# Joy vs Lashes

Joy and Lashes are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Joy ships an update every 5 weeks, Lashes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Joy | Lashes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Size | 35 MB | 85 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 15.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Andrii Riabchenko](https://appshunter.io/developer/1741123345) | [STAKHOV GROUP, TOV](https://appshunter.io/developer/1501335251) |

## What reviewers say

### Joy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/joy/id6496847396)

**In-app purchases:** none


### Lashes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lashes/id6740991470)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Joy free?

Joy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Lashes free?

Lashes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Joy or Lashes have ads?

Neither Joy nor Lashes shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Joy or Lashes?

Joy ships an update every 5 weeks, and Lashes every 2 months. Most recently, Joy was updated on September 29, 2026 and Lashes on October 11, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*