Comparison

VOICED vs Gistvox

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

Head to head
About

VOICED

This social platform allows users to publish content, connect with others, and discover businesses. It aims to give everyone a voice and help businesses get noticed. Users can also shop and sell within the app.

Highlights
  • Publish content
  • Connect with users
  • Discover businesses
  • Shop and sell
  • User profiles
  • Business discovery
Features
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Publish. Connect. Shop. Sell. VOICED is the social platform where everyone can be seen and heard. It's where every voice matters, and every business can be discovered.

About

Gistvox

This voice-first social platform allows users to share real stories through audio recordings. Connect with friends, thinkers, and creators by speaking freely and listening deeply to authentic content.

Highlights
  • Voice-first social platform
  • Record and share audio stories
  • Follow chosen users
  • Human-centric social media
  • Discover audio content
Features
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Some things change when they are spoken aloud. A story gets funnier. A memory gets warmer. A question gets more honest. A voice carries what text leaves behind: timing, breath, hesitation, humor, tenderness, surprise. Gistvox is a place for short voice stories called Gists. Record in seconds. Share a thought. Answer a prompt. Tell a story. Ask a question. Capture the kind of moment that would feel flat as a caption and too small for a podcast. Every Gist is short by design, making it easy to listen, respond, and move through real voices without getting lost in an endless feed. Your Home feed starts empty on purpose. You choose who you want to hear. Follow friends, family, creators, thinkers, storytellers, and people who make the internet feel more human. Explore public Gists from the community, or keep things closer with personal messages and private groups. Gistvox is for the things we still need voices for. The story. The pause. The laugh. The feeling behind the words. A new frequency for real voices.

Screenshots

VOICED4 screens
Gistvox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gistvox at 88% against VOICED's 0%. Gistvox also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (46 vs 8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VOICED sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Gistvox sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gistvox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gistvox has 46 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of VOICED's written reviews are positive against 88% of Gistvox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VOICED ships an update fortnightly, Gistvox every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VOICED versus Gistvox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVOICEDGistvox
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (8 ratings)4.8 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings846 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB93 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperVoicedGistVox LLC

Customer experience

VOICED

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Gistvox

All ratings42 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative4.2%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

VOICED

Subscriptions1
  • Showcase Premium Plan$4.991 Month
One-time6
  • VOICED Activation 80% discount$1.00
  • VOICED Activation 70% discount$2.99
  • VOICED Activation 50% discount$5.00
Show 3 more
  • VOICED Activation 75% discount$5.00
  • VOICED Activation$10.00
  • VOICED Activation$20.00
3 purchases

Gistvox

One-time3
  • Extra Recording Time$2.00
  • Pro$20.00
  • Founder Access$100.00

Questions

Is VOICED free?
VOICED is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gistvox free?
Gistvox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VOICED or Gistvox?
Gistvox is rated higher. VOICED averages 2.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Gistvox averages 4.8 from 46 ratings.
Do VOICED or Gistvox have ads?
Both VOICED and Gistvox show ads.
Which is updated more often, VOICED or Gistvox?
VOICED ships an update fortnightly, and Gistvox every 2 weeks. Most recently, VOICED was updated on November 4, 2026 and Gistvox on October 30, 2026.

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