Comparison

VIVA vs 55 Messenger

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

Head to head
About

VIVA

This application offers a free messaging service for sharing instant messages, videos, and pictures with friends and family. It also provides various financial and telecom services, such as bill payments, money transfers, and mobile top-ups, accessible through a linked wallet.

Highlights
  • Instant messaging
  • Multimedia sharing
  • Profile personalization
  • Location sharing
  • Telecom services
  • Bill payments
  • Money transfer
Features
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Viva Description: Viva is a cross-platform application compatible with iPhone and other Smartphone devices. At no cost anyone can become a member of Viva Network. It contains two major sections (Community and Services). The Community section contains a friendly user Messenger designed to share instant messages, Videos, pictures and other information with friends and family and Viva subscribers, it comes at no cost and requires no additional in-application purchases. It also includes a Bulk SMS and Single SMS options. The Services section implies that the user must have a Viva purchase account which could be acquired from any Viva network retail shop. Upon creating a Viva account from the Messenger section, a purchase wallet is automatically created for the user who may at his preference refill his wallet or leave it empty and simply use the Viva application as a Messenger only. At no time, Viva application will request an in-application purchase for the embedded Services. Viva Messenger features: Viva basically supports all Networks and carriers unless limitations are applied and uses the device internet connection including WiFi when available. -Auto synchronize of your phone contacts to identify Viva subscribers -Send instant messages to all your Viva subscribers contact at no cost. -Instant Translation with Voice play back. -Share multimedia -Personalize your profile with photo and status -High privacy level with Logout feature enabled -Share location -Uses push notification to instantly deliver messages. -Manage notification sounds -And many other features. Viva Services features: As mentioned, the use of these options implies that the user’s wallet is not empty For security reasons, the user will be prompted for his account password prior to each use of the below services. -Telecom Services: Buy a Voucher, DTU or Unit Transfer (To Recharge line) -Bill Payment: pay your bills through Viva -Money Transfer: Send and receive money from and into your Viva wallet to your friends and family. -Credit Transfer: Instantly transfer money from your Viva wallet to another one. -M-Payment: Generate payment code to be used on Viva POS Terminals Network. -Events: make your reservation for your preferred event via Viva. Bulk SMS (Requires a balance in Viva Wallet) Send bulk SMS to multiple recipients by setting the search criteria. Send SMS (Requires a balance in Viva Wallet) Send SMS to any of your contacts at lower cost. Transactions History: View transactions History Info Tab: -Check Your Balance. -Change Your Password. -Refill Your Viva Wallet. -Deactivate Account (deletes all user’s information in Viva network including Viva Wallet).

About

55 Messenger

Communicate with friends through text, voice calls, video, and photos. Enjoy instant video messaging and secure conversations with messages that disappear after being read. Effectively manage group chats with robust features.

Highlights
  • Text, voice, and video calls
  • Send photos
  • Instant video messaging
  • Trace-less messaging
  • Burn after reading messages
  • Group chat management
Features
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In 55 Messenger, you can: · Talk to your friends by various ways, including text messages, voice calls, videos and photos. · Instant messaging with your friends by video call just like face-to-face. Send message without trace, your chatting record will only be stored in your own phone. · Burn after reading, the message will be destoryed automatically after being viewed. · Manage your multi-person chat effectively with powerful group management features. · Establish chat group and mange it effectively with powerful software functions.

Screenshots

VIVA4 screens
55 Messenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VIVA at 4.7 against 55 Messenger's 3.3. VIVA also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%). 55 Messenger's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 15) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VIVA holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 55 Messenger has 77 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of VIVA's written reviews are positive against 65% of 55 Messenger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VIVA versus 55 Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVIVA55 Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better3.3 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better64.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1577 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB236 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTelepaty HoldingOCTOPUS US LLC

Customer experience

VIVA

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

55 Messenger

All ratings77 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative41.6%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.4%

Bugs and requests

VIVA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

55 Messenger

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Old version cannot log in
  • New version cannot be used
  • Cannot log in
  • Network abnormal error
  • Network connection unstable
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  • Cannot answer phone calls
  • New messages not pushed
  • Cannot register, verification code error
  • Cannot download new version
  • Cannot log in, old version not working
  • Cannot log in, verification code not received

Requested features

7 requests
  • Update the app
  • Fix login issues for old versions
  • Allow login with new version
  • Improve notification delivery
  • Add group chat functionality
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  • Provide customer service
  • Fix network connection problems

In-app purchases

None

VIVA

No in-app purchases

None

55 Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VIVA free?
VIVA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 55 Messenger free?
55 Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VIVA or 55 Messenger?
VIVA is rated higher. VIVA averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while 55 Messenger averages 3.3 from 77 ratings.
Do VIVA or 55 Messenger have ads?
Neither VIVA nor 55 Messenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VIVA or 55 Messenger?
VIVA ships an update monthly, and 55 Messenger monthly. Most recently, VIVA was updated on October 22, 2026 and 55 Messenger on October 22, 2026.

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