Comparison

VALA vs Chivals

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

Head to head
About

VALA

This social networking app allows users to earn money through their engagement and content creation. Users can post, discover and trade cryptocurrencies, and support creators directly within the platform. It aims to turn online time into tangible value.

Highlights
  • Earn from posts, tips, and views
  • Discover and trade cryptocurrencies
  • Support creators with Spark feature
  • Invite friends to earn rewards
  • Connect with culture and creators
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Culture happens here. VALA is short-form video, made for the way you actually create. A feed that reads what you love. Creators who get paid in seconds, anywhere in the world. A platform that treats the work like it matters. This is where it starts. Post what's yours. Whatever you make. Wherever you make it from. VALA is for the people creating right now. You shape what you see. You support who you love. Get paid like it matters. Tips arrive instantly. Sent in USDC. Spendable anywhere. No banks. No waiting. No middlemen. Made in Puerto Rico. How will you VALA?

About

Chivals

Features
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Chivals is not an app. It's an invitation. Inspired by the elegance of the world's great private clubs, Chivals brings Milan the experience of exclusive private dinners among curated strangers. Not a dating app. Not another social network. A social dining club where conversation matters and people actually meet. HOW IT WORKS Apply to join. Every new member must submit an application. Our admissions team reviews each profile by hand, ensuring a community where everyone brings something to the table. Once approved, you gain access to a curated calendar of private experiences at some of Milan's finest venues. Each event hosts a small, intimate group — large enough to be interesting, small enough to feel real. THE CHIVALS EXPERIENCE Every event is thoughtfully structured so that guests are free to focus on what matters: the conversation, the setting, and the people around the table. A deliberate design that creates contexts where connections form naturally — where people choose each other for who they are, not what they spend. Chivals is not a place to swipe and match. It's a real space — physical, present, refined — where meaningful connections form over a shared table. Apply. Get approved. Live the experience. Chivals — Where the right people meet.

Screenshots

VALA4 screens
Chivals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VALA at none against Chivals's shown. VALA also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VALA ships an update every 9 days, Chivals every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VALA versus Chivals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVALAChivals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVALA LABS LTDMemelut

In-app purchases

None

VALA

No in-app purchases

None

Chivals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VALA free?
VALA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chivals free?
Chivals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VALA or Chivals have ads?
Chivals shows ads; VALA does not.
Which is updated more often, VALA or Chivals?
VALA ships an update every 9 days, and Chivals every 3 weeks. Most recently, VALA was updated on November 4, 2026 and Chivals on November 5, 2026.

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