Essences vs SAAVii
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Essences
Share personal stories and messages within curated topics based on real-life experiences. Connect with others by highlighting resonant parts of their stories, symbolizing shared life experiences.
- Curated topic-based sharing
- Personal story and message submission
- Highlighting resonant story fragments
- Symbolic connection acknowledgment
- Focus on real-life experiences
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Essences curates topics(hives) grounded in real-life experiences, inviting users to share their personal stories and/or messages. When a story resonates with another user—echoing a fragment of their own life's essence—they can acknowledge this connection by highlighting it with a yellow hexagon. This shape, symbolically known as a building block of life, underscores the story's significance as a foundational element in their personal narrative.
SAAVii
This social platform offers a unique approach to fan engagement. It features interactive video Q&A sessions, competitive discussion arenas, and community-driven voting for decision-making. Users can seamlessly create and share various content formats.
- Video Q&A (Ask Me Anything)
- Arena for discussions
- Interactive Q&A for influencers
- Admin-managed voting
- Seamless content creation
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SAAVii is the new way for public figures to talking to their fans/followers/audience. Key Features Video Q&A (Ask Me Anything) Arena (Battle Royal) to have discussions with your friends & enemies Interactive Q&A for Influencers: Receive questions directly from your audience, choose the ones you want to answer (AMA = Ask me anything) Admin-Managed Voting: Participate in community-driven decision-making through structured admin voting features. Seamless Content Creation: Upload videos, images, and more while maintaining quality and adhering to platform guidelines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SAAVii at fortnightly against Essences's every 5 months. Essences's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Essences against 5.0 for SAAVii. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Essences ships an update every 5 months, SAAVii fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Essences | SAAVii |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Caridad Rivera | Ali Kadhum |
Customer experience
Essences
SAAVii
In-app purchases
Essences
No in-app purchases
SAAVii
No in-app purchases
