Sage Haven vs Second Innings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sage Haven
This app provides AI-powered parental safety tools for kids' messaging. It blocks harmful content before it's sent, allows easy supervision, and promotes healthy tech habits. It works with existing messaging apps and ensures privacy.
- AI-powered message moderation
- Blocks harmful messages
- Parental supervision and controls
- COPPA certified
- Approve connections
- Works with other messaging apps
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Sage Haven is a safer messaging app for our kids designed for the first few years when kids begin messaging online. Using AI-powered parental safety tools, Sage Haven is designed to block harmful messages before they are even sent, enable easy supervision and controls for parents, and promote healthy, moderate tech usage. SAFE AND PRIVATE - We are COPPA certified. - Parents handle onboarding for their family. - Parents approve Connections for their kid - ensuring they are only messaging with trusted friends and family. This also eliminates spam and scammers. - Kids are not publicly searchable keeping their profiles private. POWERFUL MODERATION - All messages are moderated for safety. - The app is designed to block harmful messages before they are even received or sent! EASY SUPERVISION - Parents can supervise their kids' messages easily from their own phones. - Parents get alerts on harmful messages so they can help their kid resolve conflict in a productive way. WORKS WITH OTHER MESSAGING APPS - Sage Haven works seamlessly with iMessage, Google Messages, other kid-friendly devices like Gizmo watches, and more. - If your kid is on Sage Haven, you get all the benefits regardless of what other families use. - Parents can message their kid from their existing messaging app (iMessage, etc) and the kid will receive it on Sage Haven. - We issue a free Sage Haven number to each kid which can be shared with trusted family members and friends. Parents will still approve all Connections. - No existing phone number or data plan is necessary; all that’s required is a device and a Wifi connection. HOW SAGE HAVEN IS DIFFERENT Our mission is deeply personal—inspired by a loved one’s mental health struggles due to online bullying. We set up Sage Haven as a Public Benefit Corp with mental health at the heart and soul of everything we do. Sage Haven is founded by serial entrepreneur, Kate Doerksen, and her sister, Anne Pizzuti, who are also both moms with kids in elementary school. We built the app we wished existed for our own families. We’d love to hear from parents and kids to help us refine the app! If you have any questions, concerns or feedback, please email us at hello@sagehavenforkids.com. Thank you!
Second Innings
This app offers a supportive space for divorced singles, widowed partners, and single parents to find meaningful companionship. It uses AI-powered tools for personalized introductions and compatibility insights, fostering respectful connections.
- AI-powered personalized introductions
- Compatibility insights
- Judgment-free AI chatbot
- Respectful interaction standards
- Supportive community for life transitions
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Starting over in love should feel hopeful, not judged. Second Innings helps divorced, widowed, and single-parent users find real connection with people who understand where they are in life. MOST DATING APPS AREN'T BUILT FOR THIS CHAPTER Most dating apps are built for fast swipes and casual connections. If you've been through a divorce, lost a partner, or are balancing kids and responsibilities, those apps can feel shallow, rushed, and out of touch with real life. SECOND INNINGS IS DIFFERENT Second Innings is a respectful dating app designed for people starting over. Every feature is built to help you connect with more confidence, clarity, and comfort: • ReMatch AI: Personalized matches based on your values, lifestyle, and life stage • Match Meter: Instant compatibility insights built around shared interests and what matters most • Judgment-Free AI Chatbot: A private, pressure-free space to ask questions, practice conversations, or simply talk • Respect-First Community: Kindness, empathy, and meaningful intent are built into the experience from the start SECOND INNINGS IS FOR YOU IF: * You're divorced and open to love again * You're widowed and ready to explore connection at your own pace * You're a single parent who wants someone who understands real life * You're looking for meaningful connection, not casual swipes * You believe your past is wisdom, not baggage YOUR STORY IS NOT OVER A new chapter can still bring companionship, joy, and real love. Second Innings was built to help you start again with people who truly understand your journey. Download now and take your next step toward meaningful connection. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sage Haven at none against Second Innings's shown. Sage Haven also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (94% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Sage Haven sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Second Innings sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sage Haven holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Sage Haven's written reviews are positive against 75% of Second Innings's.
Sage Haven ships an update every 9 days, Second Innings every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sage Haven | Second Innings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (65 ratings) — better | 4.5 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.7 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sage Social, Inc. | Second Innings, Inc |
Customer experience
Sage Haven
Second Innings
Bugs and requests
Sage Haven
Requested features
1 request- Boundaries update
Second Innings
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sage Haven
- Parent Verification$0.29
Second Innings
- I Am Ready (TM)$2.997 Days
- Enjoy 1000 Message$4.997 Days
- Match Meter!$5.997 Days
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- I am Ready$6.997 Days
- I Am Ready$6.991 Month
- Basic Plan$7.991 Month
- Astro Match7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Secret Admirer2 variants$9.991 Month
- Match Meter7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Rematch AI$9.991 Month
- Astro Match$9.997 Days
- ReMatch AI$9.997 Days
- Essentials$14.991 Month
- Premium$19.991 Month
- Premium ( 3 Months )$49.993 Months
- Missed!$1.99









