Sideye vs Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sideye
An anonymous messaging app for students to share secrets and confessions. Features AI moderation to filter out negativity, allowing for honest conversations and discovering what friends really think. Offers a daily 'reveal' to uncover identities.
- Anonymous group chats
- Daily identity reveal
- Prompts and confessions
- AI moderation
- Notifications for mentions
- Secret sharing
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Sideye: The Hyper Honest Messaging App Say what you actually think. Stay anonymous. Get one reveal a day. Sideye is the anonymous messaging app for students to share confessions, spill secrets, and find out what your friends really say about them. With AI moderation, it’s chaos without the toxicity. TOP 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SIDEYE: Chat Anonymously – Join group chats where no one knows who’s talking. God Mode – Get one reveal a day. Choose wisely. Prompts & Confessions – Nominate friends, spill secrets, and stir the pot. No Hate, Just Drama – AI filters out the bad vibes, so the fun stays real. Main Character - Get notified when friends talk about you. NO FOMO. JUST FACTS. Discover who’s been talking about you. Get the real tea. Privacy Policy: https://sideye.app/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://sideye.app/terms Support: support@sideye.app Because sometimes, honesty is just more fun!
Echo
Connect anonymously with your verified university community. Share thoughts and comments without revealing your identity, and engage with others through private messages initiated from posts. Build your campus reputation through community voting.
- Anonymous posts and comments
- Campus-verified community
- Karma system for reputation
- Private messaging from posts
- Explore recent and popular feeds
- User profiles and karma tracking
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Echo Campus es la red anónima de tu universidad. Conecta con tu campus de forma verificada: solo ves y participas en el feed de tu institución. • PUBLICACIONES Y COMENTARIOS ANÓNIMOS Publica lo que piensas y comenta sin mostrar tu identidad. Tu campus, tu comunidad. • VERIFICACIÓN POR CAMPUS Elige tu universidad al entrar. Solo ves el feed de tu campus y puedes publicar ahí. La verificación con correo institucional (cuando la uses) confirma que perteneces a esa institución. • KARMA La comunidad vota. Tu karma refleja la reacción a tus publicaciones (positiva o negativa). Todo sigue siendo anónimo. • MENSAJES PRIVADOS ¿Quieres hablar con quien publicó algo? Puedes enviarle un mensaje privado desde su post. Es la única forma de iniciar una conversación: desde una publicación. • EXPLORAR Y PERFIL Navega por el feed (reciente o popular), explora, comenta y revisa tu perfil y karma desde la app. Echo Campus está pensado para estudiantes que quieren una voz anónima pero verificada dentro de su campus. Descarga y únete a tu comunidad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echo at none against Sideye's 3. Sideye's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sideye sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Echo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sideye against 5.0 for Echo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Sideye ships an update weekly, Echo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sideye | Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sideye Inc. | David Martinez Rodriguez |
Customer experience
Sideye
Echo
In-app purchases
Sideye
- Sideye God Mode | Weekly$6.997 Days
- Sideye God Mode | Monthly$19.991 Month
- Sideye God Mode | Yearly$119.991 Year
Echo
No in-app purchases









