Comparison

Bigscreen Friends vs Venty

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

Head to head
About

Bigscreen Friends

This unofficial app lets you see which friends are online and what rooms are open without needing to wear a VR headset. It also helps you track your friends' time zones to know when they might be offline.

Highlights
  • See online friends without VR
  • View open rooms
  • Track friend time zones
  • Check friend availability
Features
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This is an unofficial bigscreen friends app, where you can see who's online without putting on the headset, as well as the rooms that are currently open. You can also store the timezone of your friends to know when they (should be) asleep!

About

Venty

Share your thoughts and feelings anonymously in a safe, moderated space. Read real stories from others and connect through optional reactions and comments. Discover a community for venting and curiosity without personal identification.

Highlights
  • Anonymous confessions
  • Human moderation
  • Categorized confession feed
  • Optional sign-in for interaction
  • Shareable story cards
  • Report and hide content
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Some things are easier to say when no one knows it's you. Venty is a safe, anonymous space to share what you've been carrying and to read what other people are quietly going through. Real people, real stories, no names. No account needed to read or confess. Just download the app and start. The confessions you post are never linked to your identity, and a human moderator reviews every post before it goes public to keep the feed safe. BROWSE Scroll a feed of confessions across six categories: love, work, family, secrets, regrets, and the random stuff in between. Sort by popular, trending, or new, and search by keyword to find what resonates. CONFESS Write your own confession with no sign-in required. Once a human moderator approves it, it joins the public feed, so nothing harmful gets through. SIGN IN TO DO MORE (optional) Sign in with Apple to react, comment, and save the confessions that stay with you. It's optional, password-free, and never linked to the confessions you post. SHARE Found a confession that stopped you in your tracks? Turn it into a story card for Instagram, copy the link to send to a friend, or save the card to your photos. SAFE AND PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every post reviewed by a human before it goes public Report or hide anything that crosses the line No tracking, no ads, no third-party analytics Sign in with Apple only, no passwords Confessions are never linked to your identity Venty is for anyone who needs to vent, anyone curious about what people really think, and anyone who's ever wanted to read the diary nobody writes anymore.

Screenshots

Bigscreen Friends4 screens
Venty3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bigscreen Friends at 5.0 against Venty's 1.0. Bigscreen Friends also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

Bigscreen Friends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bigscreen Friends has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bigscreen Friends ships an update every 5 weeks, Venty monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bigscreen Friends versus Venty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBigscreen FriendsVenty
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBrett JamesErsin Kiymaz

In-app purchases

None

Bigscreen Friends

No in-app purchases

None

Venty

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bigscreen Friends free?
Bigscreen Friends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Venty free?
Venty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bigscreen Friends or Venty?
Bigscreen Friends is rated higher. Bigscreen Friends averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Venty averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bigscreen Friends or Venty have ads?
Neither Bigscreen Friends nor Venty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bigscreen Friends or Venty?
Bigscreen Friends ships an update every 5 weeks, and Venty monthly. Most recently, Bigscreen Friends was updated on November 4, 2026 and Venty on October 31, 2026.

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