Comparison

HOMEPAGE vs Vivaly+

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

Head to head
About

HOMEPAGE

This social networking app allows university students to create personal pages, share updates, and browse a student directory. It requires a university email for access and features content moderation for a safe environment.

Highlights
  • Create personal pages
  • Build mini personal sites
  • Post updates with real name or alias
  • Browse student directory
  • Search course catalog
  • View class details
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HOMEPAGE is a nod to early-internet social networks—unfiltered, simple, and personal. Made for university students only. On HOMEPAGE, you can: ■ Create your page - Build a mini personal site with your favorite spots, music, interests, and more. - Add a bio, your major, hometown, birthday, and relationship status. - Optionally display the classes you're taking this semester. ■ Post to the timeline - Share updates using your real name or your anonymous alias. - See posts from other students—real names and aliases included. - Like and comment to join the conversation. ■ Browse the directory - Explore the full student directory—view profiles and add friends. - Search the course catalog and join your classes. - See class details including instructors, schedules, locations, and classmates. Things to note about accessing HOMEPAGE: - A university (.edu) email is required to join. - All content is moderated under community guidelines to keep things safe and respectful.

About

Vivaly+

This social app encourages users to engage in real-world activities and challenges instead of passive online consumption. Earn points for completing experiences, share photo proof with friends, and compete on leaderboards. Designed for teens to foster genuine social connections.

Highlights
  • 100+ real-world experiences
  • Weekly friend challenges
  • Photo proof with friend voting
  • Aura points for completing activities
  • Friend groups and communities
  • Leaderboards and leveling system
Features
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Off your phone. On with life. Vivaly is the social app that gets you outside. Instead of scrolling through other people's lives, start collecting your own through real-world challenges, photo proof, Aura points, and memories you'll actually remember. COLLECT EXPERIENCES Choose from 100+ experiences across 14 categories. Watch a sunrise. Take a spontaneous road trip. Cook from scratch. Go stargazing. Learn something new. Explore your city. Whether you're flying solo or hanging out with friends, every completed experience earns Aura—your score for actually living life. PAIR UP WITH FRIENDS Every Monday, Vivaly pairs you with one of your friends for a special weekly challenge worth 2× Aura. Use friend labels like Bestie, Crush, Partner, and Family to personalize your matches and make every adventure more meaningful. PROVE YOU LIVED IT Complete an experience and upload a photo as proof. Your friends vote whether it counts, helping keep the community authentic. Every completed experience becomes a Snapshot in your collection. Complete it again to unlock Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Legend status. EARN AURA Every adventure earns Aura. Level up from Newcomer to Icon, climb weekly leaderboards, and compete with friends. Easy experiences earn 1× Aura, while legendary challenges reward up to 5×. FRIEND GROUPS & COMMUNITIES Create groups, compete together, and share what you've actually been doing. Your feed isn't endless scrolling—it's filled with real moments from real friends living real life. PREMIUM & ELITE Premium ($4.99/month) • 2× Aura Weekends • Mutual Label Reveals • Full Profile Viewer History Elite ($9.99/month) • Public Profile • Followers • Exclusive Gold Profile Glow — Made by teens, for teens. Because social media should actually be social—and life is too short to spend it scrolling. Download Vivaly today. Collect experiences, not screenshots. Terms of Use: https://vivalyexperience.com/terms

Screenshots

HOMEPAGE4 screens
Vivaly+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HOMEPAGE at 5.0 against Vivaly+'s 4.3. HOMEPAGE also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). Vivaly+'s advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Vivaly+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HOMEPAGE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HOMEPAGE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vivaly+ has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HOMEPAGE ships an update every 3 days, Vivaly+ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HOMEPAGE versus Vivaly+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHOMEPAGEVivaly+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB25 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperNo Host LLCMichael Geller

Customer experience

HOMEPAGE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vivaly+

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HOMEPAGE

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Vivaly+

Subscriptions3
  • Vivaly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Vivaly Elite$9.991 Month
  • Vivaly Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlock Friend Label$0.99
  • Upgrade Your Group$4.99

Questions

Is HOMEPAGE free?
HOMEPAGE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vivaly+ free?
Vivaly+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HOMEPAGE or Vivaly+?
HOMEPAGE is rated higher. HOMEPAGE averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Vivaly+ averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do HOMEPAGE or Vivaly+ have ads?
Neither HOMEPAGE nor Vivaly+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HOMEPAGE or Vivaly+?
HOMEPAGE ships an update every 3 days, and Vivaly+ every 4 days. Most recently, HOMEPAGE was updated on November 5, 2026 and Vivaly+ on October 31, 2026.

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