Weeave vs Viper Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weeave
This app facilitates real-world interactions by making users visible only when they are physically present in a supported location and actively choose to be. It focuses on in-the-moment connections rather than persistent profiles or remote browsing.
- Location-based visibility
- Active Mode for intentional presence
- Temporary intent-based statuses
- Contextual visibility within radius
- Privacy-focused design
- Partner location benefits
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Weeave is a location-based social presence app designed for situational, real-world interaction. The app allows people to interact only when they are physically present in the same place and intentionally choose to be visible. There is no global discovery, remote browsing, or continuous visibility. Interaction happens only in the moment, within real locations, and only during an active session. How Weeave Works Active Mode Users become visible to others only after manually enabling Active Mode while being physically present in a supported location. Active Mode automatically turns off if the user becomes inactive or leaves the location, ensuring that only actively present users are shown. This design prevents passive profiles and supports meaningful, real-world interaction. Contextual Visibility Users are visible only to other Active Mode users in the same place and within a limited physical radius. There is no city-wide or global visibility. Users do not appear in search results or public user lists. Intent-Based Status While in Active Mode and inside a supported location, users may optionally set a temporary status that reflects their current intent (for example: social interaction, networking, conversation, or professional discussion). Statuses are visible only during the active session and expire automatically when Active Mode ends. Partner Locations Some locations cooperate with Weeave to provide a structured real-world environment for interaction. Optional in-app generated codes may be used for on-site benefits at participating locations. These benefits do not affect visibility or interaction. Privacy & Control by Design • Users control when they are visible • No background tracking • No persistent public profiles • No global user directories • Visibility is temporary and location-bound Weeave is designed to support contextual, real-life social interaction - not profile-based browsing or remote communication. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Viper Messenger
A privacy-focused messenger offering secure communication via internet, direct P2P, and Bluetooth. It features an offline AI assistant, unlimited file sharing, and encrypted notes, with an optional subscription for enhanced anonymity and features.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Internet, P2P, and Bluetooth routing options
- Offline on-device AI assistant
- Unlimited P2P file sharing
- Encrypted notes
- People Nearby discovery
- Optional Pro subscription for enhanced privacy
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Viper is a privacy-first messenger that works over the internet, directly between phones, and over Bluetooth when there's no internet at all. No phone number. No email. Your identity is a cryptographic key, and that key is also your TON address. Every message is end-to-end encrypted, whichever way it travels. # FEATURES • Route: choose how your messages travel • Bluetooth messaging and People Nearby • On-device AI assistant that works offline • Voice and video messages • Unlimited P2P file sharing • Encrypted Notes, kept only on your device • Private reactions, hidden from anyone in between • Hide typing and read receipts, free for everyone • Find people by .ton domain instead of long addresses • Built on TON # ROUTE You choose the path, and the balance of reach, speed and privacy: • Relay: works anywhere and holds encrypted messages until the recipient comes online. • Direct P2P: phone to phone over TON, faster and with nothing stored in between. • Bluetooth: for people nearby when there's no internet or cell signal. # ON-DEVICE AI A private AI assistant that runs on your iPhone. Download the model once, and it works offline: what you ask never leaves your device. Select messages in a chat and ask it to summarize them, or forward an answer to a friend. Russian voice messages can be transcribed on the device too. # BLUETOOTH & PEOPLE NEARBY Meet in person, keep talking after. People Nearby shows Viper users around you with approximate distance, and every contact proves they own their key. Messages, voice and video messages, and files work in a basement, on a festival field, in the metro. Interrupted transfers resume where they stopped. When you part ways, the chat moves to a direct TON connection, and you can send that person TON later. Your Bluetooth signal reveals only that a Viper user is nearby. Visibility and Show My Distance can be turned off at any time. # UNLIMITED P2P FILE SHARING Files go directly between devices, never through Viper servers. No subscriptions, no storage quotas, no size limits. Both peers need to be online during the transfer. # ENCRYPTED NOTES Personal notes that stay on your device, encrypted with your account key. Send any note to a chat when you want to share it. Your encrypted chat backup carries your notes too. # VIPER PRO An optional monthly subscription for an even quieter presence: • Anonymity: strangers can't find you, probe you or fill your chat list. Existing chats keep working. • Hide Online Status. • Files up to 2 GB via relay, even when the other person is offline. • Full encrypted chat backup: photos, videos, files, voice and video messages. Messages, contacts and notes are backed up for free. One subscription works on one account. Your other accounts can get Viper Pro for a month at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://viperfoundation.base44.app/PrivacyPolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Viper Messenger at every 5 days against Weeave's every 3 weeks. Weeave's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Weeave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Viper Messenger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Weeave against 5.0 for Viper Messenger. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Weeave ships an update every 3 weeks, Viper Messenger every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weeave | Viper Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gali Haskell | Maksim Chernyshov |
Customer experience
Weeave
Viper Messenger
In-app purchases
Weeave
- Night Pass (24 Hours)$9.99
Viper Messenger
- Viper Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Viper Pro: 1 account, 1 month$4.99









