Comparison

Known vs Mave

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

Head to head
About

Known

This app offers a unique matchmaking service that uses AI to understand your personality and preferences through a voice call. It then introduces you to one person at a time and handles all the logistics of booking a date, from choosing a restaurant to making the reservation.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice profile creation
  • One-on-one introductions
  • Date booking and reservation
  • Pre-date match information
  • Post-date feedback loop
Features
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Known is a matchmaker in your pocket. Tell us who you are on one voice call, and we'll introduce you to one person at a time, then book the date for you. The swiping era is over. Swipes and likes turned dating apps into an endless dopamine chase. Small talk is exhausting, and by the time you finally meet someone, it's often too late for anything real. Known gets to know you first, then handles everything until you're sitting across from someone worth meeting. In early testing, 80% of Known introductions led to an in-person date. Not chats that fizzled out. Real dates, in real life. Not a game. Not a job. Not a gamble. HOW IT WORKS 1. A voice call, not a form You talk, and Known listens: who you are, how you live and what you want from a relationship. Most members spend about 26 minutes on the call. Known writes your profile for you and keeps it current as it learns more. 2. One introduction at a time No feed and no queue. Known sends one hand-picked introduction, chosen from what it knows about both of you. 3. 24 hours to say yes You both have 24 hours to accept. If either of you passes, the introduction closes and Known starts on your next one. 4. Ask Known before you meet Ask anything you'd like to know about your match before the date. Known answers from what it learned on their call. 5. The date, handled When you both say yes, Known checks your calendars, picks a local restaurant that fits your tastes, dietary needs and budget, and makes the reservation. All that's left is to show up. 6. A quick check-in after A short follow-up after each date helps Known make your next introduction better. WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE KNOWN - No swiping: one considered introduction instead of an endless feed. - Built for serious relationships: everyone here wants something real. - Fully handled: from your first call to the restaurant reservation. Less scrolling. More intention. This is Known.

About

Mave

Enhance focus and calm with guided stimulation sessions. This wellness app, designed to work with a companion device, offers an intuitive interface for tracking progress and real-time guidance. It integrates neuroscience-inspired technology into a simple daily routine.

Highlights
  • Guided stimulation sessions
  • Focus and calm enhancement
  • Intuitive session control
  • Real-time guidance
  • Progress tracking
  • Neuroscience-inspired technology
Features
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Mave is a wellness app designed to pair with the Arc device, helping you enhance focus and calm through guided stimulation sessions. The app provides an intuitive interface to start, pause, and track sessions, while offering real-time guidance and progress insights. Built with safety and simplicity in mind, Mave brings neuroscience-inspired technology into an effortless daily wellness routine. This app and its companion hardware are designed for general wellness and lifestyle support only. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. The product is not a medical device and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice or care.

Screenshots

Known4 screens
Mave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mave at 100% against Known's 60%. Mave also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Known's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Known sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Known has 2.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Known's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Known ships an update every 4 days, Mave every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Known versus Mave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnownMave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB128 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKnown Co.Mave Health Private Limited

Customer experience

Known

All ratings2,252 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative36.8%

Mave

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Known

One-time1
  • 1 Date Credit$15.00
None

Mave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Known free?
Known is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mave free?
Mave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Known or Mave?
Mave is rated higher. Known averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Mave averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Known or Mave have ads?
Neither Known nor Mave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Known or Mave?
Known ships an update every 4 days, and Mave every 2 weeks. Most recently, Known was updated on November 5, 2026 and Mave on November 5, 2026.

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