Comparison

maCity vs Aeva

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

Head to head
About

maCity

Features
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maCity is a location‑based social platform that helps you discover what’s happening around you and connect with your community in real time. Drop and find location cards, join global conversations in WorldChat, participate in Fire Circle activities, and share your stories through photos—starting right from your city.

About

Aeva

Connect with anyone globally, regardless of language. This app instantly translates your text and voice messages, allowing seamless conversations with friends, family, or new acquaintances across different linguistic backgrounds. Experience natural communication without language barriers.

Highlights
  • Instant text translation
  • Voice message translation with natural voice
  • Supports 22 languages
  • Group chats and media sharing
  • Encrypted message storage
  • Voice commands for hands-free use
Features
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You met someone who doesn't speak your language. Aeva makes that stop mattering. Write in your language. They read it in theirs. They answer in theirs, you read it in yours. After a few days you both forget the translation is there — it just feels like talking. This is not a translator you have to open, paste into, and copy back out. It's a chat that is already in your language. FOR THE CONVERSATIONS WORTH THE TROUBLE • A partner on the other side of a language • Family and in-laws you never shared a language with • Someone you met traveling and lost to the barrier • Friends, group chats, anyone — it works the same way VOICE, NOT JUST TEXT Send a voice message in your language. They hear it in theirs, spoken out loud in a natural voice, matched to how you sound. Recorded, transcribed and translated on its own — you just press record. WHAT YOU GET • Every message translated both ways, instantly • Voice messages turned into real spoken audio in their language • 22 languages • Photos, videos, files and group chats • Messages encrypted where they're stored • Polls — ask once, and everyone reads the question and the answers in their own language • Round video notes, dubbed the way voice messages are • Voice commands — find a chat, open it, dictate a message, without typing HONEST ABOUT THE COST Translation runs on Google Gemini, and that costs real money — so Aeva runs on credits rather than burying it in a subscription you forget you have. New accounts start with free credits, enough for hundreds of messages. You pay only for what you actually translate. 22 LANGUAGES English (US and UK), Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Norwegian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Arabic (and Algerian Arabic), Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog (Filipino)

Screenshots

maCity4 screens
Aeva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Aeva at none against maCity's shown. Aeva also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. maCity sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Aeva sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

maCity ships an update every 3 weeks, Aeva fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
maCity versus Aeva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermaCityAeva
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHONG HONGANTON BABCHENKOV

In-app purchases

3 purchases

maCity

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Tier Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium Tier Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Premium Tier Yearly$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Aeva

One-time3
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Popular Pack$4.99
  • Best Value Pack$9.99

Questions

Is maCity free?
maCity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aeva free?
Aeva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do maCity or Aeva have ads?
maCity shows ads; Aeva does not.
Which is updated more often, maCity or Aeva?
maCity ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aeva fortnightly. Most recently, maCity was updated on November 5, 2026 and Aeva on October 31, 2026.

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