Valid vs VHSTech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valid
This app allows users to anonymously answer positive questions about friends and classmates, earn points, and receive compliments. It focuses on fostering a kind and respectful school community with strong moderation and safety features.
- Anonymous polling about friends
- Earn aura points and climb leaderboards
- Receive compliments and votes
- Chat with classmates
- School-wide activity feed
- Moderated and safe interactions
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Compliment Your Classmates. Be kind. Don't bully. Everything is moderated. Valid is the anonymous polling app made for your school community. Answer fun, positive questions about friends and classmates, earn aura points, and see the compliments you receive. No random friend requests or strangers. Valid connects you with people from your contacts and school. Moderation and safety tools help keep every interaction positive and respectful. How It Works • Answer daily polls about friends and classmates • Vote anonymously—or choose to reveal yourself • Earn aura and climb your school’s leaderboard • See compliments and votes in your personal feed • Chat with classmates • Explore school-wide activity and trending polls By using Valid, you agree to our Terms of Service.
VHSTech
This app facilitates direct messaging, group chats, and private audio calls. It also integrates an AI assistant for brainstorming and planning, with customizable appearance and privacy settings.
- Direct messaging
- Group chats
- Private audio calls
- AI assistant integration
- Customizable appearance
- Privacy controls
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VHSTech brings your conversations, audio calls, and Valen AI together in one app. STAY CONNECTED Send direct messages, create group chats, react to messages, and keep track of unread conversations. Safer message retries help prevent duplicate sends when a connection drops. TALK IT THROUGH Start private audio calls from your direct conversations. MAKE ROOM FOR IDEAS Brainstorm, write, plan, and study with Valen when the AI service is enabled. When AI is turned off, VHSTech clearly shows its availability. MAKE IT YOURS Choose Normal or Dark appearance, manage read receipts and online status, and update your profile. SIGN IN SECURELY Continue with Google or Sign in with Apple. Manage your account and privacy controls from Settings. Built for connection, with your people in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VHSTech at none against Valid's 1. VHSTech also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Valid's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Valid sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.49 per 7 days. VHSTech asks for nothing beyond the download.
VHSTech holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Valid has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Valid ships an update every 3 days, VHSTech every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valid | VHSTech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RevueAI, Inc | Andrew Taylor |
Customer experience
Valid
VHSTech
In-app purchases
Valid
- God Mode$12.497 Days
VHSTech
No in-app purchases









