Comparison

Valid vs VHSTech

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Direct messaging
  • Group chats
  • Private audio calls
  • AI assistant integration
  • Customizable appearance
  • Privacy controls
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Valid4 screens
VHSTech4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Valid versus VHSTech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterValidVHSTech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRevueAI, IncAndrew Taylor

Customer experience

Valid

All ratings12,481 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews380 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative17.6%

VHSTech

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Valid

Subscriptions1
  • God Mode$12.497 Days
None

VHSTech

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Valid free?
Valid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VHSTech free?
VHSTech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Valid or VHSTech?
VHSTech is rated higher. Valid averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while VHSTech averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Valid or VHSTech have ads?
Neither Valid nor VHSTech shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Valid or VHSTech?
Valid ships an update every 3 days, and VHSTech every 3 months. Most recently, Valid was updated on November 12, 2026 and VHSTech on October 31, 2026.

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