rvlme vs Pheels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
rvlme
This app transforms your photos into interactive quizzes. Lock images behind questions about yourself, and recipients must answer correctly to reveal them. It focuses on private, one-on-one interactions without public profiles or feeds.
- Snap live photos only
- Lock photos with custom quizzes
- Reveal photos through correct answers
- Screenshot blocking
- No public profiles or feeds
- Private sharing with chosen contacts
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Every photo is a mystery until they earn it. rvlme turns your photos into little games. Snap a pic, lock it behind a quiz about you, and send it. The person on the other end has to play to reveal it, and how much they see depends on how well they really know you. No endless feeds. No follower counts. Just you, your person, and the fun of finding out what they remember. HOW IT WORKS Snap — Take a live photo in the moment. No gallery uploads, no recycled pics. What you send is real and right now. Quiz — Pick a question pack that fits the moment. From playful to personal, there's a vibe for every reveal. Reveal — Every right answer unlocks more of the photo. Every wrong one keeps them guessing. React — Did they ace it or crash out? Every reveal comes with receipts. Bragging rights included. WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT Turn "u up?" into an actual game Find out if they were really listening Make long distance feel a little less long Give your streaks a reason to exist The suspense. Honestly, the suspense. MORE WITH RVLME+ Create your own questions Change your answers Get a second chance to reveal Use jokers to remove wrong answers Show off an exclusive rvlme+ badge rvlme+ is available with weekly, monthly, or yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.rvlme.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.rvlme.com/terms BUILT FOR PRIVACY Your photos are yours. rvlme is designed so your pics aren't sitting in someone's camera roll or floating around the internet: Live photo only, nothing from your gallery Screenshot blocking to keep reveals in the moment No public profiles, no discovery feed, no strangers You choose exactly who gets to play Whether it's your partner, your situationship, your best friend, or the group chat that knows too much, rvlme is the most fun way to ask the question behind every photo: how well do you actually know me? Download rvlme and make them earn it.
Pheels
Discover and watch short videos from creators. Engage with them through comments and direct messages. Support their content by sending tips directly within the app.
- Watch and discover short videos
- Comment and message creators
- Tip creators
- Follow creators
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Pheels is a social video platform for creators. Browse posts, follow creators, chat, and support their work with tips. Key features: • Watch and discover short videos • Comment and message creators • Tip creators through in‑app purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: rvlme at none against Pheels's 7. Pheels's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (12 vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Pheels sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. rvlme asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for rvlme against 5.0 for Pheels. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
rvlme ships an update fortnightly, Pheels every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | rvlme | Pheels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | rvlme Labs, Inc. | Emmanuel Forson |
Customer experience
rvlme
Pheels
In-app purchases
rvlme
No in-app purchases
Pheels
- Coffee tip$2.99
- pheels.checkout.5$4.99
- pheels.wallet.checkout.10$9.99
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- Session tip$9.99
- Pheels.wallet.checkout.25$24.99
- Project tip$24.99
- pheels.wallet.checkout.50$49.99
