Comparison

Aminoka vs Cheers

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

Head to head
About

Aminoka

Create and join online communities for any interest, from anime to gaming. Chat in real-time, share content, and customize your profile and spaces. Optional subscription offers exclusive profile enhancements.

Highlights
  • Create and join communities
  • Real-time chatrooms
  • Share posts, images, polls, stories
  • Profile and community customization
  • Search communities and people
  • Moderation tools
Features
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Aminoka is the best way to create a community to chill out with your friends online. Customise your own space and make new friends. Find a community for anything you love: anime, art, gaming, music, roleplay, or start your own and grow it your way. Chat in real time, post, comment and follow the people you meet. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Join thousands of communities, or create your own in seconds - Public and private chatrooms with real-time messaging - Share posts, images, polls and stories - Customise your profile and your community with themes - Search communities and people by name, topic or language - Moderation tools for community leaders AMINOKA+ (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Aminoka+ is an optional auto-renewable subscription. Everything else in Aminoka stays free. Aminoka+ unlocks: - A Plus badge on your profile - Three exclusive animated profile frames - Custom chat bubbles in every chat Subscription options: - Aminoka+ Monthly, 1 month, US$9.99 - Aminoka+ Annual, 1 year, US$59.99 Prices are in US dollars and may vary by country or region; the exact price in your local currency is shown in the app before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your device Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during an active subscription period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Aminoka Terms of Service: https://aminoka.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://aminoka.com/privacy

About

Cheers

Send short, kind messages directly to your friends' lock screens. This app focuses on simple, private communication without feeds or algorithms, offering a quick way to share positivity.

Highlights
  • Send short messages to friends' lock screens
  • Lock screen and home screen widgets
  • Mute or block friends
  • Custom nicknames for friends
  • Private by design, no tracking
  • Delete account and data anytime
Features
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Cheers is a simple app with one purpose: send something kind to a friend's lock screen. Write a short message — up to 50 characters — and it shows up on your friend's lock screen widget. No likes, no feeds, no algorithms. Just a kind word, right where they'll see it. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a username and share your unique friend code 2. Add friends by exchanging codes 3. Write a short, kind message for each friend 4. They see it on their lock screen widget — and you see theirs That's it. No scrolling, no posts, no pressure. Just a moment of kindness. LOCK SCREEN WIDGET Add the Cheers widget to your lock screen or home screen. It cycles through the latest messages your friends have sent you. You control the rotation speed and can mute anyone you'd like. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Cheers doesn't ask for your email, phone number, or real name. There are no ads, no analytics, and no tracking. Messages are only visible to you and the friend who sent them. You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from within the app. FEATURES • Send short messages (up to 50 characters) to friends' lock screens • Lock screen, small, and medium home screen widgets • Pin your favorite friends to the top • Mute friends from appearing in your widget • Set custom nicknames for friends (only visible to you) • See when you last sent a cheer to each friend • Light, dark, and system theme options • Report and block users • Delete your account and all data anytime WHY CHEERS? Most social apps are designed to keep you scrolling. Cheers is designed to take 10 seconds: open the app, write something kind, close the app. Your friend sees it on their lock screen without even opening Cheers. Sometimes the smallest message makes the biggest difference.

Screenshots

Aminoka4 screens
Cheers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cheers at 5.0 against Aminoka's 2.2. Cheers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Aminoka's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price 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. Aminoka sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cheers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cheers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aminoka has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aminoka ships an update every 2 months, Cheers weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Aminoka versus Cheers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAminokaCheers
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB17 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperClarence AubessardTributary Studios LLC

Customer experience

Aminoka

All ratings31 ratings
Positive25.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative67.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative65.5%

Cheers

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Aminoka

One-time10
  • 100 Diamonds$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • 500 Diamonds$4.99
Show 7 more
  • 1,400 Gold$4.99
  • 3,000 Gold$9.99
  • 6,500 Gold$19.99
  • 17,500 Gold$49.99
  • 6,500 Diamonds$49.99
  • 40,000 Gold$99.99
  • 14,000 Diamonds$99.99
None

Cheers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aminoka free?
Aminoka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cheers free?
Cheers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aminoka or Cheers?
Cheers is rated higher. Aminoka averages 2.2 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Cheers averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Aminoka or Cheers have ads?
Aminoka shows ads; Cheers does not.
Which is updated more often, Aminoka or Cheers?
Aminoka ships an update every 2 months, and Cheers weekly. Most recently, Aminoka was updated on November 13, 2026 and Cheers on November 5, 2026.

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