wkly vs Pheels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
wkly
This social app encourages authentic sharing with friends through posts that disappear after seven days. It focuses on real moments rather than curated highlights, allowing for casual photo sharing and interaction without the pressure of maintaining a perfect profile.
- Ephemeral posts disappear after 7 days
- Casual photo sharing
- Friend reactions and comments
- No pressure for a perfect profile
- Fresh content weekly
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wkly is a social app built for casual posting. Share moments with friends without pressure. Posts automatically disappear from the feed after 7 days, keeping things fresh and authentic. • Share photos casually • React and comment with friends • No pressure to maintain a perfect profile • Fresh content every week Built for real moments, not permanent highlights.
Pheels
A social video platform for creators to share short videos, interact with followers through comments and direct messages, and receive financial support via in-app tipping. Discover new content and connect with your favorite artists.
- Watch and discover short videos
- Comment on posts
- Message creators directly
- Tip creators with in-app purchases
- Follow favorite 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: wkly at none against Pheels's 7. wkly also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Pheels's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. wkly asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for wkly against 5.0 for Pheels. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pheels has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
wkly ships an update every 9 days, Pheels every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | wkly | Pheels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sean Riordan | Emmanuel Forson |
Customer experience
wkly
Pheels
In-app purchases
wkly
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
