Comparison

Simol vs Whenkind

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

Head to head
About

Simol

A secure messaging app for communicating with loved ones, friends, and colleagues. It allows sending messages, photos, videos, voice notes, files, and location, as well as making voice and video calls. Users can also post statuses and manage their profile visibility for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted chats
  • Voice and video calls
  • Rich media sharing (photos, videos, files)
  • Status updates with visibility controls
  • Profile privacy management
  • Device management
Features
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Simol - мессенджер для безопасного общения с близкими, друзьями и коллегами. В приложении можно отправлять сообщения, фото, видео, голосовые сообщения, файлы и геолокацию, совершать голосовые и видеозвонки, публиковать статусы и управлять видимостью профиля. Основные возможности: - личные чаты с end-to-end шифрованием сообщений; - голосовые и видеозвонки; - фото, видео, файлы, голосовые сообщения и видеокружки; - статусы с настройками видимости; - поиск знакомых по контактам телефона; - управление активными устройствами; - настройки приватности: онлайн, "был(а)", фото профиля, статусы, галочки прочтения и превью уведомлений. Simol использует номер телефона для входа и контакты только для поиска зарегистрированных пользователей. Доступ к камере, микрофону, фото, контактам и геолокации запрашивается только для соответствующих функций приложения.

About

Whenkind

Features
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Save a date once and Whenkind reminds you ahead of time. Birthdays, anniversaries, personal milestones and remembrance days, in one calm list that shows what is coming, how many days are left and how many years it has been. Free for your first 10 active dates, then one purchase unlocks the rest. No subscription, no ads, no account. Add a date in seconds. Pick the kind, type who it is for, choose the day and month. The year is optional: without it, Whenkind simply leaves the age out. Add a note, or a photo from your library as the card's cover, or keep the card plain. Upcoming shows what is next. Today, the next 7 days, the next 30 days, and later, with the days left on every card. Choose how far ahead the list looks, from 1 to 12 months. Reminders that fit each date. Set a default once in Settings: how many days before, a second reminder if you want one, and the time of day. Any date can have its own timing. Reminders for saved dates keep working even after you reach the free limit. A line for every year. Each date keeps a history where you can write one short note per year: what you gave, where you went, who was there. It is optional and never asks for anything. There are no streaks and no missed years. Remembrance days stay quiet. Dates for someone you lost get a muted look and neutral wording, with nothing festive anywhere. Bring your dates with you. Import birthdays and anniversaries from your Contacts: you choose which ones to save, and Whenkind only reads them. You can also import a .vcf or .csv file. Duplicates are matched, and you see how many fit in the free limit before anything is added. On your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Small and medium widgets and a Lock Screen widget show the next dates and the days left. Ask Siri: "Add a date to Whenkind." Your dates stay yours. They live on your device and sync through your own iCloud to your other iPhone or iPad. Whenkind has no account and no server of its own that holds them. Export a JSON backup or a CSV file whenever you like. Sync, backup and export are free for everyone. Pricing, plainly. Whenkind is free for 10 active dates. Archived dates do not count, and the yearly notes are never limited. When you reach the limit, nothing is deleted or locked: your dates, reminders, sync and export keep working. Whenkind Unlimited is a one-time purchase that removes the limit. There is no subscription. Light and dark themes, and your choice of accent color. Available in 21 languages.

Screenshots

Simol4 screens
Whenkind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simol at none against Whenkind's 5. Simol also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). 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. Whenkind sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Simol asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simol ships an update every 5 days, Whenkind every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simol versus Whenkind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimolWhenkind
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPakhrudin OmarovStepan Manzurov

In-app purchases

None

Simol

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Whenkind

One-time5
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Kind Tip$4.99
  • Whenkind Unlimited$5.99
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  • Generous Tip$9.99
  • Grand Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Simol free?
Simol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whenkind free?
Whenkind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simol or Whenkind have ads?
Neither Simol nor Whenkind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simol or Whenkind?
Simol ships an update every 5 days, and Whenkind every 11 days. Most recently, Simol was updated on October 31, 2026 and Whenkind on October 29, 2026.

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