Comparison

Relay by TSS vs Walkiee

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

Head to head
About

Relay by TSS

Share photos privately with your closest friends, free from likes and algorithms. This app offers a film camera aesthetic, disappearing messages, and customizable profiles for an intimate social experience.

Highlights
  • Film camera aesthetic with vintage look
  • Private feed and Journal for friends
  • Disappearing 'Instants' photos
  • Emoji 'Boosts' instead of likes
  • Streaks and Best Friends list
  • Customizable profiles with song
  • Invite-only and capped user base
Features
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Relay is a film camera for your friends. The group chat kind, not the ones who follow you. No followers, no ranking. Your feed is your friends and your DMs are friends only, so no randoms. That's it. Nobody's grading you here. Post the blurry ones. Take a photo and it develops with a warm film look, like a disposable. Post it, or send it to one person as an Instant: one look and it's gone, and if they screenshot it, you'll know. Friends boost a snap with an emoji or comment on it. Keep streaks with the people you talk to every day, and put the ones who'd notice if you stopped posting on Best Friends. Stuff it does: - Film camera that develops your photos warm and a little vintage - A Journal for your snaps and a feed for your friends' - Instants that vanish after one look - Emoji boosts, comments, streaks, and a Best Friends list - Group chats with polls and games, and shared albums for up to seven people - Runs and rides from Apple Health, with your route on a map and a flyover video - A visibility setting on every post, down to exact names If your friends aren't on Relay yet, bring them. Export a snap as a black and white card with a clock stamp and drop it in your Instagram story, or let Relay find people you know from your contacts. Got an invite code from a friend? It goes in Friends. Posted, not performed.

About

Walkiee

Features
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Walkiee turns your phone into a walkie-talkie. Create a private channel, invite your family or crew with a QR code, and talk with one tap — your voice plays instantly on everyone's phone, even when their app is in the background.

Screenshots

Relay by TSS4 screens
Walkiee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Relay by TSS at every 3 days against Walkiee's fortnightly. Walkiee's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Relay by TSS ships an update every 3 days, Walkiee fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Relay by TSS versus Walkiee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelay by TSSWalkiee
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNicole HammingThienKhoi Tran

In-app purchases

None

Relay by TSS

No in-app purchases

None

Walkiee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Relay by TSS free?
Relay by TSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Walkiee free?
Walkiee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Relay by TSS or Walkiee have ads?
Neither Relay by TSS nor Walkiee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Relay by TSS or Walkiee?
Relay by TSS ships an update every 3 days, and Walkiee fortnightly. Most recently, Relay by TSS was updated on October 31, 2026 and Walkiee on October 31, 2026.

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