Meanwhile vs SVAE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meanwhile
Discover real-time local events and news happening in your city. Stay updated on flash mobs, festivals, sales, and new openings. Connect with your community and be part of urban life.
- Real-time city event updates
- Local news discovery
- Flash mobs and festivals
- New place openings
- Community connection
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Вместе с Meanwhile вы всегда будете в курсе всего, чем живет город прямо сейчас - флешмобы и уличные фестивали, ярмарки и субботники, митинги, акции или даже просто открытие нового уютного кафе или начало распродажи в любимом ТЦ. Оставайтесь в гуще важных событий и новостей, узнавайте первыми о новых интересных местах, будьте частью жизни большого города! Meanwhile is a mobile location based social network. It is about big city life, local news, happenings, public places and what is going on right here and right now.
SVAE
A digital platform for Belarusians to connect with others, find support, share experiences, and stay updated on news and events. It serves as a central hub for the Belarusian community.
- Connect with fellow Belarusians
- Find support and share experiences
- Stay updated on news and events
- Centralized community platform
- Digital Belarus in your pocket
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SVAE – лічбавая Беларусь у тваім тэлефоне! SVAE – гэта платформа для беларусаў і беларусак! Тут ты сустрэнеш сваіх, знойдзеш падтрымку, абмяняешся досведам і заўсёды будзеш у курсе апошніх навін і падзей – усё ў адной аплікацыі!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Meanwhile at 5.0 against SVAE's 4.5. Meanwhile also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.1). SVAE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (75% vs 46%). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Meanwhile sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SVAE asks for nothing beyond the download.
Meanwhile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SVAE has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Meanwhile's written reviews are positive against 75% of SVAE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Meanwhile ships an update monthly, SVAE fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meanwhile | SVAE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ivan Chumak | Stichting (de) Lokale |
Customer experience
Meanwhile
SVAE
In-app purchases
Meanwhile
- Notification$0.99
- Notification (-50%)$1.99
- Notification (business)$16.99
SVAE
No in-app purchases
