Comparison

VERO vs Friends Vibe

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

Head to head
About

VERO

Connect authentically with friends and family on a social platform free from ads and algorithms. Share your passions, from music and movies to books and places, in a chronological feed. Create dedicated spaces for communities and engage in live audio and chat.

Highlights
  • Ad-free chronological feed
  • Share music, movies, books, and places
  • Customizable profile 'Sleeve'
  • Community Rooms with live audio
  • Chronological chat and calls
  • Discovery feature for niche communities
Features
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Ad-free social, built for authentic connection. VERO is a place to share what you love with the people who matter to you. SHARE WHAT YOU LOVE Share the music you're playing, the movie you can't stop thinking about, the book on your nightstand and the place you found last weekend, alongside your photos and video, links, games and apps. Write an Introduction post to recommend someone your community should know. - Each post goes to the people you choose, from close friends to acquaintances and followers - Your feed stays in chronological order, so you see what people share in the order they share it - Add photos, video and posts to your Story - Choose Light, Dark or Blurred in Appearance YOUR SLEEVE™ Your posts live on your profile. Your Sleeve is where you choose what to share beyond them: your world in one shareable link. - Make it unmistakably yours with a wallpaper of your own - Spotlight your favorite profiles and your recent posts - Host multiple Community Rooms - Earn through your Sleeve with a Shop, or a Premium Channel with subscriber-only product drops, exclusive content and special access COMMUNITY ROOMS Community Rooms bring your people together. Each room has chat and live audio, with hosts and listeners, and can be open to all or for subscribing members only. Invite people in from your Story, and find live rooms in Discovery, your Stories and your chats. FIND PEOPLE WHO LOVE WHAT YOU LOVE - The profile images on a post show who else has shared the same thing, and what they said about it - Discover another creator's Sleeve through Suggestions in your navigation - Search shows what's popular in music, movies, TV, books, games, apps and places DISCOVERY Discovery is where communities form around the things you love. Add a Discovery Tag like 'Street' or '35mm' to a photo and it appears in that community. You start as a Newcomer, and as people vouch for you, you become a Member. When you vouch for someone whose work inspires you, you help them get seen. CHAT AND CALLS Chat is where you keep the conversation alive. - Message by text or voice note, one to one or in a group - React to messages, and reply in threads or to a specific message - Pin the people, groups and rooms you talk to most - Sort chats by individual, unread, groups, Community Rooms and requests - Call people you're connected with by video or audio SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION If you subscribe to a Premium Channel through Apple, payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://vero.co/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://vero.co/privacy-policy

About

Friends Vibe

Features
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We all have people we mean to call. People we think about but never quite get around to reaching out to. Before you know it, months pass and the connection quietly fades. Friends Vibe is the app that makes sure that doesn't happen. Built around a simple but powerful idea — the Vibrancy Score — Friends Vibe measures how alive each of your friendships is, right now. Every day without contact, the score decays. Log a call, a text, or a coffee catch-up and watch it come back to life. YOUR INNER CIRCLE, ALWAYS WARM • Vibrancy Gauge — see the health of every friendship at a glance • Smart Decay — your score drops 1.11% per day, hits 0% at 90 days • Log Interactions — Texted, Called, Met Up, or Other, with notes • Memory Log — store facts, jokes, and shared memories per friend • Star Ratings — rank your closest people from 1 to 5 stars • Social Links — one tap to WhatsApp, call, email, or LinkedIn • Analytics — see who you're neglecting before it's too late Friends Vibe doesn't replace your friendships. It protects them.

Screenshots

VERO4 screens
Friends Vibe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Friends Vibe at none against VERO's 3. Friends Vibe also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). VERO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. VERO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Friends Vibe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VERO ships an update every 3 weeks, Friends Vibe every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VERO versus Friends Vibe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVEROFriends Vibe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size661 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVero Labs IncMANOJ THARAYIL

Bugs and requests

VERO

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and loading issues
  • Unreliable verification code delivery
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add text-only post option
  • Improve search and discovery
  • Introduce stories or similar feature
  • Expand to more platforms (web, iPad)

Friends Vibe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VERO

Subscriptions3
  • UTRB Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Thunder Jackson Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Creator Subscription$4.991 Month
None

Friends Vibe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VERO free?
VERO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friends Vibe free?
Friends Vibe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VERO or Friends Vibe have ads?
Neither VERO nor Friends Vibe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VERO or Friends Vibe?
VERO ships an update every 3 weeks, and Friends Vibe every 2 months. Most recently, VERO was updated on November 6, 2026 and Friends Vibe on October 31, 2026.

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