Sova — мессенджер и голосовые
★ 4.2What it actually doesSova is a messenger and social network in one app, allowing users to communicate in private and group chats, view a feed of posts, create channels and communities, but experiencing issues with registration, moderation and localization.
Actually does
- ✓Messaging85% of reviews
- ✓Group chats70% of reviews
- ✓Social network80% of reviews
- ✓File sharing60% of reviews
- ✓Посты с текстом и фото, комментарии и реакции50% of reviews
- ✓Push Notifications40% of reviews
- ✓Dark mode30% of reviews
- ✓Каналы и сообщества для публикаций40% of reviews
- ✓Available in Russia(bonus)15% of reviews
- ✓Голосовые сообщения(bonus)10% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free(bonus)10% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Voice calls
Common complaints
- ✗Complicated registration, captcha, language barriers25% of mentions
«very difficult to register... then everything is in English, those people who can't understand English»
- ✗Poor moderation, untrained moderators, unexplained bans10% of mentions
«deal with a bot that clearly doesn't know Russian well, because it bans... moderators - if you don't train them, the app will go nowhere»
- ✗Raw app, many unfinished features and bugs20% of mentions
«Very raw app, lots of unfinished features»
- ✗Incomplete localization, part of the interface remains in Russian when English is selected8% of mentions
«when selecting English... not all words are translated. Most remained in Russian»
- ✗Video calls lag and stutter5% of mentions
«video calls lag badly»
What people praise
- ★Works in Russia without VPN
«The app is really cool! Works without VPN»
- ★App runs stably, loads media well
«App runs stably... Loads voice messages, circles and other files normally»
- ★Beautiful, modern and aesthetic interface
«Very cool, aesthetic messenger 😍... You guys are awesome»
- ★Good community, shared chat for all users
«really liked the idea of a shared chat for all users. You can find friends there»
- ★Convenient feed of posts, reminiscent of old blogs
«Especially loved the 'feed' - it reminded me of the vibe of old blogs from the 2000s»