Biocoded vs PUC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Biocoded
This app offers secure communication with end-to-end encryption for calls, texts, and media sharing. It allows for group chats, conference calls, and live streaming with optional recording and self-destructing messages.
- End-to-end encrypted calls
- Encrypted text messaging
- Group chats and conference rooms
- Encrypted photo and video sharing
- Confidential live streaming with recording
- Timed self-destruction of messages
- Real-time location sharing
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Biocoded - Secure communication solution for your iPhone With Biocoded you can: - Make and receive encrypted voice calls - Make and receive encrypted conference calls - Make and receive encrypted video calls - Create group chats - Create and manage chatrooms - Participate in conference rooms - Send encrypted text messages - Take and send encrypted photos - Create a confidential live stream, with recording for later viewing (BIOCODED EVIDENCE) - Share your location in real time with your group (private setups only) - Location pinning - Record and send encrypted voice messages - Send encrypted images and videos from your Camera Roll - Use timed self-destruction of messages - Get in touch with your contacts on their known addresses (phone numbers, e-mails) or dedicated Biocoded IDs Biocoded integrates seamlessly with your existing Address Book Biocoded provides full end-to-end encryption. Read more on http://www.biocoded.com/
PUC
This app offers a free, cross-platform solution for video, voice, and chat communication. It is built on open-source technology and designed for interoperable communications, particularly for Video Relay Service users.
- Cross-platform communication
- Video calls
- Voice calls
- Chat messaging
- Open-source technology
- Interoperable communications
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PUC - Built upon ACE as a free cross-platform video, voice, and chat communication tool. ACE is a free, open-source, standards-based video, voice and text application provided by VTCSecure under contract to the Federal Communications Commission to ensure interoperable communications for Video Relay Service (VRS) users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Biocoded at 4.4 against PUC's 1.0. Biocoded also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). PUC's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Biocoded holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Biocoded has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Biocoded's written reviews are positive against 100% of PUC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Biocoded | PUC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BIOKODA doo | VTCSecure LLC |
Customer experience
Biocoded
PUC
In-app purchases
Biocoded
No in-app purchases
PUC
No in-app purchases
