Comparison

PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger vs Sands Encrypted Chat App

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

Head to head
About

PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger

This app offers highly secure and private messaging, voice, and video calls with end-to-end encryption. It includes advanced features like post-quantum encryption, disappearing messages, and device protection against malware and forensics.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted messaging
  • HD voice and video calls
  • Post-quantum encryption
  • Disappearing messages
  • File transfers
  • Enhanced device protection
  • Emergency wipe
Features
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Keep your messages and calls absolutely private with PRIVUS SecurLine. Take your privacy back under control and ensure that no one can listen in on your audio and video conference calls or read your messages and attachments. Now also featuring enhanced device protection and emergency wipe! SecurLine by PRIVUS has been developed with privacy at its core. It is the most advanced, secure, private and encrypted HD quality voice, video and messaging application for the iPhone, with end-to-end encrypted conference calling, post quantum encryption, end-to-end encrypted group chats with file transfers, voice memos and disappearing messages. And on top anti-malware and anti-forensics app protection so only you have access to your data even if crossing into a "hostile" location.. Highly intuitive and easy to use, SecurLine does not compromise on security. Implementation of state-of-the-art, open source encryption over a peer-to-peer, zero knowledge architecture ensures calls are sent directly between devices to enable the highest levels of privacy with HD quality, verifiably secure communications. IMPORTANT NOTE PRIVUS SecurLine is free to download. Its use is subject to a licensing agreement. To acquire a licence, please ask your customer service representative or contact info@privus.io

About

Sands Encrypted Chat App

Features
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Sands is an encrypted chat application. The screen recording of the app can be accessed through this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k8sUn7a1LGTC1SqfhsMMUPbbptCElJN5/view?usp=sharing

Screenshots

PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger4 screens
Sands Encrypted Chat App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sands Encrypted Chat App at 14.0 against PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger's 17.6. 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

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

PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger ships an update weekly, Sands Encrypted Chat App every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger versus Sands Encrypted Chat App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPRIVUS SecurLine MessengerSands Encrypted Chat App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBit Armor AGInnobins Decision Science

In-app purchases

None

PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger

No in-app purchases

None

Sands Encrypted Chat App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger free?
PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sands Encrypted Chat App free?
Sands Encrypted Chat App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger or Sands Encrypted Chat App have ads?
Neither PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger nor Sands Encrypted Chat App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger or Sands Encrypted Chat App?
PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger ships an update weekly, and Sands Encrypted Chat App every 4 days. Most recently, PRIVUS SecurLine Messenger was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sands Encrypted Chat App on November 3, 2026.

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