Masκ vs Earshot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Masκ
This app facilitates anonymous group messaging based on location, allowing users to connect within buildings or cities. Users can gradually reveal aspects of their identity to chosen connections. It also offers standard messaging for existing contacts.
- Anonymous group messaging
- Location-based chatrooms (buildings/cities)
- Direct messages
- Identity reveal feature
- Standard messaging for known contacts
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Mask is an anonymous group messaging app where buildings and entire cities become chatrooms. In these chatrooms, users can chat with each other and eventually take their "mask" off by revealing their identity to newly-made connections. FEATURES: - Group chats and direct messages with anyone in the same building or city as you. - If place-based messaging isn't your thing, fallback to standard messaging and start conversations with people you know from anywhere in the world. - Reveal up to five aspects of your identity -- first name, last name, photo, email and/or phone number -- to specific users you meet and would like to know more about. Special thanks to icons8.com for several icons used within the app.
Earshot
Instantly and anonymously connect with people nearby. Discover new individuals at events or on campus by simply opening the application and joining a local chat space. It's an easy way to meet others in your physical vicinity.
- Anonymous chat
- Proximity-based communication
- Instant connection
- Location-based chat spaces
- Meet new people nearby
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Earshot allows you to instantly and anonymously chat with others around you! Just open the app and you can quickly join a space that allows you to chat with others at your physical location. Whether it is a sporting event or a college campus, Earshot will allow you meet new people around you quickly and easily. Just open the app and start chatting!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Earshot at 5.0 against Masκ's 4.1. Masκ's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Earshot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Masκ has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Masκ ships an update every 3 months, Earshot every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Masκ | Earshot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Onyekachi Nwaobasi | Zenith Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Masκ
Earshot
In-app purchases
Masκ
No in-app purchases
Earshot
No in-app purchases
