Citadel Team vs Akarup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Citadel Team
This app offers a secure platform for team collaboration, enabling audio/video conferences, messaging, group creation, and file sharing. It prioritizes confidentiality with end-to-end encryption and adheres to strict privacy laws. Enjoy synchronized multi-device access and controlled contact invitations.
- Audio and video conferences
- Instant messaging and direct chats
- File sharing (documents, photos)
- Secure phone service
- Group creation
- Multi-device synchronization
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With Citadel Team, organize audio and video conferences, start calls, send messages, create groups with all your colleagues, share all kind of documents, videos and high-quality photos with complete confidentiality. Your communications are protected by advanced encryption technologies, including end-to-end encryption. This means that no one but you and your correspondent can listen to or read your exchanges. The Citadel Team service is hosted in France and applies strict French and European laws that protect your privacy. - More comfortable conversations: group instant messaging or direct chats, file sharing, Secure phone service, audio and video conferences - Keep your data under control: invite your contacts without your phonebook being stolen - Multi-devices automatic sync: Your mobile devices and computer are always synchronised And that's just the beginning: We have many other improvements coming to help you be more efficient at work every day!
Akarup
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AKARUP is a sovereign messaging app built for those who demand uncompromising confidentiality: businesses, regulated professions, public administrations and privacy-conscious individuals. NEXT-GENERATION SECURITY AKARUP protects your communications with post-quantum end-to-end encryption. Your messages, files and documents are encrypted on your device and can only be read by their intended recipients. The server itself never sees your content: it merely relays encrypted data it is unable to decrypt. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Post-quantum encryption (ML-KEM, ML-DSA), resistant to tomorrow's computers Zero-knowledge architecture: we have no access to your messages or files Multiple isolated accounts on a single device, with no leakage between profiles GDPR compliance, hosted in France EVERYTHING YOU NEED, IN ONE PLACE Encrypted one-to-one and group messaging Secure file and image sharing Encrypted drive to store and sync your documents SOVEREIGNTY BY DESIGN AKARUP is published in France by AKARE. Your data stays within a controlled framework, and our design guarantees that no one — not even us — can access your communications. Communicate, work and share with complete confidence. With AKARUP, privacy is not an option: it is the very architecture of the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Citadel Team at none against Akarup's 3. Citadel Team also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Akarup's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days 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
Both are free to download. Akarup sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Citadel Team asks for nothing beyond the download.
Citadel Team ships an update every 2 months, Akarup every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Citadel Team | Akarup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | THALES SIX GTS FRANCE S.A.S | creamytools |
In-app purchases
Citadel Team
No in-app purchases
Akarup
- discover$0.99
- clever$4.99
- intense$8.99









