Xessages vs Message Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xessages
This app allows you to send private text and photo messages that automatically self-destruct after a set time. Nothing is stored or saved, ensuring your conversations remain confidential. Enjoy secure and ephemeral communication.
- Self-destructing messages
- Send photos and text
- No storage or saving
- Private chat
- Ephemeral communication
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(Pronounced ex-a-ges, like Messages but replace Mess with X). X your messages out. Forever. Send or receive a private message in the Messages app. Set a self-destruct time on that message. Send a photo or a text. Nothing is stored or saved. Enjoy. For people wondering how to delete Messages Apps - Go to "More", tap it, swipe to Xessages and delete it.
Message Vault
Securely back up and archive your chat conversations in the cloud. Access your messages with fingerprint or password protection. This service offers cloud archiving and does not alter original messaging apps.
- Cloud message archiving
- Password and Touch ID lock
- Fingerprint access
- 20GB cloud storage
- Multiple subscription plans
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Message Vault is a handy app to Backup your messages. Lock your messages with password or Touch ID. Backup your conversations and access them with fingerprint easily. This app does not add a passcode to original apps, it is cloud archiving service with imported messages. To access the app you need Premium Membership after the 3 day free trial: * Message Vault offers you 20GB cloud archiving. * Subscription periods are 1 month, 1 Week or 6 Months . After expiry, the subscription auto renews unless cancelled. *Weekly Package $2.99 * Monthly Package (3 days free trial) $9.99 * 6 Months Package $49.99 * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. * You can cancel your subscription via this url: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy: http://shorturl.at/efCT5 Terms of use: http://shorturl.at/oxRVY DISCLAIMER Unofficial Product. Any product names, logos, brands, and other trademarks or images featured or referred to within this app are the property of their respective trademark holders. Any of these trademark holders are not affiliated with us, our products, or our apps. They do not sponsor or endorse this app or any of our online products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Xessages at 50% against Message Vault's 0%. Xessages also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Message Vault's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Xessages sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Message Vault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Xessages holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xessages has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Xessages's written reviews are positive against 0% of Message Vault's.
Xessages ships an update every 2 months, Message Vault every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xessages | Message Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (22 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mansa Me Inc. | Rohit Iyer |
Customer experience
Xessages
Message Vault
In-app purchases
Xessages
- Pictures$0.99
- Read Authentication$0.99
- Write Authentication$0.99
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- Destruction Time$1.99
- Time Validation$1.99
- Unlimited One Time Pad Codes$9.99
Message Vault
- Weekly Pack$2.997 Days
- Monthly Pack3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- 6 Months Pack$49.996 Months
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