Frost.m vs CollaChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frost.m
Send and receive disappearing text messages within iMessage. Messages expire automatically after being opened, ensuring privacy and preventing sensitive information from appearing in notifications. It also offers a fun way to play word memory games.
- Self-destructing text messages
- Messages expire after opening
- No sensitive info in notifications
- Timed envelope for texts
- Word memory games
- iMessage integration
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Frost.m lets you send and receive self-destructing text messages on iMessage. Text messages expire 1, 10, or 60 seconds after they are opened, so read them quick! Only the sender knows which Frost mode you will receive. Have you ever received a text message notification containing private or personal information while sharing a device screen with others? You can now use Frost.m to avoid that scenario! Texts within Frost.m are never displayed on notification alerts. Frost.m is like a timed envelope for your text messages. You can also use Frost.m to play memory games. Send them a list of words and see which ones they remember! **Don't forget to click on the 'Up' arrow in iMessage to actually send the Frost.m message. Feedback/support contact: support@bluevinesolutions.com
CollaChat
A decentralized, open-source messaging app focused on privacy and data security. It leverages blockchain technology for peer-to-peer communication, offering end-to-end encryption and user control over data storage.
- Decentralized communication network
- End-to-end message encryption
- Open-source client and server
- Multi-device support (Web/Mobile/Desktop)
- Group chats and calls
- Message self-destruction and recall
- Contact and chat locking
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CollaChat is an open source private and decentralized messaging app owned by no one and everyone. It is aimed to leverage blockchain technology to put users back in control of their digital communication, while preserve user experiences that they know and love. Distinguished from the traditional messaging apps, CollaChat has three most important features which revolutionize the communication infrastructure: - Decentralized Colla Network is an unstoppable Web3 decentralized peer-to-peer communication and storage network, Colla DApp (e.g. CollaChat) connects to it via Colla Node. There is no centralized storage and control of user data, users can specify which Node(s) or even easily setup own Node(s) to connect to. - End-to-End Encrypted All messages are end-to-end encrypted, only author and intended recipients can see the content. - Open Source Both Colla Network client side (i.e. Colla DApp, e.g. CollaChat) and server side (i.e. Colla Node) are free and open source for anyone to download, install, run and build own deployment. CollaChat supports Web/Mobile/Desktop and Multi-device. It has most popular messaging and social functions: - Chat (supports text, emoji, voice, photo, video, file, card, supports group chat, supports offline messaging) - Voice/Video Call (supports group call) - Collection & Note - Channel Moreover, it provides some useful privacy protection functions: - Message Self-destruction - Message Recall - Contact/Chat Lock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CollaChat at 100% against Frost.m's 33%. CollaChat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). Frost.m's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). 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.
CollaChat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frost.m has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Frost.m's written reviews are positive against 100% of CollaChat's.
| Parameter | Frost.m | CollaChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Vine Solutions, LLC | CURL TECH PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
Frost.m
CollaChat
In-app purchases
Frost.m
No in-app purchases
CollaChat
No in-app purchases









