VChate vs Bazon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VChate
This app provides a client for VKontakte on Apple Watch, allowing users to view their news feed, messages, and respond directly from their wrist. Stay connected with friends and groups without needing your phone.
- View news feed
- Browse dialogues
- View chats
- View images
- Group chat support
- Send messages
- View post comments
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ВЧате - это первый клиент для ВКонтакте под Apple Watch®! Это приложение позволит вам просматривать новостную ленту, диалоги и отвечать на сообщения прямо со своих часов. Популярные вопросы: Как включить голосовой ввод на русском языке? Необходимо нажать кнопку "Написать", далее в окне с быстрыми вариантами ответа сильно нажать на экран (Force Touch) и выбрать русский язык. Оставайтесь всегда на связи, где бы вы ни были. Основные возможности приложения: - Просмотр новостной ленты - Просматривать диалоги - Просмотр чатов с пользователями - Просмотр картинок, которые вам прислали - Поддержка групповых бесед - Отправка сообщений - Просмотр комментариев к постам - Отправка комментариев Внимание! Для данного приложения требуется наличие Apple Watch®!
Bazon
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Bazon is a privacy-first messenger with a minimalist design — focused on what matters: secure conversations. - End-to-end encryption (E2E) for chats and calls - Minimalist design, distraction-free experience - Fast messaging that stays focused on your communication - No ads. No trackers. No profiling. Privacy by design - Message and call content is end-to-end encrypted, so only participants can read or hear - We don’t store your message or call content on our servers. - We don’t collect data for advertising and we don’t sell your information. - We keep data to the minimum required to operate the service. Bazon is built for everyday communication and for moments when privacy matters most.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bazon at 100% against VChate's 21%. Bazon also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.6). VChate's advantage is chart position (#124 vs unranked) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On update cadence, 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
Bazon is free to download; VChate costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bazon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VChate has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of VChate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bazon's.
VChate ships an update every 6 weeks, Bazon every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VChate | Bazon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #124 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LWTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | Garegin Papian |
Customer experience
VChate
Bazon
In-app purchases
VChate
No in-app purchases
Bazon
No in-app purchases
