BLE Messenger vs dIM Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLE Messenger
Connect with nearby users without Wi-Fi or radio networks. Share photos, sound data, and messages securely with end-to-end encryption. Resume conversations and receive notifications even when the app is in the background.
- Connect without Wi-Fi or radio
- Secure encrypted messaging
- Share photos and sound data
- Resume conversations
- Background notifications
- Delete sent messages
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This app does not necessary for wi-fi or radio network. Can be easily detecting users and connect by nearby users. Can use to setting to that. Alert, notification, or notification previews. Conversation can be easily resumed, You can reconnect to users. When app is background, notification to your device. And You can share the photos and recorded sound data to other user. You can share the timeline for friends and yourself. record is can be sent like and erase. Implemented to Encrypt function. You can sent secure message. Even if a wrong message is sent to the partner, it's OK! It can be eliminated from an option. Let's you start to the conversation, and share!!
dIM Chat
Communicate securely with friends and family without an internet connection. This app creates a decentralized Bluetooth network for offline messaging, ideal for travel or emergencies. It features encrypted messages and an open-source codebase for transparency.
- Offline chat capability
- Encrypted messaging
- Decentralized Bluetooth network
- QR code contact addition
- Open Source codebase
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dIM Chat is the offline chat service. Chat with your friends and family on an airplane, under protests and riots or during natural disasters. * Add contacts by scanning their QR code. * Chat safely with encrypted messages. * Works offline by creating a decentralised Bluetooth network. * Open Source codebase allows developers to verify and trust the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dIM Chat at none against BLE Messenger's 1. dIM Chat also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 3). BLE Messenger's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. BLE Messenger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. dIM Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BLE Messenger against 4.7 for dIM Chat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of BLE Messenger's written reviews are positive against 67% of dIM Chat's.
BLE Messenger ships an update every 2 weeks, dIM Chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE Messenger | dIM Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ohkubo Yuhei | Kasper Munch Jensen |
Customer experience
BLE Messenger
dIM Chat
In-app purchases
BLE Messenger
- Background color$0.99
dIM Chat
No in-app purchases
