Skred Messenger vs Librem Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skred Messenger
This secure messaging app offers private, peer-to-peer communication without requiring personal information. It enables encrypted exchanges of messages, images, videos, and calls, with messages disappearing from both devices upon deletion. Multiple identities can be generated for enhanced confidentiality.
- Peer-to-peer communication
- End-to-end encryption
- No email or phone number required
- Self-destructing messages
- Multiple identities
- Voice and video calls
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Skred is the first secure peer-to-peer instant messaging app - No need for an email address or phone number to use it. Skred is free, without subscription, without a provider, without a SIM card, and without leaving a trace. Skred is developed based on privacy-by-design and leverages the highest levels of authorization encryption. Skred enables a private, unique and secure connection with each of your contacts. Only the two participants in a call can communicate with each other excluding anyone else. With an interface that is easy to use without impacting the learning experience, Skred enables easy exchange of messages, images, videos, voice calls and video calls. The SkredBoard, which is accessible by simply swiping down, allows for generating many identities that are separated from each other for absolute confidentiality. You can also use groups to exchange with several friends at once. When you delete a message on Skred, it also disappears from the mobile phone of your caller. All exchanges are encrypted from start to finish, from mobile to mobile. They are not stored on any server. The encryption technologies are open source and based on the work of hackers and hacktivists of the Guardian Project. Skred originated from the Skyrock Group, which in turn came from the free radio movement in France. It defends freedom of expression on the air and on the internet. With Skred, you are free! Terms of Use: https://www.skred.app/terms-of-service/
Librem Chat
This app provides secure text, voice, and video communication with end-to-end encryption. Share images, videos, and files in chat rooms while keeping conversations private. It is free and open-source software.
- End-to-end encryption
- Text chat rooms
- Voice and video calls
- Image, video, and file sharing
- Free and open-source
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* Chat rooms * Share images, videos, and files * Make voice and video calls * Keep your conversations secret with end-to-end encryption * Free and open-source software (FOSS)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Librem Chat at none against Skred Messenger's 3. Librem Chat also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Skred Messenger's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 33%) and ratings volume (78 vs 11). 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. Skred Messenger sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Librem Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Skred Messenger against 3.8 for Librem Chat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skred Messenger has 78 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Skred Messenger's written reviews are positive against 33% of Librem Chat's.
Skred Messenger ships an update every 3 weeks, Librem Chat monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skred Messenger | Librem Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (78 ratings) — better | 3.8 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SKRED | PURISM, SPC |
Customer experience
Skred Messenger
Librem Chat
In-app purchases
Skred Messenger
- 1 month14 Days trial$2.491 Month
- 6 months14 Days trial$11.996 Months
- 12 months14 Days trial$20.491 Year
Librem Chat
No in-app purchases
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