RUSSIAN PHONE vs MaxMessenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RUSSIAN PHONE
Make free calls to other users of the service. Enjoy affordable international calls to Russia and other countries without roaming charges. Connect globally with favorable rates.
- Free calls between subscribers
- Low-cost calls to Russia
- No roaming charges
- Affordable international calls
- Global connectivity
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Easy-to-use application for: - free calls between subscribers; - calls to Russia from anywhere in the world from 0.5 rubles per minute; - No roaming - Favorable calls abroad.
MaxMessenger
Communicate securely and privately with end-to-end encryption. Send texts, voice messages, images, and files with a user-friendly interface designed for everyone. Enjoy fast, reliable, and private conversations.
- End-to-end encryption
- Text messaging
- Voice messages
- Image sharing
- File transfer
- User-friendly interface
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MaxMessenger is a simple, private way to stay close to the people who matter. Sign up with your phone number and start chatting in seconds. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • One-to-one chats are end-to-end encrypted: only you and the person you're talking to can read them • Lock individual chats, or the whole app, with Face ID • Choose who sees your last seen, read receipts and typing status CHAT YOUR WAY • Text, photos, videos, files and your location • Voice messages that keep playing in the background, at 1x, 1.5x or 2x speed • Reply, react, forward, pin and star messages • Saved Messages for your own notes, links and files GROUPS AND CHANNELS • Groups for family, friends and work • Channels to share updates with as many people as you like • Chat folders and an archive to keep your list tidy VOICE AND VIDEO CALLS • Clear one-to-one and group calls • Switch from voice to video in a tap • Share your screen during a call ON YOUR COMPUTER TOO • Link MaxMessenger on your computer and keep chatting from your desk SAFE AND RESPECTFUL • Block anyone and report messages, people, groups or channels in a few taps • No ads, and your data is never sold Available in English and Arabic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RUSSIAN PHONE at 3.7 against MaxMessenger's 1.7. RUSSIAN PHONE also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 10%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). MaxMessenger's advantage is ratings volume (107 vs 3). 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.
RUSSIAN PHONE holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MaxMessenger has 107 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of RUSSIAN PHONE's written reviews are positive against 10% of MaxMessenger's.
RUSSIAN PHONE ships an update every 5 weeks, MaxMessenger every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RUSSIAN PHONE | MaxMessenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.7 (107 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 9.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 107 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rubtsovsk, Inc. | Ali Naeem |
Customer experience
RUSSIAN PHONE
MaxMessenger
Bugs and requests
RUSSIAN PHONE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MaxMessenger
Reported bugs
48 issues- Does not work with Russian mobile numbers
- Phone freezes and makes strange sounds
- App not working in Germany
- App is not working
- Not working
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- Code not received for Cyprus mobile number
- Code not received for Belarus
- Codes not received for Russian numbers
- Hacked and cannot log in
- Cannot register, code not coming
- Nothing seems working
- Cannot even start registration
- Error during registration
- Registration impossible
- Not RU messenger MAX
- Registration impossible, number error
- Slacking
- Cannot register
- Does not work on iPhone 15
- Does not accept phone numbers from the United States
- Unusable, fails to register mobile numbers from the UK
- Cannot register, error
- Unknown error during registration
- Cannot register
- Stupid and inconvenient app
- Not working in the USA
- Just wrapper
- Messenger for surveillance and listening
- Don't like it, no personal space
- Cannot even register, forced to install
- Cannot confirm number
- Not working in the states
- App doesn't accept phone number
- All bad
- Collects data, terrible messenger
- Worst app ever
- Shameful
- Not working
- Remove MAX
- Shame of Russia
- Poor imitation, FSB reader
- Unusable flop
- Useless flop
- Waste of time
- Totally waste
- Worst messenger of all time
- Phone number input issue with Iraq's code
- Server error during registration
Requested features
6 requests- Add Israel to the list
- Make app available in US region
- Improve registration process for international numbers
- Fix number input validation
- Provide access to the app
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- Add personal space feature
In-app purchases
RUSSIAN PHONE
No in-app purchases
MaxMessenger
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RUSSIAN PHONE free?
Is MaxMessenger free?
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