SpyChat vs Occulta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpyChat
A secure messaging app prioritizing user privacy with end-to-end encryption and local data storage. It offers a quick setup without complex sign-ups and full control over conversations.
- End-to-end encryption
- Quick setup, no sign-up
- Full conversation control
- Secure QR code connection
- Local data storage
- No ads or tracking
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SpyChat is a messenger designed for people who value privacy and secure communication. Just install the app and start chatting. Key features: • Quick start without complicated sign-up • End-to-end encryption • Full control over your conversations • Secure connection via QR code • Data stored only on users’ devices • No ads or tracking Who it’s for: • Professionals working with sensitive information • Freelancers and their clients • People who value personal space • Anyone who cares about secure communication Security: • Modern encryption technologies • Secure key exchange • Control over your data • Local message storage Features: • Clean and intuitive interface • Reliable performance even on slow connections • Low resource usage • Lightweight app size SpyChat makes private communication simple and accessible. Download SpyChat and experience secure messaging today.
Occulta
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Your contacts app tells you who people are. It doesn't prove it's really them, and it hands every file you send through it to someone else's servers. Occulta is a cryptographic address book. Meet someone in person, and UWB hardware exchanges verified keys directly between your phones: no server ever sees them, no account is created, no phone number required. From then on, encrypt any file, photo, or video for that person and send it however you want: AirDrop, email, iMessage, any chat app. If one channel goes down, use another. The security lives in the key, not the pipe. Every key in your collection represents someone you actually met. No certificate authority vouched for them. No company holds a copy. No legal process can hand over what was never stored anywhere but your phone. Key Features • In-person key exchange via Nearby Interaction (iPhone 11+): UWB proximity confirms it's really them • Diceware verification words: a quick, human-friendly check that catches what UWB alone can't • Encrypt files, photos, and videos for anyone in your collection; share the result over any channel you choose • Encrypted group sharing: protect a file for an entire group at once • Protected by Apple Secure Enclave: your private keys are generated on-device and never leave it • No accounts, no servers, no tracking: nothing to breach, subpoena, or sell • Quantum-resistant by design: ML-KEM 1024 protects today's exchanges against tomorrow's quantum computers (iOS 26+) • Identity challenge: if a contact's account is ever hijacked, the impostor can't produce a valid signed response. A stolen account can't quietly keep talking in your place. • Shamir Secret Sharing: split vault recovery across trusted people, so no single point of failure can lock you out or hand you over • Secure Mode: a coercion-resistant layer that keeps sensitive contacts and data invisible under duress Occulta doesn't ask you to trust a company. It asks you to meet someone once. Everything after that is yours. Forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SpyChat at Free against Occulta's $0.99. Occulta's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
SpyChat is free to download; Occulta costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SpyChat ships an update every 2 weeks, Occulta every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpyChat | Occulta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Shevchenko | Yura Filatov |
In-app purchases
SpyChat
No in-app purchases
Occulta
No in-app purchases









