Comparison

Olvid vs Tchap Classique

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Olvid

This private messaging app prioritizes user control and security. It does not require personal data, push contacts, or allow unsolicited messages. Enjoy secure, end-to-end encrypted conversations with guaranteed privacy.

Highlights
  • No personal data required
  • User-controlled contacts
  • No unsolicited messages
  • End-to-end encryption
  • End-to-end authentication
  • Group creation
  • No spam or advertising
Features
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Olvid is the first private instant messaging application for everyone. What is a "private" messenger? It's a messenger: - That does not push new contacts on you. You are in control: you choose who you want to discuss with. Olvid offers several ways to invite other Olvid users, either face-to-face or remotely. - That does not require any personal data. Olvid won't ask for your phone number, for your email. Unlike your previous messenger, Olvid will never request access to your address book. - On which you will never receive unsolicited messages or messages from an unknown source. - Where all exchanges benefit from the same security and privacy as a real-world discussion behind closed doors. Olvid offers end-to-end encryption and end-to-end authentication by default, always, for everything you send or receive. Olvid guarantees you safe spaces, immune to external aggression, which isolate you from the digital noise and violence of other social networks. Create groups with your family, friends and key collaborators. No spam, no advertising. You finally regain full control over your communications. Olvid has been designed to be the best place to exchange on subjects that matter, with those who matter to you. Olvid - Technology ------------------ At the heart of Olvid, a 'cryptographic engine' coming from several years of research allows to mathematically prove the authenticity, the integrity, and the confidentiality of your communications.

About

Tchap Classique

A secure instant messaging service for French government agents to exchange sensitive information. It supports one-on-one and group chats, file sharing, and simultaneous use across multiple devices with a focus on privacy.

Highlights
  • Instant messaging
  • Group chats
  • File sharing
  • Integrated directory
  • Multi-device support
  • High security and privacy
Features
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Tchap est un service de messagerie instantanée destiné aux communications des agents de l’administration française, pour échanger des informations sensibles ou moins sensibles, en mobilité ou depuis un poste de travail bureautique. Tchap permet de discuter par messages à deux et en groupe, et de partager des fichiers comme toute messagerie instantanée, avec un annuaire intégré des agents utilisateurs, une utilisation simultanée sur plusieurs appareils, avec un haut niveau de sécurité et de confidentialité des échanges privés. Tchap est réservé aux agents de l’Etat et aux personnes invitées dans une conversation professionnelle avec un agent de l’Etat.

Screenshots

Olvid4 screens
Tchap Classique4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Olvid at 80% against Tchap Classique's 15%. Tchap Classique's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Olvid sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Tchap Classique asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olvid ships an update every 6 weeks, Tchap Classique monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Olvid versus Tchap Classique: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlvidTchap Classique
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews — better14.5% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB177 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlvidDINSIC

Customer experience

Olvid

All ratings42 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative15.2%

Tchap Classique

Written reviews55 reviews
Positive14.5%
Neutral16.4%
Negative69.1%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Olvid

Subscriptions4
  • Individual$4.491 Month
  • Family$5.991 Month
  • Individual$44.901 Year
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  • Family$59.901 Year
None

Tchap Classique

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olvid free?
Olvid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tchap Classique free?
Tchap Classique is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Olvid or Tchap Classique have ads?
Neither Olvid nor Tchap Classique shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olvid or Tchap Classique?
Olvid ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tchap Classique monthly. Most recently, Olvid was updated on September 27, 2026 and Tchap Classique on September 26, 2026.

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