Comparison

Olvid vs Treebal

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

Treebal

This eco-designed messaging app allows you to chat with friends and groups while minimizing your environmental impact. It features end-to-end encryption and prioritizes data protection and user control.

Highlights
  • Eco-designed for minimal environmental footprint
  • End-to-end encrypted chats
  • Data protection and user control
  • Messages deleted after a set time
  • Chat with friends and tribes
Features
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"Chat: With Treebal, chat with your friends and tribes while minimising your impact on the environment! The application is eco-designed: it minimizes its environmental footprint. For example: messages are deleted after a certain time to limit the amount of data stored. Protect: Treebal was designed with a commitment to protecting your data and reducing the impact of digital technology on the planet. Your discussions are encrypted from end to end. Secure, your data remains confidential and you control its use at all times.

Screenshots

Olvid4 screens
Treebal2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Treebal at none against Olvid's 4. Treebal also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Olvid's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 62%). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olvid ships an update every 6 weeks, Treebal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Olvid versus Treebal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlvidTreebal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews — better62.0% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlvidAD BREIZH

Customer experience

Olvid

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

Treebal

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative30.0%

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

Treebal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olvid free?
Olvid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Treebal free?
Treebal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Olvid or Treebal have ads?
Neither Olvid nor Treebal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olvid or Treebal?
Olvid ships an update every 6 weeks, and Treebal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Olvid was updated on September 27, 2026 and Treebal on September 26, 2026.

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