Comparison

Olvid vs BubbleTalk

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

Head to head
About

Olvid

This secure messaging app prioritizes user control and privacy. It doesn't require personal data, prevents unsolicited messages, and offers end-to-end encryption for all communications. Create private groups for family, friends, or collaborators without spam or advertising.

Highlights
  • User-controlled contact management
  • No personal data required
  • No unsolicited messages
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Private group creation
  • Ad-free experience
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

BubbleTalk

Features
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BubbleTalk은 양자내성암호(ML-KEM 768)로 보호되는 임시 보안 채팅 앱입니다. 주요 기능: • 양자내성암호(ML-KEM 768, FIPS 203) + AES-256-GCM 이중 암호화 • 10분~24시간 자동 소멸 대화방 • 참여자 퇴장 시 대화방 즉시 소멸 • 초대 코드 기반 간편 참여 • 서버 저장 없음 - 모든 데이터는 기기 내에서만 처리 • 제3자 추적기, 광고, 분석 도구 없음 BubbleTalk의 모든 대화는 양자컴퓨터로도 해독할 수 없는 차세대 암호화로 보호됩니다. 대화가 끝나면 버블처럼 흔적 없이 사라집니다. 개인정보를 중시하는 당신을 위한, 진정한 보안 메신저.

Screenshots

Olvid4 screens
BubbleTalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BubbleTalk at none against Olvid's 4. BubbleTalk also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). Olvid's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olvid ships an update every 6 weeks, BubbleTalk every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Olvid versus BubbleTalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlvidBubbleTalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlvidMyungjin Choi

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

BubbleTalk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olvid free?
Olvid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BubbleTalk free?
BubbleTalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Olvid or BubbleTalk have ads?
Neither Olvid nor BubbleTalk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olvid or BubbleTalk?
Olvid ships an update every 6 weeks, and BubbleTalk every 10 days. Most recently, Olvid was updated on November 10, 2026 and BubbleTalk on November 5, 2026.

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