Comparison

Olvid vs BisChat

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

BisChat

Features
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BiSChat is where your community meets: your trainer, your club, your people. LIVE CLASSES FROM YOUR TRAINER • Club Live: join your trainer's class live from home, the gym or anywhere. • Real people teaching in real time, not recorded videos. CLUBS • Join the club of a trainer or group you trust. • Club wall, schedule, spaces and talk sessions in one place. • Public clubs are open to join; private clubs need approval. RING • Need to talk to an expert? Send a Ring and get answered. PRIVATE CHAT WITH WALKIE-TALKIE • Talk hands-free while you train, cook or drive. • Send photos, voice notes and calls. CONNECT WITH A PIN • Add people with your BiSChat PIN. Your phone number stays private. BUZZ CHANNELS • Topic and city channels with nicknames and moderators (18+). • Private chat only when you accept. FOR TRAINERS • Open your own club and teach live classes to members anywhere. • Members subscribe or pay per class, and earnings go to your BiSChat Wallet. YOUR PRIVACY • No ads, ever. • We never sell your data. BiSChat is a product of AIRSID LTD.

Screenshots

Olvid4 screens
BisChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BisChat at fortnightly against Olvid's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and BisChat sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olvid ships an update every 6 weeks, BisChat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Olvid versus BisChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlvidBisChat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB190 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOlvidAIRSID LTD

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
9 purchases

BisChat

One-time9
  • mini$0.99
  • Silver PIN$0.99
  • Starter$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Biscoin Plus$9.99
  • Gold PIN$9.99
  • Biscoin Super$19.99
  • PIN Gold$19.99
  • Premium PIN$49.99
  • Biscoin Mega$49.99

Questions

Is Olvid free?
Olvid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BisChat free?
BisChat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Olvid or BisChat have ads?
Neither Olvid nor BisChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olvid or BisChat?
Olvid ships an update every 6 weeks, and BisChat fortnightly. Most recently, Olvid was updated on November 6, 2026 and BisChat on October 31, 2026.

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