Cyph vs Bluetalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyph
A secure messaging and social networking service focused on extreme privacy and ease of use. It offers advanced protection against man-in-the-middle attacks and future quantum computing threats.
- Cryptographically secure messaging
- Extreme privacy
- Man-in-the-middle attack mitigation
- Quantum computing protection
- Native apps and web access
- Ease of use
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Cyph is a cryptographically secure messaging and social networking service, providing an extreme level of privacy combined with best-in-class ease of use. Cyph's patented technology — built by former SpaceX engineers, audited by Cure53, and the basis of research presentations at Black Hat and DEF CON — uniquely allows Cyph to solve the major security and usability limitations of conventional solutions. Only Cyph automatically mitigates man-in-the-middle attacks (with no manual in-person fingerprint verification), offers both native apps and cryptographically secure web access (thanks to WebSign), and as a bonus protects present-day end-to-end encrypted data from future quantum computing attacks.
Bluetalk
Communicate with nearby users directly via Bluetooth, eliminating the need for an internet connection. Share messages and photos, and receive notifications from people in your vicinity, ideal for situations with limited or no Wi-Fi.
- Bluetooth messaging
- Offline communication
- Photo sharing
- Nearby notifications
- No internet required
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Chat via Bluetooth, without the need for an internet connection. Whether you are on an airplane, a camping trip without a constant internet connection or you just want to stay in touch with nearby people without draining your data volume, with Bluetalk you can always send messages and photos and receive notifications for messages nearby people send you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cyph at Free against Bluetalk's $2.99. Cyph also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). Bluetalk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (50% vs 36%). On rating 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
Cyph is free to download; Bluetalk costs $2.99 up front. Cyph sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $68.99 per month. Bluetalk asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Cyph against 3.0 for Bluetalk. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cyph has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Cyph's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bluetalk's.
Cyph ships an update every 3 weeks, Bluetalk every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyph | Bluetalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.1 (20 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #131 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cyph | FiveSheep OU |
Customer experience
Cyph
Bluetalk
In-app purchases
Cyph
- Platinum (Monthly)$68.991 Month
Bluetalk
No in-app purchases
