Comparison

Cyph vs QTel Secure

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Cryptographically secure messaging
  • Extreme privacy
  • Man-in-the-middle attack mitigation
  • Quantum computing protection
  • Native apps and web access
  • Ease of use
Features
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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.

About

QTel Secure

This app offers a highly secure platform for voice, messaging, and video calls with end-to-end encryption. It ensures total privacy using quantum-resistant encryption and operates seamlessly across various devices for teams and organizations.

Highlights
  • Quantum-resistant encryption
  • End-to-end encrypted voice, messaging, video
  • Native mobile calling
  • Message/call screen protection
  • Secure meetings
  • Document attachments
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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QTel Secure is a highly secure communications platform that provides encrypted, end-to-end voice, messaging, and video. Make all your conversations secure between smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. Features include: • Total privacy of communications using quantum-resistant encryption. • Encrypted, end-to-end voice, messaging, and video by default. • Native mobile calling experience. • Message/call screen protection. • Organize meetings with voice and video. • Secure messaging with images and text, including document attachments. • All communications are supported by our secured, private network. • Operates seamlessly across all mobile devices, tablets, and desktop computers. QTel Secure is designed for teams and organizations both large and small. Please contact Global Integrity sales (the developer) to set up your account.

Screenshots

Cyph2 screens
QTel Secure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: QTel Secure at 100% against Cyph's 36%. QTel Secure also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Cyph's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price, 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. Cyph sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $68.99 per month. QTel Secure asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QTel Secure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cyph has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Cyph's written reviews are positive against 100% of QTel Secure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cyph ships an update every 3 weeks, QTel Secure every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cyph versus QTel Secure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCyphQTel Secure
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (19 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCyphGlobal Integrity, Inc.

Customer experience

Cyph

All ratings19 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative47.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%

QTel Secure

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cyph

Subscriptions1
  • Platinum (Monthly)$68.991 Month
None

QTel Secure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cyph free?
Cyph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QTel Secure free?
QTel Secure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cyph or QTel Secure?
QTel Secure is rated higher. Cyph averages 3.1 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while QTel Secure averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Cyph or QTel Secure have ads?
Neither Cyph nor QTel Secure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cyph or QTel Secure?
Cyph ships an update every 3 weeks, and QTel Secure every 6 months. Most recently, Cyph was updated on October 4, 2026 and QTel Secure on October 3, 2026.

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