BrightId vs SendingMe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrightId
This app provides a unique, self-issued personal identifier to prove human uniqueness for rights and benefits. Verification is achieved by connecting with known individuals, ensuring privacy as personal data is not shared centrally. It allows users to prove they are a unique person without revealing sensitive government information.
- Self-issued personal identifier
- Prove human uniqueness
- Verified by connections
- Privacy-focused data handling
- Access rights and benefits
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A BrightID is a personal identifier that allows you to receive rights and benefits based on your ability to prove that you're a unique person.* Unlike a government identifier such as a Social Security Number, a BrightID is self-issued and verified by close friends or relatives. Personal data is not shared with a central organization. To become verified and receive a BrightID score, make connections with the people you already know well. *To see which organizations are participating in BrightID benefits, visit the BrightID website at https://www.brightid.org PRIVACY The name and photo you enter in BrightID are only shared with people in your personal connections list. Your name and photo are not stored or used by BrightID outside of your device.
SendingMe
This decentralized instant messenger offers encrypted one-on-one and group chats with support for various media types. Users can manage their digital identities, share collectibles, discover communities, and follow influencers within a secure and private social ecosystem.
- Encrypted one-on-one and group chats
- Support for text, images, voice, video, and files
- Digital collectible sharing
- Community discovery and trending topics
- Influencer following and private groups
- User-controlled identity and social graphs
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SendingMe is the decentralized instant messenger (IM) application where users enjoy a seamless, connected social experience. It's not only a showcase on how powerful our social infrastructure SendingNetwork is, but also serves as a hub where end users manage their identities & social graphs from various applications and where communities of various projects build and grow. You are all set to: Chat - Enjoy free, encrypted one-on-one or in-group chats supporting texts, images, emojis, voice, video, and files. Our mission is to provide you with a safe and secure chat experience while maintaining full ownership of your private data. Social - Post your proud digital collectibles and show off to the world, or turn your own space into an art gallery. You can also discover interesting communities and trending topics or follow your favorite influencers and join their private group. Come join us on SendingMe, a SAFE, SECURE, POWERFUL app where you can truly enjoy all things social while maintaining ownership of your data. Our Mission & Vision - To build an open & decentralized social ecosystem and empower the users with true data freedom in a secured environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SendingMe at 4.3 against BrightId's 3.6. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SendingMe holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 11 respectively.
BrightId ships an update every 3 weeks, SendingMe every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrightId | SendingMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (16 ratings) | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 505 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christopher Stallard | LINX COMMUNICATION INC |
Customer experience
BrightId
SendingMe
In-app purchases
BrightId
No in-app purchases
SendingMe
No in-app purchases








