enclayve vs ZIØN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
enclayve
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Social media companies own you. You own enclayve. Today's social media is a mess. You are filled with unsolicited posts and advertisements, inappropriate comments, and fake users. AI will make it far more difficult to know what is real. Everything you do and all your personal information is owned by someone else and it will never ever be deleted. None of this exists in an enclayve social network - a social network you own. A social network that does just what your family or your friends want. Experience the joy of sharing your life with your friends and family with no advertisements, no unsolicited contacts, no tracking, no fake users, no AI. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases. It is an absolutely private social media network that YOU OWN. You can create and join an unlimited number of enclayve social networks. This is the breakthrough: enclayve is the world's only social media network completely embedded in a small device you keep at home. This app operates just like any other social media (posts, messaging, comments, ...) except that all of your data lives on your device in your home. You OWN the device, you OWN the data, and only those you invite have access. Your data is never in a cloud, never available to enclayve, and cannot be tracked or collected by anyone. This is absolute privacy. After a simple one-time device setup, it is yours forever. Only one device is needed per family - purchase one device and invite your friends and family. They don't need a device of their own. See the device at our web site - you can even attach it to your TV so you can experience social media on a big-screen! You don't have to quit the big social networks, but with enclayve you now have your own space that is calm, safe and private. Give it a try! Use this app if you have purchased an enclayve device, or you've received an invitation to join someone else's enclayve network. The App will guide you in either case. We have super simple data and privacy policy that just makes sense: “enclayve does not collect any personal information of any kind. enclayve cannot access any content on your device or app. Your device and its content is owned solely by you."
ZIØN
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ZIØN is a peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted messenger built on one principle: your conversations belong to you and your contact — no accounts, no cloud, no message database. HOW YOUR MESSAGES TRAVEL • On the same network, ZIØN connects your devices directly, device to device. Nothing leaves your local network. • Across different networks, messages are carried by a minimal relay we operate that only forwards already-encrypted bytes. It is zero-knowledge by design: it cannot read your messages, your contacts, or any content — and neither can we. • Optional WAN mode (OFF by default): when you enable it, ZIØN can also open a direct device-to-device connection across the internet via UDP hole punching. Only then does the app contact public IP-discovery services (ipify, ifconfig.me, icanhazip, checkip.amazonaws) to learn its own address for NAT traversal. There are no ZIØN accounts and no cloud storage of your messages. The relay never holds anything it can decrypt. STANDARD CRYPTO, ZERO CUSTOM • Curve25519 + ECDH key exchange • Forward Secrecy with per-session ephemeral keys • Authenticated AES-256-GCM message encryption • HMAC-SHA256 handshake authentication (anti-MITM) • 30-digit Signal-style safety numbers OPERATIONAL PRIVACY • Encrypted local storage • Excluded from iCloud backup • Self-destructing messages with configurable timer • Bidirectional message deletion • One-tap Emergency Wipe • Screenshot blocking, screen-recording detection • Session keys wiped from RAM on idle • Anonymous notifications: "New message" only, no sender or content LOCALIZED IN 6 LANGUAGES English, Italiano, Español, Français, Deutsch, 日本語 HONEST DISCLOSURE ZIØN is experimental software and has not undergone formal independent cryptographic audit. For communications where compromise would cause severe harm, use audited solutions like Signal. ZIØN is designed for users who want a second private channel between trusted devices. REQUIREMENTS iPhone 13 or later. iOS 17 or later. Face ID or Touch ID recommended.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: enclayve at 3 against ZIØN's 1. enclayve also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | enclayve | ZIØN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ENCLAYVE GROUP LLC | Daniele Taormina |
In-app purchases
enclayve
No in-app purchases
ZIØN
No in-app purchases









