Comparison

Windowpane vs BlindPost

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

Head to head
About

Windowpane

This app allows users to share their lives in real-time through spontaneous photos and live streams. Connect with others by sharing unfiltered moments, thoughts, and experiences as they happen.

Highlights
  • Live-streaming
  • Spontaneous photos and videos
  • Unfiltered sharing
  • Connect with others
  • Share thoughts and experiences
Features
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WINDOWPANE is the live-streaming app for sharing your life as it happens, without filters, editing, or anything fake. Because you're already amazing. Connect with others, with spontaneous photos and videos, and random live-streaming. Post thoughts, events, experiences, and milestones, as you travel along the path that is uniquely yours. Share your world.

About

BlindPost

A secure messaging app offering end-to-end encrypted chats and calls. Share media, use disappearing messages, and enjoy a private, ad-free experience with no tracking. Your privacy is protected with robust encryption and device-only key storage.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted chats and calls
  • Private and group messaging
  • Voice and video calls
  • Disappearing messages option
  • PIN lock and biometric authentication
  • No ads or third-party analytics
Features
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BlindPost is a modern messaging app with end-to-end encryption built in. CHAT AND CALL • Private and group chats • Voice and video calls (WebRTC) • Share photos, videos, files, and voice messages • Message reactions, replies, and quotes • Link previews with rich metadata • Polls in group chats • Contact card sharing • Forward messages (text, image, video, file, contact) END-TO-END ENCRYPTED • Every message, call, and file is encrypted on your device before sending • Uses industry-standard cryptography (XChaCha20-Poly1305 and Ed25519) • Your private keys are stored only on your device • Your Ed25519 public key is your user ID — no phone number or email required to sign up • Zero-knowledge server architecture — servers route encrypted data they cannot read SECURITY • PIN lock and biometric authentication (Face ID / fingerprint) • Encrypted device backup via 12-word recovery phrase • Disappearing messages option for conversations you want to keep ephemeral • Open architecture with distributed server nodes for reliability NO TRACKING • No ads • No third-party analytics SDKs AVAILABLE IN 6 LANGUAGES English, 中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español BlindPost is built for everyday private conversations with the people who matter to you.

Screenshots

Windowpane2 screens
BlindPost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlindPost at none against Windowpane's 3. BlindPost also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Windowpane's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Windowpane sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BlindPost asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Windowpane against 5.0 for BlindPost. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Windowpane ships an update fortnightly, BlindPost every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Windowpane versus BlindPost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindowpaneBlindPost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB184 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPurple IncMyProxy Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Windowpane

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BlindPost

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Windowpane

One-time3
  • 10 Hearts$0.99
  • 100 Hearts$8.99
  • 300 Hearts$24.99
None

BlindPost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Windowpane free?
Windowpane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlindPost free?
BlindPost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Windowpane or BlindPost?
BlindPost is rated higher. Windowpane averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while BlindPost averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Windowpane or BlindPost have ads?
Neither Windowpane nor BlindPost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Windowpane or BlindPost?
Windowpane ships an update fortnightly, and BlindPost every 4 days. Most recently, Windowpane was updated on October 15, 2026 and BlindPost on October 12, 2026.

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