Delta Chat vs Merody
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Delta Chat
A decentralized instant messenger prioritizing privacy and ease of use. It allows secure communication with friends, family, and groups without requiring personal data like phone numbers. The app is flexible, reliable in challenging network conditions, and built on open-source principles.
- Private instant onboarding
- No phone number required
- Mutual consent for messaging
- Multiple chat profiles
- Works in bad network conditions
- End-to-end encryption
- Run with own email/server
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Delta Chat is a reliable decentralized instant messenger that is easy and fun to use for friends, family, groups and organizations. Delta Chat is developed by a dedicated FOSS contributor community that jointly releases refinements and new features several times a year, across many stores and platforms world-wide. Features at a glance: • Private. Instant on-boarding without a phone number or other private data. • Friends & Family: Only chat with people you know. Unknown users cannot message or follow you without mutual consent. • Flexible. Supports multiple chat profiles and is easy to setup on multiple devices. • Reliable. Works under bad and adversarial network conditions. • Secure. Audited End-to-End encryption safe against network and server attacks. • Sovereign. Can be run with your own e-mail address or server. • FOSS. Fully Open Source/Free Software, built on Internet Standards.
Merody
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Built for speed, privacy, and power. Unlike cloud-based apps, Merody runs entirely on your iPhone, so your conversations never leave your device. No internet? No problem. No tracking. No servers. No compromises.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Delta Chat at Free against Merody's $1.00. Delta Chat also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Delta Chat is free to download; Merody costs $1.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Delta Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, Merody every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Delta Chat | Merody |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.00 |
| Rating | 4.4 (129 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 2.5 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | merlinux | Sai Man Lau |
In-app purchases
Delta Chat
No in-app purchases
Merody
No in-app purchases
