Delta Chat vs Nekt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Delta Chat
This decentralized messenger offers private, secure, and reliable instant messaging. It allows for easy setup on multiple devices and supports multiple chat profiles without requiring a phone number. Enjoy end-to-end encryption and the flexibility to run it with your own email or server.
- Decentralized instant messaging
- Private onboarding without phone number
- End-to-end encryption
- Multiple chat profiles
- Works on multiple devices
- Self-hosted option
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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.
Nekt
Instantly exchange contact and social media information with new acquaintances. AI-powered scheduling helps find the best time and place to meet again, even suggesting activities. Works seamlessly with or without the app installed on the other person's device.
- Instant contact and social profile exchange via Bluetooth or QR code
- Selective sharing of personal or professional information
- AI-powered scheduling with calendar integration
- App Clip for users without the app installed
- Automatic contact saving to phone
- Lock screen widget for quick access
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Meet someone worth knowing? Nekt shares your contacts and socials instantly, then finds the best time and place to meet again. INSTANT CONTACT EXCHANGE Bump phones using Bluetooth to share your contact info and social profiles in one tap. Or scan a QR code if you prefer. No typing numbers, no searching usernames, no killing the moment. Your new contact is automatically saved to your phone. SHARE WHAT YOU WANT Keep personal and professional separate. Choose to share your personal info, work details, or both — you're always in control of what gets exchanged. AI-POWERED SCHEDULING Finding a time and place to meet shouldn't be harder than the meeting itself. Connect your phone calendar and Nekt automatically finds when you're both free. Say "lunch this week" or "drinks on Friday" and our AI suggests the best time, place, and activity. WORKS EVEN WITHOUT THE APP Your new contact doesn't have Nekt? No problem. They can scan your QR code and see your profile instantly through our App Clip — no download required. When they're ready, one tap installs the full app with their contact already saved. WHY DOWNLOAD THE APP? • Seamless Bluetooth bump — exchange contacts just by tapping phones together • Automatic contact saving — new connections go straight to your phone's contacts • Phone calendar integration — connect Apple or Google Calendar to find the time and place to meet • Lock screen widget — start exchanging with one tap, no unlock needed BUILT FOR REAL MOMENTS Conferences, meetups, parties, coffee shops — wherever good conversations happen, Nekt helps you keep them going. Because the best connections deserve more than a forgotten phone number.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nekt at 5.0 against Delta Chat's 4.5. Nekt also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Delta Chat's advantage is ratings volume (127 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Nekt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Delta Chat has 127 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Delta Chat's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nekt's.
Delta Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, Nekt every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Delta Chat | Nekt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (127 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | merlinux | Alexander Weingart |
Customer experience
Delta Chat
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In-app purchases
Delta Chat
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









