Comparison

Delta Chat vs Communiti.Talk

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Decentralized instant messaging
  • Private onboarding without phone number
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Multiple chat profiles
  • Works on multiple devices
  • Self-hosted option
Features
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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.

About

Communiti.Talk

Features
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Communiti.Talk is private messaging for the people who matter — your family, your church, your team, your community. Simple to use. Safe by design. Built for everyone. — WHAT YOU CAN DO — • Send direct messages to anyone in your community • Create group chats for families, ministries, teams, or classes • Read messages in your language with live translation • Get tap-to-open notifications that bring you straight to the conversation • Share photos and files (with built-in moderation) • React to messages with a tap • Report or block anyone, any time — BUILT FOR COMMUNITY — Communiti.Talk is part of the Communiti platform — designed for churches, schools, and nonprofits where real relationships happen. Whether you're checking in on a friend, coordinating a youth group, or keeping a family text thread going, Talk keeps it focused and clean. — REPORT, BLOCK, AND TAKE CONTROL — You're always in charge of who can reach you. • Long-press any message to report it for harassment, spam, hate speech, or anything else that doesn't belong. Reports go straight to our moderation team. • Tap the ⋯ More menu in any conversation to report or block the other person. Blocking is instant — they can't message you, and their messages disappear from your view. • Manage everyone you've blocked in Settings → Blocked Users, and unblock with a tap if you change your mind. • Every report is reviewed by our moderation team, and we remove objectionable content or accounts within 24 hours. — SAFEGUARDING IS THE DEFAULT — Talk is built with minors in mind: • Identity verification helps confirm who you're talking to • Guardians can supervise accounts for users under 18 • Image and video moderation runs on every message • Adult-minor conversations are protected by built-in grooming detection • Optional accountability relationships keep parents, spouses, and mentors informed — TRANSLATION FOR EVERY CONVERSATION — Communities are diverse. Talk shows you messages in your preferred language, so language never gets in the way of staying close. — YOUR DATA, YOUR COMMUNITY — We don't sell your data. We don't run ads on Talk. NO SPAM ever. Communiti is a Public Benefit Corporation built to serve communities, not exploit them.

Screenshots

Delta Chat4 screens
Communiti.Talk4 screens

Verdict

The call

Delta Chat and Communiti.Talk are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Delta Chat versus Communiti.Talk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelta ChatCommuniti.Talk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (127 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings127 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DevelopermerlinuxMike Haines

In-app purchases

None

Delta Chat

No in-app purchases

None

Communiti.Talk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Delta Chat free?
Delta Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Communiti.Talk free?
Communiti.Talk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Delta Chat or Communiti.Talk have ads?
Neither Delta Chat nor Communiti.Talk shows ads.

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