Delta Chat vs Glow
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.
Glow
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Glow is a private, invite-only messenger built around end-to-end encryption. Your messages, photos, and group chats are encrypted on your device and can only be read by the people you're talking to — not the server, and not us. FEATURES - End-to-end encrypted 1-on-1 and group chats - Invite-only: you join through a trusted invite code, so there's no open directory of users - Photo sharing, replies, reactions, and read receipts - Face ID / Touch ID to keep the app locked on your device - Rich notifications that are decrypted on your device — notification servers only ever see ciphertext - Available in English and Chinese PRIVACY BY DESIGN Glow stores only encrypted data on its server. Message contents are never visible to the server or to us. There are no ads and no third-party trackers. Glow is for people who want calm, private conversations with the people who matter — nothing more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Glow at every 8 days against Delta Chat's every 3 weeks. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Delta Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, Glow every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Delta Chat | Glow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (127 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | merlinux | k5Software |
In-app purchases
Delta Chat
No in-app purchases
Glow
No in-app purchases







