Comparison

Vello vs NoChat

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

Head to head
About

Vello

Connect directly with your favorite personalities and celebrities through personalized 1-to-1 video messages. Share experiences, gain insights, and unlock your potential through genuine interactions. Follow for exclusive content and build meaningful connections.

Highlights
  • 1-to-1 video messages
  • Connect with celebrities
  • Receive genuine reactions
  • Picture-in-picture feature
  • Exclusive content access
Features
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Vello connects you to your favourite personalities, celebrities and heroes via direct 1 to 1 video messages. Send and receive personal video messages with your hero to see their genuine reaction and response with our picture in picture feature. Connect with celebrities to learn from their knowledge, experience, tips and tricks and build through 1 to 1 interactions that can unlock your own potential. Follow for access to exclusive content. Vello to connect and build with Celebrities 1 to 1.

About

NoChat

Experience secure, private messaging with peer-to-peer technology and end-to-end encryption. This app prioritizes user privacy by not collecting or selling data, offering a clean interface without ads or algorithms.

Highlights
  • Peer-to-peer connections
  • End-to-end encryption
  • No data collection
  • Ad-free interface
  • Lightweight and efficient
  • No phone number required
Features
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Private. Secure. Decentralized. NoChat is messaging built for people who value real privacy — powered by peer-to-peer technology and DoW-grade encryption. SECURE: Every message is protected with military-grade end-to-end encryption by default. No server ever sees your plaintext. Your conversations belong to you — not us, not advertisers, not anyone. PEER-TO-PEER: NoChat connects you directly, device to device. No centralized servers storing your messages. No single point of failure. No honeypot for hackers. PRIVATE: We don't collect your data. We don't sell your data. We can't read your messages — and we designed it that way. No phone number required. FAST: Lightweight and efficient. NoChat delivers messages instantly over direct connections without routing through bloated cloud infrastructure. OPEN: Built by an independent team committed to transparency. Your trust isn't a feature — it's the foundation. SIMPLE: Beautiful, clean interface. No clutter, no ads, no algorithms deciding what you see. Just messaging, done right. Stop trusting corporations with your conversations. Own your messages.

Screenshots

Vello4 screens
NoChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoChat at none against Vello's 10. NoChat also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (30 vs 3). Vello's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vello sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. NoChat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vello holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NoChat has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Vello's written reviews are positive against 88% of NoChat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vello ships an update monthly, NoChat every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Vello versus NoChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelloNoChat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings330 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB55 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperQuestion InfluencersKindly Robotics, Inc.

Customer experience

Vello

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NoChat

All ratings28 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Vello

One-time10
  • Vello Package Tier 22$21.99
  • Vello Package Tier 53$64.99
  • Vello Package Tier 79$349.99
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  • Vello Package Tier 81$449.99
  • Vello Package Tier 82$499.99
  • Vello Package Tier 83$599.99
  • Vello Package Tier 84$699.99
  • Vello Package Tier 85$799.99
  • Vello Package Tier 86$899.99
  • Vello Package Tier 87$999.99
None

NoChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vello free?
Vello is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoChat free?
NoChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vello or NoChat?
Vello is rated higher. Vello averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while NoChat averages 4.6 from 30 ratings.
Do Vello or NoChat have ads?
Neither Vello nor NoChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vello or NoChat?
Vello ships an update monthly, and NoChat every 6 days. Most recently, Vello was updated on November 3, 2026 and NoChat on November 9, 2026.

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