Cipchat vs 泡泡IM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cipchat
This app provides secure messaging with end-to-end encryption and messages that disappear after being read. It also offers encrypted voice and video calls for private online communication.
- End-to-end encryption
- Burn after reading messages
- Encrypted voice calls
- Encrypted video calls
- Securely send text, pictures, GIF, audio, and video
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【Features】 End-to-end encryption and burn after reading. Safely escort every message you have. 【Encrypted video call】 Encrypted voice and video calls, free online communication anytime, anywhere. 【Safe Communication】 Your personal information and address book have been encrypted end-to-end, only you and your friends can view it, and no third party can obtain it, and neither can Cipchat. 【Burn after reading】 The sent information is automatically eliminated after reading, so there is no need to worry about the content of the chat being leaked. 【Diversified Communication】 Send text, pictures, GIF, audio, and video in an end-to-end encrypted way for interactive communication, making chat safe everywhere.
泡泡IM
This app facilitates private and group conversations with support for various media types, including voice, text, images, and files. It offers robust group management features and comprehensive contact management, allowing users to connect and communicate seamlessly.
- Voice, text, image, and file sharing
- One-on-one and group chats
- Group creation and management
- User profile customization
- Message history and offline messages
- Friend management and search
- Message recall and profanity filter
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【主要功能】 -支持发语音、文字、图片、表情、文件、视频聊天、语音聊天 -支持一对一私聊和多对多群聊 -群聊支持建群、退群、解散群组、禁言、踢人、拉人进群、群备注等功能、管理员 -个人信息支持更改昵称、头像、个性签名等 -支持查看历史消息、离线消息 -支持好友查找、好友申请、同意好友申请、拒绝申请、删除好友，好友备注 -支持消息撤回，脏字过滤 -支持通讯录，按字母顺序排列
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cipchat at 50% against 泡泡IM's 0%. Cipchat also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (61 vs 3). 泡泡IM's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). 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.
Cipchat holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cipchat has 61 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Cipchat's written reviews are positive against 0% of 泡泡IM's.
Cipchat ships an update every 2 months, 泡泡IM every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cipchat | 泡泡IM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (61 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ZERO & ONE SOFTWARE PTE. LTD. | 亮 李 |
Customer experience
Cipchat
泡泡IM
In-app purchases
Cipchat
No in-app purchases
泡泡IM
No in-app purchases
