Offcha vs Hello Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Offcha
Connect with others instantly without sharing personal contact details. Simply create a chat room and share the URL to start conversations with new or existing contacts. Ideal for events, temporary discussions, or replacing email.
- Anonymous group chat
- Shareable chat room URLs
- No contact information exchange
- Temporary chat rooms
- Event communication
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Ranked #1 in the Japanese search engine 'group chat'. ◆ What is Offcha ◆ Group chat made possible without exchanging your contact information. To start a chat, just share the group chat room URL. Even if you do NOT use any SNS, it's easy to join! Offcha is best instant messaging App! [Highly recommended for] - Start a group chat with people you have never met - Get in touch with someone at an event, even when you don't want to exchange your information or connect through social networks - Replacing (troublesome) e-mails - Create a chat room temporarily to kill time [How to use] 1. Create your chat room. 2. Share the URL to open SNS. (Closed messenge is OK like messenger) 3. Let's talk with friends!! * This service is not a dating / matching service. SNS (Twitter, KakaoTalk, Kik etc.) account information exchanges between unknown men and women are prohibited. * Users who violate the terms of use may get their account suspended semi-permanently. Let's enjoy communicating with the off-group chat "Offcha"!
Hello Chat
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Hello Chat is a simple and fast messaging app designed to help you discover active users and start conversations instantly. Choose a username, send a hello, see active users, and begin chatting in a clean and easy-to-use interface. Hello Chat keeps messaging simple with real-time conversations, chat history, profile settings, language options, and notification support. Key Features: • Discover active users • Send a quick hello • Start simple real-time chats • Continue conversations from the Chats tab • Change your username anytime • Manage language and notification settings • Clean, modern, and lightweight design Hello Chat is built for quick conversations without complicated setup. Open the app, create your username, discover active users, and start chatting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hello Chat at every 11 days against Offcha's every 6 weeks. Hello Chat also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Offcha ships an update every 6 weeks, Hello Chat every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Offcha | Hello Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RAGNAROCK INC. | Emre Akin |
In-app purchases
Offcha
No in-app purchases
Hello Chat
No in-app purchases
