55 Messenger vs FoxChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
55 Messenger
Communicate with friends through text, voice calls, video, and photos. Enjoy instant video messaging and secure conversations with messages that disappear after being read. Effectively manage group chats with robust features.
- Text, voice, and video calls
- Send photos
- Instant video messaging
- Trace-less messaging
- Burn after reading messages
- Group chat management
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In 55 Messenger, you can: · Talk to your friends by various ways, including text messages, voice calls, videos and photos. · Instant messaging with your friends by video call just like face-to-face. Send message without trace, your chatting record will only be stored in your own phone. · Burn after reading, the message will be destoryed automatically after being viewed. · Manage your multi-person chat effectively with powerful group management features. · Establish chat group and mange it effectively with powerful software functions.
FoxChat
An encrypted social platform for the Web3 era, offering private messaging, DAO collaboration tools, and an asset-level social experience. Engage in secure chats, share content, and manage autonomous communities with advanced privacy features.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Social feed with media sharing
- DAO group creation and governance
- Zero-knowledge login
- Asset-level social experience
- Web3 news aggregation
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FoxChat: An AI-Powered Super Collaboration Platform FoxChat is a next-generation AI IM that brings AI, social networking, ecosystem services, and opportunities into one gateway. Core Features AI IM AI is built into social scenarios to help you understand information, organize ideas, and discover opportunities. Social Network Chats, groups, and social circles connect real communities, where information flows and opportunities emerge. Large Meetings Host large online meetings with support for presentation, discussion, and collaboration. Ecosystem Projects and merchants can promote content through social circles, connect with real users, and gain more visibility. With FoxChat, social connections become more valuable, and AI makes every interaction more efficient. Download FoxChat and experience the next generation of AI IM.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FoxChat at 4.8 against 55 Messenger's 3.3. FoxChat also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 55 Messenger's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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.
FoxChat holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of 55 Messenger's written reviews are positive against 100% of FoxChat's.
55 Messenger ships an update monthly, FoxChat weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 55 Messenger | FoxChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (77 ratings) | 4.8 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 285 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OCTOPUS US LLC | APmail inc |
Customer experience
55 Messenger
FoxChat
Bugs and requests
55 Messenger
Reported bugs
11 issues- Old version cannot log in
- New version cannot be used
- Cannot log in
- Network abnormal error
- Network connection unstable
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- Cannot answer phone calls
- New messages not pushed
- Cannot register, verification code error
- Cannot download new version
- Cannot log in, old version not working
- Cannot log in, verification code not received
Requested features
7 requests- Update the app
- Fix login issues for old versions
- Allow login with new version
- Improve notification delivery
- Add group chat functionality
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- Provide customer service
- Fix network connection problems
FoxChat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
55 Messenger
No in-app purchases
FoxChat
No in-app purchases
