55 Messenger vs QQvu
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.
QQvu
A private and secure instant messaging app for staying connected with friends and family. Enjoy a smooth and safe communication experience.
- Privacy-focused
- Secure communication
- Instant messaging
- Connect with friends and family
- Smooth user experience
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QQvu 是一款注重隱私與安全的即時通訊應用程式，讓您與親朋好友保持聯繫，享受流暢、安全的通訊體驗。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QQvu at 5.0 against 55 Messenger's 3.3. QQvu also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%). 55 Messenger's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
QQvu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 55 Messenger has 77 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of 55 Messenger's written reviews are positive against 100% of QQvu's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 55 Messenger | QQvu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OCTOPUS US LLC | Xiyou Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
55 Messenger
QQvu
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
QQvu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
55 Messenger
No in-app purchases
QQvu
No in-app purchases
