Kesnau vs Doot Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kesnau
This secure messaging app prioritizes user privacy with end-to-end encryption for messages and metadata. It features self-cleaning messages that automatically delete from all sides of a chat, ensuring no data is stored or recoverable.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Encrypted metadata
- Self-cleaning messages
- No data storage or backups
- Cross-platform support (phone, tablet, web)
- Ad-free experience
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Secure Messaging With Privacy In Target. Works on all Phones,Tablets and Web. Self cleaning messages. No Ads. 1) WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT WE SAVE: - We do not store any information that isn't visible to you. - We do not have any kinds of backup to restore your data. - Once a message is deleted it will never come back to haunt you 2) ENCRYPTED MESSAGING - We believe that privacy is a right. - All your messaging will be encrypted. - Only you and the people you sent will be able to read the message you sent. 3) ENCRYPTED METADATA - Messages are not the only things which are encrypted. - Your name, and your friends' name will also be encrypted. 4) CROSS-PLATFORM - Runs on all devices you own. - Use Kesnau on all your different devices. - Kesnau also works on web. - All of your data be synced to whichever device you use. 5) SELF-CLEANING - Chat like a real conversation. - Kesnau automatically deletes messages in your chat. - Messages are deleted from all sides of the chat. - There is no backup stored of your messages. 6) NO ADs - Kesnau doesn't show any kind of Ads in its app.
Doot Messenger
This secure messaging app prioritizes user privacy with device-to-device encryption, ensuring communications are never stored or profiled. It offers features like secret chats, locked conversations, and hack-proof phone number registration for ultimate data protection.
- Device-to-device encryption
- Secret chat with lock
- Hack-proof phone number registration
- No tracking or profiling
- Media not visible in gallery
- Data inaccessible if phone is lost
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Your privacy in your hand Free for you and your family Be Private. Speak freely Secret chat. Lock a chat window. Your data is stored on your device only. Device-to-Device Encryption, superior than the traditional End-to-End Encryption. Dooth is the only messaging app that guarantees unprecedented privacy, security and safety. Dooth cannot see, view or hear your communications between you and your loved ones. Your communication passes thru Dooth servers and nothing is ever stored or used for online data businesses. Be yourself. No one can snoop or profile you! Dooth does not track or profile you for Ads. . Dooth is only for those, who care for privacy, security and safety of their family and friends. Keep the Dooth App in your device to keep Privacy in your hand! People are increasingly becoming conscious of their sensitive and personal data, and do not want online companies to have access to it. Stop the abuse of your confidential and personal communications with your loved ones, use Dooth. Your messaging, e-mail and social media contents are your personal business and no one else's including us. With Dooth, you can be yourself and freely explore the online world as Dooth does not track, profile or snoop you! Dooth ‘Hack-proof’ your Phone Number to prevent unauthorized registration on a different device. Dooth’s DNA is built around Data Privacy, Information Security and Personal Safety. Your online activities performed on Dooth such as emails, messages, calls, social media, shared documents, pictures and other online activities are private, encrypted, and secure. Online activities performed on the Dooth Platform are private, encrypted, and secure. With Dooth: No tracking. No snooping. No profiling. No prying eyes. Dooth is based on the concept of a ‘messenger’- a historical and oriental profession in India that existed in the medieval days to send and receive messages amongst the royals and the elites. The job of a messenger, or a Dooth, was to deliver a message without compromising its security, let alone read its contents. The Dooth’s sole responsibility was to convey the message or perish in the effort. This method ensured that there were no security breaches or invasions of privacy. Here are the highlights to some of our key features: Privacy No tracking, no profiling, no prying eyes, no stalking Online personal behaviour is not tracked Personal and professional business is strictly confidential Data is a personal property Sensitive data is stored in one's country Security Device-to-device encryption more secure than end-to-end encryption No spoofing and tracking Prevent un-authorised phone number registration Lock a chat when handing over the phone Chat app medias are not visible in the gallery Data is inaccessible if the phone is lost Personal Safety Last Message display lock Hack-proof one's phone number to prevent un-authorized registration Prevents socially unsafe news circulation Accidental video call lock information Other Features Timed messaging: Messages will automatically disappear from conversations when the timer you set for runs-out Advanced settings for stories that provide you more customised security features Location sharing Easy on eyes - Zoom a message
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Doot Messenger at 5.0 against Kesnau's 2.0. Doot Messenger also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Kesnau's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Doot Messenger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Kesnau ships an update every 10 days, Doot Messenger every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kesnau | Doot Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isherpreet Singh | Dooth, Inc |
Customer experience
Kesnau
Doot Messenger
In-app purchases
Kesnau
No in-app purchases
Doot Messenger
No in-app purchases








