nMobile vs Element X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nMobile
This secure messaging app prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data on your device. It offers end-to-end encrypted chats, group management, and cross-platform compatibility. An optional wallet feature allows for managing cryptocurrency.
- End-to-end encrypted chat
- Group chat management
- Cross-platform compatibility
- HTML/Markdown message formatting
- Optional cryptocurrency wallet
- NKN token support
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nMobile secure chat protects your personal data by keeping it on your device where it belongs. All messages are encrypted and no data is ever stored in the cloud. Key features of nMobile: D-Chat: – Secure group chat and private one-on-one chat with end-to-end and hop by hop encryption – Manage private groups (group admin, add/remove user, mute) – Cross platform, chat with other nMobile users or use our compatible web browser plugin to securely chat with users on almost any device – Send images, animated gifs, and format your messages with HTML/MarkDown NKN Mobile Wallet (optional): – NKN Mainnet token formats supported – Manage your NKN wallet right from your mobile, create or import an existing wallet and export your wallet for backup. – Send or receive NKN token payments General: – supports both English and Chinese language nMobile is developed by NKN.org. NKN is building the world's largest mesh network featuring new communication services such as content delivery, secure messaging, and direct file transfer.
Element X
Communicate securely and privately with instant messaging and video calls. This app offers robust features for individuals and communities, allowing you to own your data and choose where it's hosted. Enjoy real-time communication with synchronized history across all your devices.
- Real-time messaging
- Video calls
- Public and private rooms
- Rich messaging features
- Cross-device synchronization
- Data ownership and server choice
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Freedom to communicate on your own terms For individuals and communities - private communication between family, friends, hobby groups, clubs, etc. Element X gives you fast, secure and private instant messaging and video calls built on Matrix, the open standard for real-time communication. This is a free and open-source app maintained at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios Stay in touch with friends, family and communities with: • Real time messaging & video calls • Public rooms for open group communication • Private rooms for closed group communication • Rich messaging features: emoji reactions, replies, polls, pinned messages and more. • Video calling while browsing messages. • Interoperability with other Matrix-based apps such as FluffyChat, Cinny and many more. Privacy-first Unlike some other messengers from Big Tech companies, we don’t mine your data or monitor your communications. Own your conversations Choose where to host your data - from any public server (the largest free server is matrix.org, but there are plenty of others to choose from) to creating your own personal server and hosting it on your own domain. This ability to choose a server is a large part of what differentiates us from other real time communication apps. However you host, you have ownership; it’s your data. You’re not the product. You’re in control. Communicate in real time, all the time Use Element everywhere. Stay in touch wherever you are with fully synchronised message history across all your devices, including on the web at https://app.element.io Element X is our next-generation app If you’re using the previous-generation Element Classic app, it’s time to try Element X! It’s faster, easier to use, and more powerful than the classic app. It’s better in every way and we’re adding new features all the time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: nMobile at 92% against Element X's 39%. nMobile also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). Element X's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (156 vs 21). 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.
nMobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element X has 156 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of nMobile's written reviews are positive against 39% of Element X's.
nMobile ships an update every 3 months, Element X fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nMobile | Element X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better | 3.4 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 39.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 156 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NKN Labs Inc. | Vector Creations Limited |
Customer experience
nMobile
Element X
In-app purchases
nMobile
No in-app purchases
Element X
No in-app purchases









