ChatAround vs TBChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChatAround
Connect with people nearby without an internet connection. This app uses Bluetooth or WiFi to create a direct local chat network. No account registration is required to start communicating.
- Offline chat
- Bluetooth connectivity
- WiFi direct connection
- No account registration
- Local network chat
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ChatAround allows users to chat offline - no internet connection needed. It uses Bluetooth / WiFi to create a local connection. There is no account registration needed.
TBChat
This secure messaging application prioritizes user privacy with end-to-end encryption and self-destructing messages. It offers a no-trace chatting experience, ensuring no conversation history is stored, for truly private communication.
- End-to-end encryption
- Self-destructing messages
- No chat history storage
- Privacy protection
- Secure communication
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Experience the safest chat app that protects your privacy! End-to-end encryption: Ensures your conversations are secure. Self-destructing messages: Automatically deletes after a set time, safeguarding your information. No trace chatting: No chat history stored, truly private. Chat securely with friends without worrying about privacy leaks. Download now to protect your conversations!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TBChat at 5.0 against ChatAround's 4.5. ChatAround's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
TBChat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | ChatAround | TBChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 372 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | sovio | TBChat |
Customer experience
ChatAround
TBChat
In-app purchases
ChatAround
No in-app purchases
TBChat
No in-app purchases
