Comparison

Kuxin IM vs 秘息

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kuxin IM

A secure and feature-rich instant messaging application designed for high availability and privacy. It offers end-to-end encryption, private cloud deployment, and robust group chat capabilities for large communities.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Private cloud deployment
  • High availability server
  • Large group chat support
  • Video and voice conferencing
  • Burn after reading messages
Features
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This is an original instant messaging software with stable performance and comprehensive functions. It features: 1. High availability: the server does not need to be restarted for half a year, and automatic load balancing 2. Full functions: mainstream IM has all the functions, and we have none 3. Private cloud: support private deployment and deep customization, not controlled by others 4. High security: communication protocol adopts high-strength encryption algorithm, and chat records are not leaked 5. High freedom: the user-defined protocol is simple and clear, and there are no more restrictions 6. High speed: Based on protobuf's binary byte format, the package is very small, the data volume is small, the transmission speed is fast, and the bandwidth occupation is low 7. High concurrency: the measured concurrency is more than 30W, 2-5 times that of general IM, and supports hundreds of millions of users when clustering 8. Support appointment meeting, voice conference, video conference, shared desktop, text chat in the meeting, member management, etc Specific functions include: 1. Address book, supporting friend verification or not, QR code, tag grouping, blacking, my colleagues, official account, multi sign on, my mobile phone sending messages to my computer, etc 2. Single chat, support message receipt, burn after reading, display read, message interference free, top setting, withdrawal, video chat, search chat record, etc 3. Group chat, support announcement, @ group members, group sharing, group entry verification, group nickname, group management, number of readers, video conference, etc., support 10000 people 4. Message, support long text, picture, audio recording, video recording, business card, location, animation, file, red envelope, screenshot and other types 5. Privacy, delivered, read, burned after reading, end-to-end encryption, private group, non-public group members and other features are exclusive

About

秘息

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秘息是一款安全、私密的即时通讯(IM)应用,专为用户提供高度加密的消息传输和隐私保护功能。通过秘息,用户可以轻松地与朋友、家人或同事进行安全的消息交流,无需担心个人信息泄露的风险。

Screenshots

Kuxin IM4 screens
秘息4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Kuxin IM at 3 against 秘息's —. On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kuxin IM against 5.0 for 秘息. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kuxin IM versus 秘息: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKuxin IM秘息
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB67 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer路路 院Shanghai Qinhan Decoration Service Center

In-app purchases

None

Kuxin IM

No in-app purchases

None

秘息

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kuxin IM free?
Kuxin IM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 秘息 free?
秘息 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kuxin IM or 秘息?
Kuxin IM and 秘息 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.

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