Sandes vs Seventh Group
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sandes
An indigenous instant messaging platform designed for government organizations, offering end-to-end encrypted communication. It supports encrypted backups and OTP services, with privacy governed by Indian government regulations. Integration with other government systems is available at no cost.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Encrypted backup
- Encrypted OTP service
- Government infrastructure hosting
- Integration with government systems
- Free to use
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Sandes is an open source based indigenous instant messaging platform developed by NIC, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India to facilitate instant messaging communication in Government organisations. It is hosted exclusively at Government infrastructure. It supports end to end encrypted messaging and encrypted backup and encrypted OTP service. Its privacy and data policy is governed by rules and regulations of the Government of India. Sandes can be integrated with other Government communications systems for sending encrypted messages without any cost. Currently Sandes is integrated with NIC email, DigiLocker and e-office. At present, full features of Sandes app are available only to the Government verified users. Employees of Government organisation need to contact the Nodal officer of their Ministry/ Department for verification. For information about Nodal officers write to us at support-sandes[at]nic[dot]in
Seventh Group
Connect with neighbors and discuss community issues on a dedicated social platform for apartment and society residents. Manage events, polls, and maintenance, fostering a stronger sense of community.
- Member Directory
- Events Management
- Discussion Forum
- Notice Board & Polls
- Complaint Management
- Chat Functionalities
- SOS Alert
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Seventh Group is a Free social networking portal for Society & Apartment complex residents. Society Residents & Apartment owners need a common platform through which they can connect with their neighbours, discuss common issues of the society/apartment. Seventh Group app helps them come together as a community and is a Must have App for all residents. Seventh Group is a Free app where users can select their apartment and register own details, after approval by Admin (which is done by Admin Panel) user can use the app. Alternatively, user can do direct registration through Admin Panel and start using the App. Few main features of Seventh Group app are: 1. Member Directory 2. Events 3. Discussion Forum 4. PSeventhing Management 5. Notice Board, Polls, Surveys, Election management 6. Gallery, My Timeline, Chat functionalities 7. Resources, Courier & Visitors In/Out process management 8. Bills & Maintenance 9. SOS Alert 10. Profile Management 11. Complaint Management
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Seventh Group at 5.0 against Sandes's 2.6. Sandes's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 44 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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.
Seventh Group holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sandes ships an update every 5 weeks, Seventh Group every 44 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandes | Seventh Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 44 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NIC | COMMUNITIES HERITAGE LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Sandes
No in-app purchases
Seventh Group
No in-app purchases
