Comparison

Sandes vs Suswagatam

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted messaging
  • Encrypted backup
  • Encrypted OTP service
  • Government infrastructure hosting
  • Integration with government systems
  • Free to use
Features
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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

About

Suswagatam

Features
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Suswagatam Society Management Software is a comprehensive digital platform designed to simplify and modernize residential community management. It helps housing societies, apartments, and gated communities efficiently handle daily operations such as visitor tracking, resident management, communication, and security through a centralized system.

Screenshots

Sandes4 screens
Suswagatam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Suswagatam at every 3 days against Sandes's every 5 weeks. Suswagatam also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandes ships an update every 5 weeks, Suswagatam every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sandes versus Suswagatam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandesSuswagatam
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNICNilay Sheth

In-app purchases

None

Sandes

No in-app purchases

None

Suswagatam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sandes free?
Sandes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Suswagatam free?
Suswagatam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sandes or Suswagatam have ads?
Neither Sandes nor Suswagatam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sandes or Suswagatam?
Sandes ships an update every 5 weeks, and Suswagatam every 3 days. Most recently, Sandes was updated on November 11, 2026 and Suswagatam on October 31, 2026.

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