Lowkey vs ChitChat Groups
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lowkey
This secure group chat platform prioritizes user privacy with end-to-end encryption and message history deletion. It offers tools for organizing conversations, like pinning and announcements, alongside fun features such as custom GIFs and audio messages.
- End-to-end encryption
- Permanent message history deletion
- Screen capturing block
- Pinning messages
- Announcements and events
- Self-made GIFs
- Audio messages
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Lowkey is the most fun & secure platform for group conversations! YOUR SECURITY = OUR PRIORITY • End-to-end encryption • Permanent message history deletion • Screen capturing block EASILY FIND IMPORTANT MESSAGES • Pinning • Announcements • Events • Admin-Only Messaging NON-STOP FUN • Self-made gifs • Audio messages • Polls We are constantly adding new features that will make your life easier. If you have anything you’d like to see on Lowkey, send us a message dev@lowkeychat.com! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1521276224
ChitChat Groups
Organize group conversations and keep everyone engaged with multiple chat rooms. AI tools and task cards simplify group management and idea generation.
- Create and manage groups
- Multiple conversation rooms
- AI-powered auto-responses
- Task cards for group activities
- Effortless group organization
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ChitChat makes talking with groups fun and effortless. Want to create a new group for your friends? Want to create a group for your pickleball club? ChitChat makes it effortless to organize your group and keep everyone engaged. Use Rooms on ChitChat to have multiple conversations at once with your group. That way you don't have a group text or email that blows up every time someone responds. Worried that you don't have time to be the group leader and keep everyone active? Our AI tools and task cards make it as simple as one swipe to auto-respond to your group and come up with fun ideas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ChitChat Groups at 4.9 against Lowkey's 4.0. ChitChat Groups also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Lowkey's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 12). 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.
ChitChat Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lowkey has 84 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Lowkey's written reviews are positive against 100% of ChitChat Groups's.
Lowkey ships an update every 6 weeks, ChitChat Groups weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 29, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lowkey | ChitChat Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (84 ratings) | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Key Revolution Inc. | Deductive Dreamers Inc. |
Customer experience
Lowkey
ChitChat Groups
In-app purchases
Lowkey
No in-app purchases
ChitChat Groups
No in-app purchases
