Comparison

RadexM vs Dark Message Crypto Chat

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

Head to head
About

RadexM

This utility app enhances the functionality of RADEX devices by allowing easy settings adjustments and providing a history of measurements. View your data in graphical or tabular formats after connecting via Bluetooth.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth device connection
  • Quick settings changes
  • Measurement history tracking
  • Graphical data display
  • Tabular data display
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The RadexM mobile application adds practical and valuable features to RADEX devices while making settings easier. Connection to devices is via Bluetooth. Right after installing the application you can quickly change the settings on the device, as well as see the history of measurements in the form of graphs or tables.

About

Dark Message Crypto Chat

Securely encrypt messages, photos, and documents offline using military-grade encryption. Share encrypted content through any app, and recipients can decrypt it with a shared passphrase. Protect your private conversations and confidential documents without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline encryption for messages, photos, and documents
  • AES-256-GCM military-grade encryption
  • PBKDF2 brute-force protection
  • No internet permissions
  • Secure passphrase storage in iOS Keychain
  • Supports various document types
Features
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Dark Message — encrypt messages and files without the internet Write the way you always do: in any messenger, in mail, in social networks. Dark Message turns text, photos and documents into an encrypted message that only the holder of the same key can read. Anyone who intercepts it sees a string of characters. WHY DARK MESSAGE • Fully offline. The app has no internet access at all: no servers, no accounts, no sign-up, no analytics. Keys and messages never leave your phone. • Strong encryption: AES-256-GCM, with the key derived from your passphrase by PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA512 (600,000 iterations). • Works over any channel: copy the encrypted text and paste it anywhere. .darkm files travel as ordinary attachments. • Encrypts more than text: photos and documents (PDF, Word, Excel, any file), keeping the file name. A KEY IN SECONDS • Show a QR code and read out a six-digit PIN. The key inside the code is encrypted with that PIN, so a photo of the screen is useless to anyone else. • A key fingerprint next to every chat: the same on two phones means the same key. EASY TO USE • A separate key for every contact or group. • One-tap decryption: paste the text or open the file. • Dark and light themes, English and Russian. • Passphrases live in the system keychain. WHO IT IS FOR Private conversations, business documents, contracts, medical and financial records, family passwords — anything nobody but the recipient should read. Open source: you can check for yourself how it works. Updates keep all your chats and keys.

Screenshots

RadexM4 screens
Dark Message Crypto Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RadexM at every 3 weeks against Dark Message Crypto Chat's every 6 months. RadexM also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

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

Dark Message Crypto Chat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RadexM has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RadexM ships an update every 3 weeks, Dark Message Crypto Chat every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RadexM versus Dark Message Crypto Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadexMDark Message Crypto Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKVARTA-RAD, OOOaleksandr bronnikov

Customer experience

RadexM

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dark Message Crypto Chat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RadexM

No in-app purchases

None

Dark Message Crypto Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RadexM free?
RadexM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Message Crypto Chat free?
Dark Message Crypto Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RadexM or Dark Message Crypto Chat?
Dark Message Crypto Chat is rated higher. RadexM averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Dark Message Crypto Chat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RadexM or Dark Message Crypto Chat have ads?
Neither RadexM nor Dark Message Crypto Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RadexM or Dark Message Crypto Chat?
RadexM ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dark Message Crypto Chat every 6 months. Most recently, RadexM was updated on October 20, 2026 and Dark Message Crypto Chat on October 20, 2026.

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