Typhos vs Halo Link Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Typhos
This secure messaging app offers end-to-end encrypted text, image, audio, and video messages, along with encrypted voice and video calls. It prioritizes user privacy with features like self-destructing messages and anonymous logins using a unique code, not a phone number.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Encrypted voice and video calls
- Self-destructing messages
- Anonymous login with unique code
- Cross-platform compatibility
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Typhos is a cross-platform messaging app that focuses on privacy and security from the ground up. Typhos sends encrypted text, image, audio, and video messages to individuals and groups. It can also be used for encrypted user-to-user and group phone calls between Typhos mobile users. Our patented encryption technology ensures that messages are securely going where they are intended, and our privacy pledge ensures that no one is harvesting your information along the way. - Secure Chat ensures a secure text-messaging user experience. Typhos uses advanced encryption methods to ensure your messages are never received by anyone other than those for whom they are intended. End-to-End Encryption with our seamless encryption process ensures that messages stay protected from start to finish. - Self-Destructing Messages allow users to send messages that automatically delete themselves. This ensures messages are fully erased from all chats when the self-destruct countdown sequence completes. - Complete Encryption by default allows all chats, video, and voice calls to be safe, secure, and private all the time. Only the senders and recipients can view messages/calls. - Avatar and PIN ensure you are completely anonymous. We do not ask you for your name, or mobile number, and we have simplified the login process by not asking for a complicated password. Typhos uses a random User Unique Code (UUC), so you never have to worry about your information being compromised or attached to your phone number. Privacy policy: https://castle-shield.com/document/typhos/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://castle-shield.com/document/typhos/terms-of-service
Halo Link Classic
A secure voice and messaging application focused on user privacy. It offers encrypted communication and a separate phone number for discreet calls and texts. Ideal for professionals who need to maintain confidentiality.
- End-to-end encryption
- Secure voice calls
- Private phone number for SMS/calls
- User-friendly interface
- Lightning-fast message delivery
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Halo Link Classic, the ultimate secure voice and messaging app designed to protect your privacy while keeping you connected with friends, family, and colleagues. With encryption ensuring that your conversations remain confidential, Halo Link Clasic empowers you to communicate freely without compromising on security. Enjoy lightning-fast message delivery, crystal-clear voice calls, and a user-friendly interface tailored for IOS devices. Additionally, Halo Link Classic provides you with a unique phone number that allow you to sms and call with non-users, ensuring your personal cellphone number remains undisclosed. Ideal for professionals in law enforcement, clergy, mental health, and other fields where privacy is paramount, Halo Link Classic empowers you to stay connected while maintaining discretion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Halo Link Classic at none against Typhos's 2. Halo Link Classic also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Typhos sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Halo Link Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Typhos against 5.0 for Halo Link Classic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halo Link Classic has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Typhos ships an update every 3 weeks, Halo Link Classic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Typhos | Halo Link Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Castle Shield Holdings | Halo Privacy Inc. |
Customer experience
Typhos
Halo Link Classic
In-app purchases
Typhos
- Typhos Monthly$11.991 Month
- Typhos Consumer Plan$7.99
Halo Link Classic
No in-app purchases









