Comparison

Piing Chat vs OscarChat

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

Head to head
About

Piing Chat

A free messaging app that allows users to send and receive text messages, calls, photos, videos, documents, and voice messages. It utilizes your phone's internet connection to communicate with friends and family, offering an alternative to traditional SMS.

Highlights
  • Free messaging
  • Voice and video calls
  • Send photos and videos
  • Share documents
  • Voice messages
  • Internet-based communication
Features
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PIING is a private messenger made for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and CarPlay. Free. No ads, ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • One-to-one text messages are end-to-end encrypted with post-quantum protection (ML-KEM-1024 and X25519). Photos, videos, voice notes, files and group chats are encrypted in transit • Compare a safety code to check nobody is in the middle • Disappearing messages, view-once photos and view-once voice notes • Face ID app lock • No ads and no selling your data. Delete your account in the app at any time CHAT THAT FEELS LIKE APPLE MADE IT • Bold, italic, strikethrough, code and @mentions • React with any emoji, swipe to reply, forward, pin and star • Search inside any chat • Voice notes: hold to record, lock, pause and slide to cancel, with transcripts made on your iPhone • Photos, videos, files, stickers, polls, contacts and your location, or share it live for 15 minutes, 1 hour or 8 hours • Group chats with polls, reactions and @mentions CALLS THAT RING LIKE A PHONE • Voice and video calls on the iPhone call screen, even on the Lock Screen • Tap to swap who's big, double-tap to fit • Call waiting: hold, swap, or merge two calls into a group call • A Calls tab with your missed calls, and "Call Mum on PIING" with Siri LIVE LOCATION • Share live from any chat: a live map card shows where they are, how far and how long • Pick me up, add a stop on the way, meet halfway, and "On my way" on the Lock Screen FRIENDS MAP • See friends who share with you, with Ghost mode one tap away • Choose who sees you: all friends, close friends, or everyone except… • Meet up: pick friends and get places in the middle • Look Around and 3D views NEARBY: NO SIGNAL, STILL CHATTING • Messages hop phone to phone over Bluetooth when there's no internet FOR BUSINESS • Run up to five business profiles from one account, each with its own name, logo, hours, quick replies, away message and inbox • Switch between Personal and your businesses at the top of Chats • The Orange Tick: verified businesses and creators MADE FOR APPLE • Native design with SF Symbols, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver • Widgets, Live Activities and Siri • Apple Watch app, iPad two-column layout and CarPlay • Sign in with Apple • In 10 languages PIING is free. Download it, bring your people, start talking.

About

OscarChat

Features
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أوسكار شات — تطبيق المراسلة العربي الأسرع والأخف، يجمع كل ما تحتاجه للتواصل في مكان واحد: رسائل فورية، مكالمات صوت وفيديو عالية الوضوح، مجموعات وقنوات، وحالات تشارك بها لحظاتك. تصميم عصري أنيق يدعم العربية بالكامل (من اليمين لليسار) والوضع الليلي. محادثات فورية • رسائل نصية، صور، مقاطع صوتية، وملفات • ألبومات صور متعددة في رسالة واحدة • ملصقات وإيموجي معبّرة، مع صنع ملصقاتك الخاصة • استطلاعات رأي داخل المحادثة • رسائل فيديو دائرية قصيرة • جدولة الرسائل لإرسالها لاحقاً • الرد والتعديل والحذف وإعادة التوجيه • مؤشرات التسليم والقراءة مكالمات صوت وفيديو • مكالمات فردية صوتية ومرئية عالية الجودة • مكالمات جماعية ومشاركة الشاشة • تبديل السماعة وسماعة الأذن أثناء المكالمة مجموعات وقنوات • مجموعات بأدوار مشرفين وصلاحيات • روابط دعوة للانضمام بضغطة واحدة • قنوات بث للوصول إلى جمهور كبير • الإشارة إلى الأعضاء داخل المجموعات الحالات • شارك صوراً وفيديو ونصوصاً تختفي تلقائياً • شاهد من اطّلع على حالتك إشعارات فورية • تنبيهات لحظية للرسائل والمكالمات حتى والتطبيق مغلق خصوصية وتحكّم • تحكّم بآخر ظهور وإيصالات القراءة ومن يضيفك • كتم وتثبيت المحادثات • حظر المستخدمين وإدارة الأجهزة المرتبطة سريع وموثوق • خفيف على الجهاز والبيانات • يعمل بسلاسة حتى مع اتصال ضعيف • واجهة عربية أنيقة ووضع ليلي مريح للعين حمّل أوسكار شات الآن وابقَ على تواصل مع عائلتك وأصدقائك بسهولة وأمان وبالعربية.

Screenshots

Piing Chat4 screens
OscarChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Piing Chat at none against OscarChat's shown. Piing Chat also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

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

Piing Chat ships an update every 6 weeks, OscarChat every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Piing Chat versus OscarChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiing ChatOscarChat
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHectic Radio Ltdkhaled saleh

In-app purchases

None

Piing Chat

No in-app purchases

None

OscarChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Piing Chat free?
Piing Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OscarChat free?
OscarChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Piing Chat or OscarChat have ads?
OscarChat shows ads; Piing Chat does not.
Which is updated more often, Piing Chat or OscarChat?
Piing Chat ships an update every 6 weeks, and OscarChat every 2 months. Most recently, Piing Chat was updated on November 7, 2026 and OscarChat on November 10, 2026.

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