Treebal vs Tchap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Treebal
This eco-designed messaging app allows you to chat with friends and groups while minimizing your environmental impact. It features end-to-end encryption and prioritizes data protection and user control.
- Eco-designed for minimal environmental footprint
- End-to-end encrypted chats
- Data protection and user control
- Messages deleted after a set time
- Chat with friends and tribes
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"Chat: With Treebal, chat with your friends and tribes while minimising your impact on the environment! The application is eco-designed: it minimizes its environmental footprint. For example: messages are deleted after a certain time to limit the amount of data stored. Protect: Treebal was designed with a commitment to protecting your data and reducing the impact of digital technology on the planet. Your discussions are encrypted from end to end. Secure, your data remains confidential and you control its use at all times.
Tchap
This secure messaging app is the official instant messenger for French public agents. It offers enhanced performance, individual and group chats, audio/video calls, file sharing, and cross-device synchronization for professional communication.
- Individual and group messaging
- Audio and video calls
- File and document sharing
- Agent directory access
- Cross-device synchronization
- External contact invitations
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Tchap est la messagerie instantanée officielle des agents publics français. Disponible sur mobile et ordinateur, cette nouvelle application offre une expérience plus fluide, des performances améliorées et de nouvelles fonctionnalités, tout en permettant de rester connecté en toutes circonstances et d’échanger en toute confidentialité. Fonctionnalités principales : • Échanger par messages individuels ou en groupe • Passer des appels audio et vidéo (nouveau) • Partager des fichiers et des documents • Accéder à l'annuaire des agents inscrits • Fil de discussion (nouveau) • Accès aux Espaces (nouveau) • Synchronisation sur plusieurs appareils (smartphone, tablette, ordinateur) • Invitation de contacts externes (partenaires, prestataires, usagers) dans vos échanges Tchap offre un environnement de communication fiable et sécurisé, adapté aux usages professionnels des agents publics. Tchap est réservé aux agents de l’Etat et aux personnes invitées dans une conversation professionnelle avec un agent de l’Etat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Treebal at 62% against Tchap's 52%. Treebal also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Treebal ships an update every 2 weeks, Tchap every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Treebal | Tchap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews — better | 52.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 319 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AD BREIZH | DINSIC |
Customer experience
Treebal
Tchap
In-app purchases
Treebal
No in-app purchases
Tchap
No in-app purchases








