Comparison

MQL5 Channels vs FlatFold

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

Head to head
About

MQL5 Channels

This secure communication platform is designed for financial services users and MQL5.com members. It offers direct messaging, channels, and chat rooms for efficient communication across all devices. Optimize data usage and enjoy fast message delivery even on slow networks.

Highlights
  • Direct messaging
  • Channels and chat rooms
  • Cross-device access
  • Efficient data packing
  • Group chat creation
  • Document and video sharing
Features
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MQL5 Channels is an intelligent and secure communications tool, built specifically for global financial services users and MQL5.com members. From direct messages and channels to chat rooms, the app, makes communication easy and efficient. Access your messages from all your devices such as phones, tablets and computers. You can start communication from your home PC and easily continue on your way to the office or a meeting. With the highly efficient data packing, your messages are delivered using as little data as possible. Messages are delivered quickly, even on slow networks and devices. Create group chats, post videos and share documents. Your data is protected and accessible from anywhere. The app will be extremely useful for traders as well as for active MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 users. Use all the power of the MQL5.com chat service in the easiest and most comfortable way. Furthermore, it is the perfect tool for hosting online financial service communities and for coordinating trading teams. While a vast features list is provided, we have made efforts to keep the interface clean and simple. Install MQL5 Channels, one of the easiest to use messaging apps.

About

FlatFold

A private messenger offering end-to-end encrypted communication for personal conversations. It focuses on user control, allowing you to manage contacts, set disappearing messages, and block unwanted users. The app is open-source and ad-free, prioritizing privacy and security.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted messages
  • Private one-to-one and group chats
  • Disappearing messages
  • User-controlled contact approval
  • Open-source code
  • No ads or trackers
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FlatFold is a private messenger for the people you actually talk to. Messages are end-to-end encrypted on your device, so only you and the person you are talking to can read them. You sign up with a username and a password. There is no directory to browse and no way for strangers to find you by scrolling: someone has to know your exact username, and you decide whether to let them through. It does the ordinary things, privately. One-to-one and group chats, photos, files, and voice notes, all encrypted end to end. Messages that disappear on a timer when you want them to. Notifications that do not put your conversations on the lock screen. You are in control of who can reach you. Approve or decline anyone new, block someone at any time, report a conversation if something is wrong, and delete your own messages for everyone in the chat. There is no tolerance for abusive users or objectionable content, and reports are reviewed. The whole thing is open source, which matters for a messenger. Asking people to trust an encrypted app and then hiding how it works did not sit right, so the code is public and there is a plain-language page in the app listing everything the server stores. No ads, no trackers, no analytics, and nothing about you to sell.

Screenshots

MQL5 Channels4 screens
FlatFold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FlatFold at 5.0 against MQL5 Channels's 4.0. MQL5 Channels's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1). 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

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

FlatFold holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MQL5 Channels has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MQL5 Channels versus FlatFold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMQL5 ChannelsFlatFold
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMetaQuotes Software Corp.Anmol Saxena

Customer experience

MQL5 Channels

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative87.5%

FlatFold

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MQL5 Channels

No in-app purchases

None

FlatFold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MQL5 Channels free?
MQL5 Channels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlatFold free?
FlatFold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MQL5 Channels or FlatFold?
FlatFold is rated higher. MQL5 Channels averages 4.0 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while FlatFold averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MQL5 Channels or FlatFold have ads?
Neither MQL5 Channels nor FlatFold shows ads.

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