SeeReal vs graygate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SeeReal
This social app focuses on sharing authentic, unfiltered moments captured with its in-app camera. Connect with others through shared interests and locations, and engage in temporary chats that disappear after seven days.
- Unfiltered real moments
- In-app camera capture
- Save moments to phone
- Connect by interest/location
- Temporary disappearing chats
- Discover public moments
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SeeReal. A social app for real moments. [Friend Space] Your own space with close friends. Join without limits using an invite code. Post moments every day to build your streak. While your streak is alive, your moments are safe. A group chat is automatically created in your Space. [Explore Lounge] A space with no contacts, no acquaintances. Discover and connect with new people through public moments. [Chat] Conversations fully deleted from our servers after 7 days. Talk freely, without worrying about records. We'd love to hear from you. Leave a review on the App Store or reach out by email. help@seereal.io
graygate
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graygate is an end-to-end encrypted messenger built for privacy. Messages are encrypted on your device before they are sent, and the server can only relay ciphertext. It gives people a way to talk safely even where free expression is suppressed. WHAT THE SERVER DOES NOT KNOW • Your private key is created on your device and never leaves the iOS Keychain. • Room keys are derived from the room password on each device. The server holds only a hash to check whether the password is correct. • Encrypted messages wait on the server for at most 14 days so the recipient can pick them up. Once delivered, they are deleted immediately. • Push notifications carry no content, no sender and no room name. Only the fact that something new arrived. LEFT OUT ON PURPOSE • No read receipts. Delivery is the last thing reported. • No online or typing indicators. • No cloud backup. Conversations live on your device only. • No ads, no analytics, no phone number, no social login. PROTECTION ON THE DEVICE • App lock with Face ID, or an app PIN on devices without biometrics. • Content is hidden in the app switcher, and a screenshot taken inside a room is announced to that room. • Auto-delete per room: 1, 7 or 30 days. • Key fingerprint check: compare 12 words and a group of digits to catch a server that tries to swap keys in the middle. ROOMS • One-to-one chats, group rooms, and channels where an admin posts and members reply with comments. • Photos and videos are encrypted the same way as text. Videos are saved to your album rather than played inside the app. • Removing a member always rotates the room key, so they cannot read anything that follows. GOOD TO KNOW • graygate is invite-only. You need an invite code from an existing user to create an account. • If you switch devices, your past conversations do not follow you. That is by design. • A 12-word recovery phrase resets your password and app PIN. It does not bring back past conversations. • Who joined which room, and when a device connected, is stored on the server. Per-message forward secrecy is not provided. • You must be at least 16 years old to use graygate. Terms of Service: https://graygate.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://graygate.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: graygate at daily against SeeReal's every 4 days. SeeReal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SeeReal ships an update every 4 days, graygate daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SeeReal | graygate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 98.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Anonymous Co Ltd | Sanghoon Han |
In-app purchases
SeeReal
No in-app purchases
graygate
No in-app purchases









