Chat vs Seclog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chat
Organize your thoughts and ideas in a unique chat-like interface. Create custom rooms with personalized icons and easily share pictures with others. This app offers a novel way to manage notes and information.
- Multiple customizable rooms
- Customizable icons
- Picture sharing
- SNS-like interface
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You can make many rooms. Icons can be customized as you like. Pictures can be shared.
Seclog
This app offers a private social media-style feed for personal journaling, venting, and tracking hobbies without any public interaction. It features a familiar timeline interface, robust privacy controls, and customization options.
- Social media style timeline
- Smart tag management
- Flexible timestamp control
- Passcode and biometric lock
- 36 theme colors
- Attach up to 4 photos per post
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Love the familiar feel of social media, but tired of the noise and pressure? Seclog is your personal sanctuary. It offers the timeline interface you already know and love, but it’s strictly for your eyes only. No followers, no likes, no judgment—just a safe space to pour out your heart, track your fandoms, or keep a daily photo journal. 【Key Features】 ◆ Social Media Style Interface Enjoy a clean, intuitive timeline feed. Post your daily thoughts, memos, or rants in a format you are already familiar with, but completely private. ◆ Smart Tag Management Organize your thoughts effortlessly. Create your own tags and add them with a single tap—no need to type out hashtags every time. ◆ Flexible Timestamp Control You control the timeline. Edit dates to organize past memories or set future dates to pin important notes to the top of your feed. ◆ Total Privacy & Security Keep your secrets safe. Secure the app with a passcode or biometric lock (FaceID/TouchID) so no one can peek at your diary, even if you lend them your phone. ◆ Customize Your Vibe Make it truly yours with 36 stunning theme colors. Whether you prefer simple, cool, or cute, find the perfect look to match your mood. ◆ Rich Media Support Attach up to 4 photos per post. Perfect for "Oshikatsu" (fandom activities), travel logs, or food diaries. 【Perfect For...】 Venting & Mental Health: Safely express anger, anxiety, or stress without worrying about public attention. Fandoms & Hobbies: Create a dedicated feed for your favorite artists, characters, or hobbies. Digital Detox: Enjoy the habit of posting without the "social" anxiety or comparison. Private Journaling: Keep a secure record of your life, ideas, and memories. Anyone who wants a safe space to be themselves. Start your private timeline today. Download Seclog and experience the freedom of a social-media-style diary that listens, but never tells. Terms of Use：https://seclog-c106f.web.app/English/terms/ Privacy Policy：https://seclog-c106f.web.app/English/policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seclog at 95% against Chat's 0%. Seclog also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). Chat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads 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. Seclog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Seclog holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seclog has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Chat's written reviews are positive against 95% of Seclog's.
| Parameter | Chat | Seclog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takahiko Nakade | Masashi Inoue |
Customer experience
Chat
Seclog
In-app purchases
Chat
No in-app purchases
Seclog
- Premium Plan (Monthly)7 Days trial2 variants$2.991 Month
- Premium Plan (Annual)7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Lifetime Premium Plan$59.99
