Seagull IM vs allo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seagull IM
This app offers secure, private, and efficient instant messaging with end-to-end encryption. Communicate via text, voice, or video calls, and enjoy features like screenshot notifications and bidirectional deletion for enhanced privacy and control.
- End-to-end encryption
- Voice and video calls
- Screenshot notifications
- Bidirectional message deletion
- Large group chat management
- Application lock
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Seagull app is an efficient, convenient, secure and reliable encrypted instant messaging social software. By relying on end-to-end encryption algorithms to protect users' chat privacy, they can send and receive messages at any time and chat with friends via voice or video. Provide users with a secure, private, efficient, and convenient communication platform. Introduction to Seagull Featured Features [Information Encryption] Adopting end-to-end encryption technology to ensure that chat information is not leaked; [Privacy and Security] Mismatch user address book information to protect user address book privacy; Real time voice communication among multiple people makes team collaboration more convenient; [Application encryption] Application lock, chat application information to prevent peeping; [Screenshot Reminder] Friends or group chats. If someone takes a screenshot, the system will notify everyone that it has been taken; [Bi directional deletion] Information transmission error, can actively delete the erroneous information; Powerful Group Control: A large group of ten thousand people, with rich features such as member protection and mute for group members; 【 Convenient Communication 】 Long voice and video calls allow you to have endless conversations; Efficient socialization: Users can chat efficiently anytime and anywhere, with barrier free communication; Batch forwarding: Select multiple chat messages for efficient resolution of batch forwarding issues; 【 Dynamic Sharing 】 Share every exciting moment and record the details of your life.
allo
Connect with new people through text-based chat and interactive features. Discover content, engage in real-time conversations, and build genuine connections with verified users. The platform prioritizes user equality and efficient matching.
- Dynamic feed for sharing and interaction
- Smart matching for random chats
- Real-name verification for authenticity
- Decentralized operation for user equality
- Dual system and manual review for genuine users
- Intelligent algorithms for fast matching
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allo是用户聊天交友平台,真实社交的共同选择! 你可以通过文字方式与陌生朋友聊天互动! ——主要功能…… ●动态广场:分享精彩,随心互动; ●在线匹配:智能匹配,随缘聊天; ●真实交友:实名认证,真实可靠; ——平台特色…… 【自由】allo由平台智能推荐,用户自主选择、自由寻找,大幅增加交友几率; 【平等】allo以去中心化的运营理念,推行算法平权,给予所有用户平等的展示与匹配机制,致力于让每一位普通用户都得到推荐和关注,快速匹配; 【真实】系统+人工双重审核,头像和真人比对,高效过滤虚假用户,不用担心聊天回复是机器人,用户真实有保障; 【高效】allo智能算法为你快速推荐,聊天回复速度快; 如您在使用中遇到问题,请在APP内反馈 或通过微信公众号(欢庆信息科技)反馈给我们 禁止未成年人注册下载使用 —— 使用条款(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 自动订阅服务协议:https://source.allosoft.top/web/allo-Live-Membership.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seagull IM at 87% against allo's 24%. allo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model and device support 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. Seagull IM sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. allo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Seagull IM ships an update every 2 weeks, allo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seagull IM | allo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (46 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 24.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 470 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chengdu zhengdu Technology Co., Ltd | Sichuan Huanqing Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Seagull IM
allo
In-app purchases
Seagull IM
- 海鸥1个月靓号服务券$2.99
- 海鸥3个月靓号服务券$7.99
- 海鸥会员-1个月$9.99
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- 欧币$14.99
- 海鸥6个月靓号服务券$14.99
- 欧币$29.99
- 海鸥12个月靓号服务券$29.99
- 海鸥会员-3个月$29.99
- 欧币$47.99
- 欧币$59.99
- 海鸥$69.99
- 海鸥会员-12个月$99.99
- 1298元欧币$199.99
allo
No in-app purchases









