Clap Messenger vs Nova Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clap Messenger
This app provides free and instantaneous communication globally. Send and receive high-fidelity messages, engage in one-to-one chats with friends and family, and create groups to share thoughts.
- Instantaneous communication
- High-fidelity messaging
- One-to-one messaging
- Group creation
- Share thoughts
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Clap Messenger is a free and instantaneous communication anywhere in the world. Send and receive high-fidelity messages. One to one messaging Enables you to communicate with your friends and family. You can create groups and share your thoughts.
Nova Messenger
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Nova Messenger delivers messages fast, effectively, and privately, ensuring all your university, school and work announcements reach you instantly.
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Verdict
Clap Messenger and Nova Messenger are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Clap Messenger ships an update every 2 weeks, Nova Messenger every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clap Messenger | Nova Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tvisha | Back Alley Technology |
In-app purchases
Clap Messenger
No in-app purchases
Nova Messenger
No in-app purchases
