FlyTexting vs Shy Confession
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlyTexting
Experience truly private and anonymous messaging with real-time typing indicators. This app offers direct peer-to-peer connections, ensuring your conversations are never read by servers. Ideal for personal connections seeking an alternative to mainstream platforms.
- Real-time P2P secure messaging
- Cross-platform video chat
- Anonymous with username only
- No file or phone book access
- Real-time typing indicators
- No server-side message storage
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Now with Cross Platform Video Chat. Get over the clouds with FlyTexting for real privacy. Totally anonymous, all you need is a username. No file access or phone book permissions required. Have a peer to peer direct text connection on a platform that can't read your messages. FlyTexting uses experimental open source tech that provides point to point encryption by creating a peer to peer connection. Your messages do not go though our servers and aren't unencrypted texts routed through the phone network. With Real Time Texting, you can see what each other are typing in real time. This is intended to make for a more personal and conversation like experience. FlyTexting offers no plugins for bots and has a small user base. We feel this real time experience is the answer many are looking for to counter AI and phony spam messages. This is for only your closest and most personal connections. If you are looking for an alternative to big tech or phone companies, look no further. We are an independent company without funding, so no one is pulling our strings or trying to sell your data to get a return on investment. You no longer have to be annoyed watching and waiting for that bubble to turn into actual text. You can get a feel for how fast the other person is typing etc like you are in the same room. Terms of Use: https://flytexting.com/legal.html
Shy Confession
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We all have thoughts we're too scared to say out loud. Shy is your safe space to confess, vent, and be real — completely anonymous. No account. No username. No trail. Just you and your words. WHAT IS SHY? Shy is an anonymous confessions app built for the moments when you need to get something off your chest. Whether it's a secret crush, a bad day, a hot take, or something you've never told anyone — Shy is where it lives. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Post confessions anonymously — no sign-up, no profile - React to confessions by planting a seed or firing a flare - Follow story threads across multiple chapters - Browse confessions from real people, feeling real things ACTUALLY ANONYMOUS We don't ask for your name, email, or phone number. Ever. Your confessions are yours — untraceable, unlinked, and unbothered. SHY PRO Go deeper with Shy Pro: - Unlimited daily posts (free tier: 3/day) - Exclusive pro reactions and flares - Early access to new features Shy Pro is $2.99/month or $17.99/year. Shy is for anyone who's ever had something to say but didn't know how to say it. Now you do. Speak freely. Stay anonymous. Be Shy. Legal — subscriptions (shy pro): Privacy Policy: https://www.joinshy.app/#privacy Terms of Use (app): https://www.joinshy.app/#terms Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FlyTexting at none against Shy Confession's shown. Shy Confession's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. FlyTexting sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Shy Confession sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlyTexting | Shy Confession |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FlyTexting LLC | umaru mohammed |
In-app purchases
FlyTexting
- Ad Free$0.991 Month
Shy Confession
- Shy Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Shy Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
- 3 Flares$0.99
- 10 Flares$2.99
- 25 Flares$5.99









