Vama vs Cerberus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vama
This app combines instant messaging with advanced Fintech capabilities. It offers a fast, reliable, and secure communication experience across multiple devices, featuring a personal assistant to help organize your day and schedule meetings.
- Instant messaging
- Multi-device sync
- Personal assistant
- Photo and video editing
- Themes and emojis
- Reliable message delivery
- Secure communication
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Explore the future of communication with Vama — a cutting-edge app that seamlessly integrates instant messaging with the latest in Fintech technology. INSTANT MESSAGING: Vama offers one of the fastest messaging experiences available. Connect instantly with friends, family, and teams through smooth, real-time conversations designed for modern life. MULTI-DEVICE SYNC: Access your chats seamlessly from smartphones, tablets, and computers simultaneously. With Vama, your conversations aren’t tied to a single device—start typing on one and finish on another without missing a beat. Your data is always at your fingertips. YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT: Meet your smart companion built directly into your conversations. Schedule meetings, get instant answers, plan your day, and stay ahead — all without leaving your chat. Vama’s Personal Assistant understands context, helps you prepare for important moments, and keeps your life organized in real time. It’s not just messaging — it’s intelligent communication. FUN: Express yourself with powerful photo and video editing tools, themes, and emojis that make every conversation uniquely yours. RELIABLE: Engineered for dependable delivery, even on challenging network connections. With Vama, your messages arrive promptly and reliably. SECURE: Your messages and data are protected by robust security measures designed to safeguard your personal information at every level. PRIVACY FIRST: At Vama, we take your privacy seriously. Your conversations are handled with the utmost care, and we never compromise on protecting your private information. Your trust is our priority.
Cerberus
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Cerberus is a messenger for conversations that are nobody else's business. Every message, voice note and file is encrypted on your phone and opened only on the phone of the person you are talking to. The server in between carries sealed data and holds no key to any of it — not as a promise not to look, but as a matter of what it has. NO ACCOUNT, NO PHONE NUMBER, NO DIRECTORY There is nothing to sign up for: no email, no SMS, no profile, no password. Nobody can look you up and nobody can add you. A conversation begins when two people are in the same room and one of them scans a code from the other's screen. That is the only way in, and it is the point. WHAT IT PROTECTS • End-to-end encryption with standard cryptography. Keys are generated on the device and stored in the Keychain — they never travel. • The code you show is good once and for a few minutes. The two phones shake hands and move the conversation to a key that was never on any screen, so a code somebody photographed is worth nothing. • A PIN or Face ID on the app itself. • A second PIN for the situation nobody plans for: enter it and the app opens with every conversation hidden, or erases what is on the device, whichever you chose. It shows no error and no sign that another code exists. • Screenshots do not pass silently: the other side is told. • Messages delete themselves on a schedule you set — on both devices and on the server. • A chat list that can show names only, for the moments when your screen is not only yours. AND IT IS STILL A MESSENGER Swipe a message to reply, hold one to react, send photos, videos, files and voice notes, delete anything on your phone or on both phones at once. Everything is where you expect it to be. FREE, AND PRO Two conversations, messages and reactions are free forever — a working messenger, not a trial. Pro is a single payment with no subscription and nothing to cancel: unlimited conversations, voice notes, photos and files, and deleting on both phones. Whatever Pro gains later is included at no extra cost. WHAT WE CANNOT DO We cannot read your messages, recover them, or reset anything for you. Delete the app and every conversation goes with it: there is no backup, by design, and no way back. To destroy the keys as well, erase from inside the app first — Settings, Security, "Erase everything now". That is the trade this app makes, and it is written here rather than buried in a settings screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vama at none against Cerberus's 1. Vama also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Cerberus's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Cerberus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vama asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vama ships an update every 8 days, Cerberus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vama | Cerberus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (685 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 685 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | VAMA INT PTE. LTD. | Shahen Grigoryan |
Bugs and requests
Vama
Reported bugs
2 issues- Payment feature not working
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
2 requests- Add payment feature
- Improve app functionality
Cerberus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vama
No in-app purchases
Cerberus
- AirPact: Private Secure Chat$19.99









