Canvid vs Keylane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canvid
This app allows users to send and receive candid video messages with reaction capturing. You can record your reactions during or after viewing a message and share videos, pictures, or text to your feed or story. It also features dual camera recording for simultaneous front and rear camera capture.
- Candid video messaging with reaction capture
- Dual camera recording
- Share videos, pictures, and text
- Add video reactions to posts
- MultiPicture message slideshows
- Post directly to other social media
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Candid Video Messaging with Reaction Capturing Messages & Dual Camera Recording! Join the newest social media messaging craze! Connect! • Candid video messaging: Messages that can capture your reaction! • Reactions can be recorded during or immediately after the message is viewed • You are always in control of if your reactions are sent back Share your content! • Share your videos, pictures, or text to your social feed or story! • Interact with others by adding video reactions to their posts! • Import a video or up to 10 pictures, and record with both you and the imported media in a single video Capture the moment like never before! • Record video and capture images from the front and rear cameras simultaneously MultiPicture Messages! • Create slideshows with multiple pictures in a single message • Responses show which image is being viewed during the reactions Save & Share your videos! • Post directly to your other social media accounts • Save your videos and share however you'd like
Keylane
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Keylane is a privacy-first messenger for the people who matter most. Every message, voice memo, photo, file, and call is protected with end-to-end encryption — and Keylane goes further than most, using post-quantum cryptography designed to stay secure even against future quantum computers. Built for genuine one-to-one conversations. No groups, no feeds, no algorithms — just private, direct communication. WHY KEYLANE • End-to-end encrypted by default. Messages and calls are encrypted on your device and can only be read by you and the person you're talking to. Not by us, not by anyone. • Post-quantum protection. Keylane uses a quantum-resistant key exchange (ML-KEM-768) and a quantum-resistant double-ratchet protocol, giving you forward secrecy and protection against "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks. • Your keys never leave your device. Your private keys are generated on-device and encrypted at rest with a key derived from your PIN. We never receive them. • Metadata privacy. A sealed-sender design means our servers can't see who is messaging whom — only that a message needs delivering. • Unlock with Face ID or Touch ID. Convenient biometric unlock, backed by the same PIN-derived encryption — no security shortcuts. • Secure calling. Encrypted one-to-one voice and video calls, integrated with the native iOS call experience. • Rich, private media. Share photos, videos, files, and voice memos — all encrypted, with per-file quality options and in-app image annotation before you send. • No phone number required. Add a contact by scanning their QR code. No address-book upload, no discovery by phone number. • No ads. No tracking. No profiling. Keylane's business is privacy, not your data. HOW IT WORKS When you create an account, Keylane generates your cryptographic identity locally. Only your public keys are registered with the server. Everything sensitive — your profile, your private keys, your local files — is encrypted on your device. To connect with someone, you exchange an invite (for example, by scanning a QR code). From that point on, every exchange runs over a quantum-resistant double-ratchet session that provides forward secrecy: even if a key were ever compromised, past messages stay protected. DESIGNED FOR CONTROL • Block a contact and their ability to reach you is revoked immediately, at the server. • You choose who can contact you — there's no open directory. Keylane is for anyone who believes private conversations should stay private: journalists, professionals handling sensitive information, and anyone who simply prefers that their messages remain their own. Private by design. Quantum-safe by default. See https://keylane.app for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Keylane at every 2 weeks against Canvid's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Canvid ships an update every 5 weeks, Keylane every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canvid | Keylane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roco Technologies LLC | Livotov Labs Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Canvid
No in-app purchases
Keylane
No in-app purchases









