LockChat vs Tuganire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LockChat
This app provides end-to-end encrypted messaging, ensuring your conversations are private and secure. It offers advanced features for corporate clients, including server management and user control.
- End-to-end encrypted chat
- User-controlled keys
- Corporate server management
- User management
- Contact list integration
- Secure file transfer
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After successfully securing email communication and file transfer, Galaxkey is happy to secure the end-to-end messaging for users. Galaxkey uses it’s robust data protection platform to build a secure chat application. The chat application covers the missing piece of secured instant messaging from the Galaxkey’s data protection platform. It allows users to securely chat with each other with keys controlled by them. In addition to normal chat features, it will allow corporate customers to 1. Manage chat server within their infrastructure 2. Manage users using Galaxkey interface 3. Have complete control over the instant messaging app Users will be able to add any contact from their contacts list and communicate securely with them. Galaxkey will be adding many new and unique features to the application in near future.
Tuganire
Connect with friends through instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. This secure application allows for anytime, anywhere communication.
- Instant messaging
- Voice calls
- Video calls
- Secure communication
- Connect with friends
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Tuganire is a fast and secure messaging app to chat, call, and connect with friends anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LockChat at every 3 weeks against Tuganire's every 3 months. LockChat also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LockChat against 5.0 for Tuganire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
LockChat ships an update every 3 weeks, Tuganire every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockChat | Tuganire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 250 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Galaxkey | Christine Umuhire |
Customer experience
LockChat
Tuganire
In-app purchases
LockChat
No in-app purchases
Tuganire
No in-app purchases
