LockChat vs PixselChat
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.
PixselChat
Connect with others through real-time video and audio calls. This app requires camera and microphone access to initiate conversations. Recent updates focus on improving session stability and user experience.
- Real-time video calls
- Real-time audio calls
- Group communication
- Camera and microphone integration
- Session persistence fixes
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PixselChat is a real-time video and audio communication app. Please use the demo account above to sign in. Camera and microphone permissions are required to start a conversation. This update removes the in-app browser chrome from the previous version and fixes session persistence issues reported by users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LockChat at 5.0 against PixselChat's 3.0. LockChat also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
LockChat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
LockChat ships an update every 3 weeks, PixselChat every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockChat | PixselChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 250 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Galaxkey | Pixsellar Ltd |
Customer experience
LockChat
PixselChat
In-app purchases
LockChat
No in-app purchases
PixselChat
No in-app purchases
