LockChat vs Visi Messenger
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.
Visi Messenger
This app offers a unique way to connect with loved ones through live video and real-time messaging. See your friends appear behind your text conversations, and watch messages materialize as they're typed. It bridges the gap between texting and video calls, making everyday interactions feel more personal and present.
- Live video behind chat
- Ghost typing (messages appear as typed)
- Real-time reactions
- Friendship Insights
- Visual chat list
- Personalized everyday messages
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See each other while you text. Visi brings live video, messages and voice together in the same conversation. TEXT WITH A FACE Turn on your camera when you want to share the moment. Keep reading and sending messages while you see each other, including in full screen. VIDEO THAT FITS YOUR CHAT Choose small video bubbles beside your messages, a window above the conversation or full-screen video. Pick the view that suits you and change it when you want. YOUR CAMERA. YOUR MICROPHONE. YOUR CHOICE. Control your camera and microphone independently from the top of the chat. Share video without speaking, talk without video or just keep texting. Muting your microphone still lets you hear the other person. WORDS AS THEY HAPPEN With live typing, words appear while your friend writes. Choose whether to share live typing across your chats or change it for one conversation. CATCH UP TOGETHER Catch up one to one or bring friends together in a group. Send photos and voice notes, react to messages and pick up the conversation later. Find people by username or send an invite link. PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS Messages, photos and voice notes are end-to-end encrypted. You can use text chat without granting camera or microphone access. Available on iPhone and iPad, and on compatible Apple silicon Macs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LockChat at 5.0 against Visi Messenger's 3.7. LockChat also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Visi Messenger's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
LockChat ships an update every 3 weeks, Visi Messenger daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockChat | Visi Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 250 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Galaxkey | Visi Messenger Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
LockChat
Visi Messenger
In-app purchases
LockChat
No in-app purchases
Visi Messenger
No in-app purchases









