Comparison

Element X vs iMembers

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Element X

Communicate securely and privately with instant messaging and video calls. This app offers robust features for individuals and communities, allowing you to own your data and choose where it's hosted. Enjoy real-time communication with synchronized history across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time messaging
  • Video calls
  • Public and private rooms
  • Rich messaging features
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Data ownership and server choice
Features
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Freedom to communicate on your own terms For individuals and communities - private communication between family, friends, hobby groups, clubs, etc. Element X gives you fast, secure and private instant messaging and video calls built on Matrix, the open standard for real-time communication. This is a free and open-source app maintained at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios Stay in touch with friends, family and communities with: • Real time messaging & video calls • Public rooms for open group communication • Private rooms for closed group communication • Rich messaging features: emoji reactions, replies, polls, pinned messages and more. • Video calling while browsing messages. • Interoperability with other Matrix-based apps such as FluffyChat, Cinny and many more. Privacy-first Unlike some other messengers from Big Tech companies, we don’t mine your data or monitor your communications. Own your conversations Choose where to host your data - from any public server (the largest free server is matrix.org, but there are plenty of others to choose from) to creating your own personal server and hosting it on your own domain. This ability to choose a server is a large part of what differentiates us from other real time communication apps. However you host, you have ownership; it’s your data. You’re not the product. You’re in control. Communicate in real time, all the time Use Element everywhere. Stay in touch wherever you are with fully synchronised message history across all your devices, including on the web at https://app.element.io Element X is our next-generation app If you’re using the previous-generation Element Classic app, it’s time to try Element X! It’s faster, easier to use, and more powerful than the classic app. It’s better in every way and we’re adding new features all the time.

About

iMembers

Features
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iMembers helps you preserve important messages and deliver them at the right moment in the future. Create secure time capsules with video, audio, or text, and choose exactly when they can be opened. Send birthday wishes, personal advice, family memories, life lessons, warnings, or words of love that should not be lost. Some messages are not meant for today. A child may be too young to understand your guidance now. A loved one may need your support years from today. A birthday, milestone, anniversary, or important life moment may still be far ahead. With iMembers, you can save what matters while you remember it. Create capsules for: • Future birthdays and anniversaries • Messages to children and family • Personal memories and life experience • Advice, support, and meaningful words • Legacy messages for loved ones • Video, audio, and text time capsules iMembers is designed for people who want to keep their most meaningful words safe and deliver them when they matter most. You can create a message today and choose an opening date in the future. Your capsule stays locked until the selected moment arrives. Whether it is one year from now, ten years from now, or even decades ahead, iMembers gives you a simple way to send meaningful messages into the future. Because life moves fast. We forget birthdays, important dates, and words we meant to say. While you remember, save what matters. iMembers — messages for the moments ahead. Premium (optional, separate purchase required): • iMembers Premium — auto-renewable subscription (Monthly or Yearly) that unlocks unlimited capsules and all unlock conditions • iMembers LifeTime — one-time purchase that permanently unlocks all Premium features Core features are available for free. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. ——— Terms of Use (EULA): https://imembers.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://imembers.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Element X4 screens
iMembers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Element X at none against iMembers's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iMembers sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Element X asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Element X ships an update fortnightly, iMembers weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Element X versus iMembers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElement XiMembers
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (169 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings169 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size341 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVector Creations LimitedNazerke Saktapbergenova

In-app purchases

None

Element X

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

iMembers

Subscriptions2
  • iMembers Premium$9.991 Month
  • iMembers Premium$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • iMembers LifeTime$299.99

Questions

Is Element X free?
Element X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iMembers free?
iMembers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Element X or iMembers have ads?
Neither Element X nor iMembers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Element X or iMembers?
Element X ships an update fortnightly, and iMembers weekly. Most recently, Element X was updated on November 7, 2026 and iMembers on October 31, 2026.

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