Comparison

Steady IM vs Express Chat

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

Head to head

About

Steady IM

Features

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friends' private chat Send and receive friends' messages anytime and anywhere, and support sending video, pictures, text and voice messages. voice chat Provide high-quality voice communication for both parties. Blacklist Block the other party's users and no longer receive messages from the other party! No harassment! Status You can set your current status and display it when your friends view you. night mode Make the overall brightness of the screen closer to the night environment, and alleviate eye fatigue!

About

Express Chat

Features

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Express Chat - Breaking social boundaries and initiating a brand-new interactive experience! 【 Contacts List Friends 】 Support one-click import address book, and users become friends 【 Video Chat 】 High-definition and smooth video chat brings you closer to each other and makes communication warmer. 【 Group Formation 】 The convenient group formation function makes it easy to achieve both interest exchange and activity organization.

Screenshots

Steady IM4 screens

Express Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Steady IM at 11.0 against Express Chat's 13.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steady IM ships an update every 2 months, Express Chat monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Steady IM versus Express Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Steady IM	Express Chat
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Monthly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	74 MB	21 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Diffusion Technology	Zhejiang Tihu Network Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Steady IM

No in-app purchases

None

Express Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steady IM free?

Steady IM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Express Chat free?

Express Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Steady IM or Express Chat have ads?

Neither Steady IM nor Express Chat shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Steady IM or Express Chat?

Steady IM ships an update every 2 months, and Express Chat monthly. Most recently, Steady IM was updated on October 16, 2026 and Express Chat on October 12, 2026.