Blink vs MaxMessenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blink
This app helps you stay connected with friends and family by showing their real-time locations on an interactive map. You can also see their phone's battery level and movement speed, fostering a deeper sense of connection.
- Interactive location map
- Real-time friend locations
- Phone charge status
- Movement speed indicator
- Enhanced friendship features
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Blink — your universe of friends and a private space away from the noise. Real-time location, a handy messenger, group chats and video calls for up to 100 people, step counter and more. Track where your besties are in real time and chat your way: send audio stickers, share photos and videos, record video or voice messages, change message style and size however you feel. Map, messages, chats and calls — all in one communication app. Create your universe of friends in Blink!
MaxMessenger
Communicate securely and privately with end-to-end encryption. Send texts, voice messages, images, and files with a user-friendly interface designed for everyone. Enjoy fast, reliable, and private conversations.
- End-to-end encryption
- Text messaging
- Voice messages
- Image sharing
- File transfer
- User-friendly interface
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MaxMessenger is a simple, private way to stay close to the people who matter. Sign up with your phone number and start chatting in seconds. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • One-to-one chats are end-to-end encrypted: only you and the person you're talking to can read them • Lock individual chats, or the whole app, with Face ID • Choose who sees your last seen, read receipts and typing status CHAT YOUR WAY • Text, photos, videos, files and your location • Voice messages that keep playing in the background, at 1x, 1.5x or 2x speed • Reply, react, forward, pin and star messages • Saved Messages for your own notes, links and files GROUPS AND CHANNELS • Groups for family, friends and work • Channels to share updates with as many people as you like • Chat folders and an archive to keep your list tidy VOICE AND VIDEO CALLS • Clear one-to-one and group calls • Switch from voice to video in a tap • Share your screen during a call ON YOUR COMPUTER TOO • Link MaxMessenger on your computer and keep chatting from your desk SAFE AND RESPECTFUL • Block anyone and report messages, people, groups or channels in a few taps • No ads, and your data is never sold Available in English and Arabic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blink at 55% against MaxMessenger's 10%. Blink also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months). MaxMessenger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Blink sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. MaxMessenger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blink holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blink has 18K ratings behind it against 109, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Blink's written reviews are positive against 10% of MaxMessenger's.
Blink ships an update every 9 days, MaxMessenger every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blink | MaxMessenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18K ratings) — better | 1.7 (109 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.4% of reviews — better | 9.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 109 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 402 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blinkmap Limited | Ali Naeem |
Customer experience
Blink
MaxMessenger
User reviews
Blink
From 18K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient location tracking
- 👍 Useful features
- 🎨 Customizable
- 💡 Innovative replacement for Zenly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate geolocation
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🤖 Buggy and unstable
- 🔒 Privacy concerns
MaxMessenger
From 109 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good connection speed
- 👍 Works well for friends
- 👍 Amazing app
- 👍 Great social network
- 👍 Cool app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Does not work with Russian numbers
- 🐛 Phone freezes and makes strange sounds
- 🐛 Not working in Germany
- 🐛 App is not working
- 🐛 Not working
Bugs and requests
Blink
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes on launch
- Incorrect friend locations shown
- Verification code not being sent
- Outdated map data
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to clear chat history
- Improve map accuracy and update frequency
- Integrate Google Maps instead of Apple Maps
- Add more sticker options
MaxMessenger
Reported bugs
48 issues- Does not work with Russian mobile numbers
- Phone freezes and makes strange sounds
- App not working in Germany
- App is not working
- Not working
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- Code not received for Cyprus mobile number
- Code not received for Belarus
- Codes not received for Russian numbers
- Hacked and cannot log in
- Cannot register, code not coming
- Nothing seems working
- Cannot even start registration
- Error during registration
- Registration impossible
- Not RU messenger MAX
- Registration impossible, number error
- Slacking
- Cannot register
- Does not work on iPhone 15
- Does not accept phone numbers from the United States
- Unusable, fails to register mobile numbers from the UK
- Cannot register, error
- Unknown error during registration
- Cannot register
- Stupid and inconvenient app
- Not working in the USA
- Just wrapper
- Messenger for surveillance and listening
- Don't like it, no personal space
- Cannot even register, forced to install
- Cannot confirm number
- Not working in the states
- App doesn't accept phone number
- All bad
- Collects data, terrible messenger
- Worst app ever
- Shameful
- Not working
- Remove MAX
- Shame of Russia
- Poor imitation, FSB reader
- Unusable flop
- Useless flop
- Waste of time
- Totally waste
- Worst messenger of all time
- Phone number input issue with Iraq's code
- Server error during registration
Requested features
6 requests- Add Israel to the list
- Make app available in US region
- Improve registration process for international numbers
- Fix number input validation
- Provide access to the app
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- Add personal space feature
In-app purchases
Blink
- 10$0.99
- 30$2.99
- 50$4.99
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- 100$9.99
- 300$29.99
- 500$39.99
- 1000$79.99
MaxMessenger
No in-app purchases
