Bar Talk vs Spy Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bar Talk
This app allows users to send large, animated messages displayed on their device's screen to catch someone's attention from a distance. It offers customization options for messages, colors, and transitions, suitable for various social or emergency situations.
- Customizable animated messages
- 11 color options
- 4 transition styles
- Up to 20 stored messages
- Ad-free experience
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Bar Talk is the world's first visual social networking app! You're in a crowded bar and you want to get the attention of that attractive member of the opposite sex on the other side -- Bar Talk is the answer! Bar Talk displays huge animated messages on the screen of the iPhone or iPod Touch that are sure to catch the eye of that person you want to meet! Bar Talk can store up to 20 customized messages and display them in 11 different colors using four transition styles. Besides the bar/club scene, Bar Talk can be used to send messages to that cute person who: - Pulls up next to you at a red light - Works in the building across the street - Is riding on the bus that is about to pull away - Many more! Other situations where Bar Talk may be useful: - Sending a message to a waiter/waitress in a crowded restaurant - Signaling for help in emergency situations Features of Bar Talk include: - Up to 20 customized messages - Messages can be displayed in 11 different colors and three sizes - Four different eye-catching transition styles in three speeds - Apps from Seaside Apps are always ad free! Try Bar Talk tonight and break the ice with that person you want to meet!
Spy Messenger
A private messaging app that requires no registration or personal information. It securely deletes all message history when the app is suspended or the phone is locked, ensuring maximum user privacy.
- No registration required
- No personal information needed
- No message history kept
- Automatic message deletion
- Supports any number of users in a chat
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If you search for true private messenger, this app is for you. Features: - the app doesn’t require registration. - you don't need to provide any personal information (email, telephone number, Facebook or any other accounts). - the app doesn’t keep any history or user information. - the app doesn't send notifications and doesn't keep any device id's, only when both users in the chat room you can send and receive messages. - when the app is suspended or phone is locked all messages will be removed. - app support any amount of users inside the chat room. Requirements: Any iOS device with iOS 12.x the iCloud account in phone settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bar Talk at 100% against Spy Messenger's 0%. Bar Talk also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Spy Messenger's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 37 months). 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
Bar Talk costs $0.99 and Spy Messenger $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spy Messenger holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Bar Talk's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spy Messenger's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bar Talk ships an update every 37 months, Spy Messenger every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Bar Talk | Spy Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #136 | #92 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Seaside Apps | Kirill Filippov |
Customer experience
Bar Talk
Spy Messenger
In-app purchases
Bar Talk
No in-app purchases
Spy Messenger
No in-app purchases
