Comparison

Messenger vs PEXit

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

Head to head
About

Messenger

Connect with friends and family through text, audio, and video calls. Share photos in high definition, create shared albums, and send large files directly in chat. Features an AI assistant for instant answers and creative image generation.

Highlights
  • Text, audio, and video calls
  • High-definition photo sharing
  • Shared photo albums
  • Large file sharing up to 100MB
  • AI assistant for questions and creative tasks
  • Disappearing messages
  • Customizable chat themes
Features
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Messenger is a free messaging app that helps you connect with anyone, anywhere. Stay in touch with your friends and family, explore your interests with people like you, build your community, and share your vibe beyond words, all in one app. CHAT AND CALL ANYONE, ANYWHERE
 Find and connect with your friends and family on Facebook and Messenger, no phone number needed. GET INSTANT ANSWERS FROM YOUR AI ASSISTANT* Meta AI is your assistant that can answer any questions, give you advice, help with homework, and more. SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN HIGH DEFINITION Send and receive clearer, crisper picture of your favorite moments with Messenger. CREATE SHARED ALBUMS From a recent summer vacation to your grandma’s 80th birthday, create albums of photos and videos to share, organize and reminisce over important moments in your group chats. EASILY ADD NEW CONNECTIONS WITH QR CODES Connect with people you meet in real life by scanning their Messenger QR code or sharing yours via a link. SHARE LARGE FILES DIRECTLY IN CHAT Whether it’s a Word, PDF, or Excel doc, you can send large files up to 100MB right inside of Messenger. EDIT AND UNSEND MESSAGES Hit send too soon? You can edit the message up to 15 minutes after sending DISAPPEARING MESSAGES Some things aren’t meant to last forever. Choose how long your end-to-end encrypted chats stick around after they’ve been read. COME TOGETHER WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES Meaningfully connect with people like you from your school, neighborhood, and interest groups. GET IN YOUR FAVORITE CREATORS’ INNER CIRCLE Stay in the know with creators by joining their broadcast channels for authentic and casual content. UNLEASH YOUR IMAGINATION W/ META AI* Tap into your go-to creative partner to create, edit, animate images and more. CAPTURE EVERYDAY MOMENTS ON STORIES Highlight moments of your day using photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours in Stories. DROP A NOTE WITH YOUR THOUGHTS Stay connected with your friends by sharing quick updates that disappear after 24 hours. BRING YOUR VIBE TO YOUR CHATS Sometimes words just don’t cut it. Tap into more ways to express yourself with animated stickers, GIFs, reactions and more. SET THE MOOD OF YOUR CHAT WITH THEMES Customize your chat with a large and constantly evolving list of themes featuring popular artists, holidays, and more. *Meta AI is available in select languages and countries only, with more coming soon.

About

PEXit

Features
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PEXit - The Integrated Multi-Lingual Media PEXit is designed for users of varied profile to CONNECT with their peers, associates, partners, customers…, COMMUNICATE with them by messaging, sharing photos, videos, drawings, reports, presentations…, COLLABORATE with team members of projects by forming user specified groups, CONSUME information posted on yellow pages and other postings, and CONDUCT COMMERCE on products, services, software etc. The platform also acts as an exchange for recruitment by posting job openings and résumés. It has multi-lingual functionality inclusive of translation making it truly global and breaks the barriers of communication across geographies and time zones. Its usage extends beyond business or commercial transactions; friends, families, students and professionals can use it with ease to communicate and share information. Let's PEXit!

Screenshots

Messenger4 screens
PEXit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Messenger at #10 against PEXit's unranked. PEXit's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Messenger sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and PEXit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Messenger versus PEXit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessengerPEXit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14M ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14M — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size283 MB56 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMeta Platforms, Inc.SST India Private Limited

Bugs and requests

Messenger

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to log in or access account
  • Messages failing to send or receive
  • Unexpected app crashes and freezes
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to delete or unsend messages
  • Improve search functionality for chat history
  • Introduce customizable notification settings
  • Bring back old features like emoji reactions and location sharing

PEXit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Messenger

One-time10
  • Avatar Item$0.99
  • Avatar Item$1.99
  • Avatar Item$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Avatar Item$3.99
  • Avatar Item$4.99
  • Avatar Item$6.99
  • Avatar Item$7.99
  • Avatar Item$8.99
  • Avatar Item$9.99
  • Avatar Item$10.99
10 purchases

PEXit

One-time10
  • Sponsored_Dis_1months_INR$22.99
  • Sponsored_Dis_2months_INR$45.99
  • Sponsored_Dis_1months_AUD$59.99
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  • Sponsored_Dis_3months_INR$64.99
  • Sponsored_Dis_1months_GBP$74.99
  • Sponsored_Dis_2months_AUD$119.99
  • Sponsored_Dis_2months_GBP$139.99
  • Sponsored_Dis_3months_AUD$179.99
  • Sponsored_Dis_3months_GBP$209.99
  • Sponsored_Dis_3months_JYP$229.99

Questions

Is Messenger free?
Messenger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PEXit free?
PEXit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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