Comparison

Messenger vs Comera

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, videos, and large files, and express yourself with custom themes and animated content. Features an AI assistant for help and support.

Highlights
  • Text, audio, and video calls
  • High-definition photo sharing
  • Shared photo albums
  • QR code connections
  • Large file sharing (up to 100MB)
  • Edit and unsend messages
  • Disappearing messages
  • AI assistant
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

Comera

Connect with loved ones through secure one-to-one and group chats, voice, and video calls. Share photos, videos, documents, and locations with end-to-end encryption for complete privacy. Enjoy unlimited, ad-free communication worldwide.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted calls and messages
  • Unlimited free voice and video calls
  • Group chats for multiple users
  • Share photos, videos, documents, and locations
  • Ad-free communication experience
  • Contact syncing for easy access
Features
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Comera is a free-messaging app that allows you to talk to your friends and family via one-to-one chats, voice calls, and video calls through connectivity over mobile data or Wi-Fi. It also enables you to connect through group chats and lets you share photos, videos, documents, locations, and a whole lot more. Why Comera? - FREE CALLS & MESSAGES: No limitations on the messages and calls, including audio and video calls, placed internationally. Talk FREE for unlimited hours. - GROUP CHATS: Communicate with multiple people at once for even faster communication - NO ADS: A seamless communication experience without the annoying ads. - SAFE AND SECURE: Comera is embedded with features like End-to-End Encryption to keep your messages and calls completely safe and private. - TALK ANYWHERE: Talk to your friends and family across the world. No need to worry about the time of the day or roaming charges. - QUICK & SECURE ACCESS: Start using Comera by entering your phone number, and getting it verified through OTP. No need to log in every time you want to use the app. - CONTACT SYNCING: No need to build a separate contact list. Easily embed the contact list of your phone with Comera, and get on messaging, sharing, and calling right away. - SHARE MULTIMEDIA: Photos, videos, documents, locations, and so much more to share? Comera supports all your multimedia-sharing needs. - Emojis: With exciting Emojis and Stickers, make your conversations much more fun. We are actively seeking to make Comera better for you. For queries, customer support and feedback, contact us at info@mycomera.com

Screenshots

Messenger4 screens
Comera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Comera at none against Messenger's 10. Comera also leads on ads (none vs shown). Messenger's advantage is ratings volume (14M vs 5K) and review sentiment (66% vs 53%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Comera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Messenger against 4.6 for Comera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Messenger has 14M ratings behind it against 5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Messenger's written reviews are positive against 53% of Comera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Messenger versus Comera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessengerComera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14M ratings) — better4.6 (5K ratings)
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews — better52.6% of reviews
Number of ratings14M — better5K
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB474 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMeta Platforms, Inc.Comera Technology LLC

Customer experience

Messenger

All ratings13,628,351 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews12,366 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative28.2%

Comera

All ratings4,967 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative37.6%

User reviews

Messenger

From 14M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📱 Useful for staying connected with friends and family
  • 🗣️ Enables easy communication through text, voice, and video
  • 💬 Convenient group chat features
  • 🌐 Works across multiple devices and platforms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Privacy and security concerns
  • 🔄 Unnecessary updates that remove useful features
  • 📤 Issues with message delivery and notifications
  • 🗂️ Cluttered interface and poor organization of chats

Comera

From 5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fantastic conversations and memories
  • 👍 Prefect app
  • 👍 Nice app
  • 👍 5 star experience
  • 👍 Better than any other app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Cannot add contact
  • 🐛 Rude and uneducated staff
  • 🐛 A lot of advertisement
  • 🐛 Always on top issue
  • 🐛 OTP problem

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

Comera

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Cannot add contact
  • Rude and uneducated staff
  • A lot of advertisement
  • Always on top issue
  • OTP problem
Show 13 more
  • Dropped calls
  • Font size too small
  • Cannot sign in due to OTP issue
  • Camera opens randomly during voice calls
  • Unable to verify phone number
  • Bad video call quality
  • No sound on speakerphone
  • Missed calls don't show
  • Last seen doesn't work well
  • Bluetooth issues on iOS 16
  • Can't register
  • Calls stopped working on mobile data
  • Delayed and disappearing messages

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPad version
  • Group calls
  • Screen recording without sharing screen
  • Lighter theme option
  • Group/conference call function

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Messenger

One-time10
  • Avatar Item$0.99
  • Avatar Item$1.99
  • Avatar Item$2.99
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  • 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
None

Comera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Messenger free?
Messenger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comera free?
Comera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Messenger or Comera?
Messenger is rated higher. Messenger averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14M ratings, while Comera averages 4.6 from 5K ratings.
Do Messenger or Comera have ads?
Messenger shows ads; Comera does not.
Which is updated more often, Messenger or Comera?
Messenger ships an update weekly, and Comera weekly. Most recently, Messenger was updated on September 25, 2026 and Comera on September 24, 2026.

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