Comparison

JamiiForums vs Private Message Box

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

Head to head
About

JamiiForums

This app provides mobile access to a forum community focused on open discussions and sharing ideas. Users can create accounts, engage in private messaging, post to discussions, and upload various media types. It also allows for content reporting and profile customization.

Highlights
  • Create free account
  • Private messaging
  • Post to discussions
  • Upload images, audio, video
  • Customize account
  • Subscribe to forums/threads
Features
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Welcome to JamiiForums | The Home of Great Thinkers – Where we Dare to Talk Openly! With this JamiiForums app, you can access JamiiForums.com forums directly from your mobile or tablet device. Now, you can: - Switch regions to your country/region of choice - Create an account for free in a few seconds - Submit anonymous MDAU reports via FichuaUovu - FactCheck information via JamiiCheck - Send and receive Private Messages (Conversations) - Access and post to the most recent discussions - Read and post to JamiiForums - Report some content you find unethical - View JamiiForums user profiles - LIKE posts - Upload images, audio, videos etc - Share files privately and via other social media platforms - Customize your account anytime - Subscribe to desired forums/threads

About

Private Message Box

Secure your private conversations with password protection. Send unlimited texts, photos, and location details to other users for free. Enhance your privacy with a virtual number option.

Highlights
  • Password protected conversations
  • Free texting between users
  • Send unlimited text, photo, and location
  • Full emoji support
  • Virtual number for hidden communication
  • Privacy Guard
Features
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Do you want to hide your private conversations? Worried on messages from one friend checked by others, then Private Message Box is for you. It saves messages of secret contacts behind PIN pad. Its easy to use and keeps user conversation secret. Your conversation with PSB contacts is 100% SECRET and secure. It also provides free texting between App Users. Just Sign-In with your number. Send unlimited text, photo and location details to another user. You can do conversations only with users who have enabled Free messaging. 
Full of emoji characters (300 emoji support), useful to represent emotions. Features
- Free text & Multimedia Messaging between Users
- Image/Location sharing
- Password protection: Cannot be opened by other people
- Privacy Guard Pro version feature: -No Advertise - Remove ads from the application. Pro version subscriptions Options: -Duration of the subscription is 1 Year with a charge of $4.99 every year. Buy Virtual Number: - Hide your private conversation from your personal cell phone bill. - Keep your personal phone number hidden from some contacts. - Send or receive messages from anywhere in the world. Buy Virtual Number Options: - 58.99$/year for countries like USA, Canada etc. - 102.99$/year for countries like Estonia, Latvia etc. Please note :- All subscriptions are auto renewable. Subscription will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can cancel your subscription any time by turning off auto-renewal in your iTunes Account Settings. You can manage your subscription in iTunes Account settings after purchase. -Find more information in our privacy policy, click on this link http://privatesmsbox.com/legal.html - For terms of use, click on this link http://privatesmsbox.com/termsofuse.html Excited to receive feedbacks or queries at: info@privatesmsbox.com

Screenshots

JamiiForums4 screens
Private Message Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: JamiiForums at 50% against Private Message Box's 7%. JamiiForums also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Private Message Box's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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. Private Message Box sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. JamiiForums asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JamiiForums ships an update every 5 weeks, Private Message Box monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
JamiiForums versus Private Message Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJamiiForumsPrivate Message Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.1 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better6.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJamii ForumsVartit Technology Private Limited

Customer experience

JamiiForums

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

Private Message Box

All ratings20 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative86.7%

In-app purchases

None

JamiiForums

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Private Message Box

Subscriptions4
  • Proversion$4.991 Year
  • Buy Number - Zone1 Yearly$21.991 Year
  • Buy Number - Zone2 Yearly$58.991 Year
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  • Buy Number - Zone3 Yearly$102.991 Year
One-time1
  • Get SMS Balance$6.99

Questions

Is JamiiForums free?
JamiiForums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Private Message Box free?
Private Message Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JamiiForums or Private Message Box have ads?
Private Message Box shows ads; JamiiForums does not.
Which is updated more often, JamiiForums or Private Message Box?
JamiiForums ships an update every 5 weeks, and Private Message Box monthly. Most recently, JamiiForums was updated on October 9, 2026 and Private Message Box on October 24, 2026.

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