Realtime vs OffNet Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Realtime
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How it works: 1) Click if you are a viewer or streamer 2) Explore the entire world 3) Watch IRL streamers in real time (see what we did there) and track their location 4) PIN your favorite spots or view your favorite streamers pins Start enjoying life in RealTime today.
OffNet Chat
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OffNet Chat is a private messenger that works in places other messengers can't โ and collects nothing, anywhere. NO SIGNAL? NO PROBLEM. At a festival, on a flight, hiking off-grid, or when the network is down: OffNet Chat sends messages directly between iPhones over Bluetooth and peer-to-peer Wi-Fi. Phones running OffNet Chat can quietly pass messages along for each other, so your words can hop through the crowd to reach a friend across it โ and every hop only ever carries scrambled data. FAR APART? STILL PRIVATE. Turn on the internet bridge and message friends anywhere in the world. Messages travel as anonymous, end-to-end encrypted parcels through rotating mailboxes that can't be linked to you โ no servers of ours, no accounts, no metadata trail. NO ACCOUNTS. NOTHING COLLECTED. There is no sign-up. Your identity is a cryptographic key created on your phone, and it never leaves your phone. We have no servers, no analytics, no ads, no tracking โ we couldn't read your messages or sell your data even if we wanted to, because we never have either. EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT FROM A MESSENGER โข Text, photos, and voice notes โ all end-to-end encrypted โข Photos send instantly as previews, then upgrade to high quality over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or the bridge โข Delivery ticks and icons showing which path each message took โข Background notifications that decrypt privately on your device โข Profile photos that sync to your friends automatically ADDING FRIENDS IS EFFORTLESS โข Nearby: one of you scans the other's QR code โ the other phone gets a simple accept prompt โข Far away: share a one-time invite link over any app you already trust โข Verify any friendship in person later with safety codes, like the pros do YOU'RE IN CONTROL โข Three transport switches โ Bluetooth mesh, Wi-Fi, internet โ each one yours to flip โข Block anyone, with a choice: notify them, or block quietly so they learn nothing โข See exactly how much you've sent today โข Delete your identity and every trace of your data, irreversibly, any time HONEST ENCRYPTION Modern, audited primitives from Apple's CryptoKit: Curve25519 key agreement and ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption, end to end. Relay phones and the optional cloud mailboxes only ever see ciphertext. OffNet Chat does not yet implement forward secrecy (it's on the roadmap) โ we'd rather tell you that than overpromise. OffNet Chat asks only for the permissions it visibly uses: Bluetooth and local network to reach nearby phones, camera to scan QR codes, microphone for voice notes you record, and notifications. Your words, your phone, your business.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Realtime at 11.0 against OffNet Chat's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Realtime | OffNet Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Muxable, Inc. | padma lochan singh |
In-app purchases
Realtime
No in-app purchases
OffNet Chat
No in-app purchases









