Ultraviolet Chat vs Cackle Messaging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultraviolet Chat
Connect with creators, experts, and professionals who share your interests. This community chat platform offers a user-friendly interface for exclusive experiences and knowledge sharing.
- Community chat platform
- Connect with creators
- Exclusive experiences
- Knowledge sharing
- User-friendly interface
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Ultraviolet is a community chat platform designed to bring you closer to creators, experts, and professionals who share your interests and passions. Our user-friendly interface and messaging features make it simple to access exclusive experiences and knowledge in a fun way.
Cackle Messaging
A private social media platform designed for authentic connections with your inner circle. Share genuine moments without the distractions of public feeds. Focus on meaningful interactions with the people who matter most.
- Private social space
- Authentic connections
- Share real moments
- Inner circle focus
- Ad-free experience
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Your private social space for authentic connections with the people who matter most. Share real moments with your inner circle, away from the noise. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cackle Messaging at 5.0 against Ultraviolet Chat's 4.1. Cackle Messaging also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%). Ultraviolet Chat's advantage is ratings volume (725 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Ultraviolet Chat sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Cackle Messaging sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cackle Messaging holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultraviolet Chat has 725 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Ultraviolet Chat's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cackle Messaging's.
Ultraviolet Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, Cackle Messaging every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultraviolet Chat | Cackle Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (725 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 725 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ultraviolet Labs, Inc. | James Elijah Andre Jarrett |
Customer experience
Ultraviolet Chat
Cackle Messaging
Bugs and requests
Ultraviolet Chat
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and account setup problems
- Unreliable video playback and content access
- Inconsistent notification and messaging functionality
- Crashes and freezes during app usage
- Syncing and data loss problems
Requested features
5 requests- Improved account management options
- Ability to save purchased content
- Explore feature to discover new creators
- Web-based version for desktop access
- Detailed creator analytics dashboard
Cackle Messaging
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ultraviolet Chat
- $2.99 Gem Pack$2.99
- $4.99 Gem Pack$4.99
- $9.99 Gem Pack$9.99
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- $18.99 Gem Pack$18.99
- $44.99 Gem Pack$44.99
Cackle Messaging
- Cackle Premium (monthly)$4.991 Month
- Cackle Premium (yearly)$49.991 Year
- Cackle Coins 100$0.99
- Cackle Coins 500$3.99
- Cackle Coins 1200$7.99
Questions
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