Comparison

Chain Messenger vs Secure Chats

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

Head to head
About

Chain Messenger

Features
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Welcome to Chain, the ultimate privacy-first chat app that empowers you to connect with friends, family, and colleagues while ensuring your conversations remain secure and discreet. With Chain, your privacy is our top priority, and we offer a range of features to protect your conversations. Screenshot Protection: Your conversations are private, and we want to keep them that way. Chain prevents users from taking screenshots within the app, ensuring that your messages stay between you and your intended recipient. Delete for All: Mistakes happen, but with Chain, you can make them disappear. Our "Delete for All" feature allows you to erase complete chats not just from your device but from your recipient's device as well. Say goodbye to embarrassing or regrettable messages. Encrypted Messages: Chain services encrypt data in transit using HTTPS and logically isolate customer data, ensuring your data stays secure and private. With Chain, your privacy is in your hands. Download the app now and experience secure, anonymous, and private chat like never before. Connect with confidence, knowing that your conversations will stay between you and your chosen recipients. Say hello to Chain - your privacy-first chat companion.

About

Secure Chats

Features
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SecChats is a private, end-to-end encrypted messenger for one-to-one and group conversations. Every text and photo you send is encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM under a key derived from an ECDH handshake with the recipient. The server only sees ciphertext. No phone number. No email. No ads. No tracking. Why SecChats โ€” True end-to-end encryption. Messages are encrypted on your device before they leave it and only decrypted on the recipient's. The SecChats server cannot read them. Neither can we. โ€” No phone number or email. Sign up with a display name. The server assigns you an opaque user ID; share that with friends to start chatting. โ€” Private by design. The on-device database is wrapped in an additional AES-256-GCM layer, so a stolen or seized device does not hand over your conversation history. โ€” Add friends face-to-face by scanning a QR code โ€” keys never touch a server. โ€” Photos, text, groups. Send messages and images to friends or groups; create groups and share QR-code invitations; scan a QR code to join a group you were invited to. โ€” Seven languages. Switch the interface between System default, English, Romanian, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese from Settings. โ€” Open API and reference client. The protocol is documented and shipped alongside an open-source Java reference client, so you can audit or rebuild the messaging stack yourself. SecChats does not lock you in. What's in the app โ€” Friends tab โ€” your contacts, groups, pending requests, and group invitations. New activity is flagged with a small dot. โ€” Chat tab โ€” bubble-style conversations with copy/delete on each message, clickable URLs, and full-screen image previews. โ€” Settings tab โ€” language picker, message and account wipe, Banned Channels ledger for anyone you have reported and removed. Security details โ€” Wire format: AES-256-GCM under an ECDH-derived shared secret. โ€” At-rest format: AES-256-GCM with a per-install key, layered over every text payload and every image payload before SQLite ever sees the bytes. โ€” Profanity filter on display names and group names, backed by a curated word list. โ€” Open verification: the protocol and reference client are public. About the company Secure Chats is built by Secchats Ltd. All conversation content is end-to-end encrypted. The company cannot read your messages and does not retain content beyond the time needed to deliver it. Support Help and documentation: https://secchats.com/howto.html Open API documentation: https://secchats.com/api.html Contact support: support@secchats.com

Screenshots

Chain Messenger3 screens
Secure Chats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chain Messenger at 15.2 against Secure Chats'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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Chain Messenger versus Secure Chats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChain MessengerSecure Chats
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size50 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNoviom Labs LimitedSecchats Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Chain Messenger

No in-app purchases

None

Secure Chats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chain Messenger free?
Chain Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secure Chats free?
Secure Chats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chain Messenger or Secure Chats have ads?
Neither Chain Messenger nor Secure Chats shows ads.

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