Comparison

DuoFace vs Secure Chats

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

Head to head
About

DuoFace

This secure messaging app prioritizes your privacy with end-to-end encryption and anonymous communication. It offers a clean, ad-free experience, allowing you to chat without revealing personal contact information.

Highlights
  • End-to-end message encryption
  • Anonymous communication via Duo Numbers
  • No ads or trackers
  • Private contact information
  • Secure data safeguarding
Features
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DuoFace is your go-to secure and private messaging app. Designed with privacy at its core, DuoFace cares about the security of your data, ensuring it remains inaccessible to anyone else. - SECURE MESSAGE PRIVACY DuoFace is designed to prioritize your privacy. Your messages are encrypted end-to-end, guaranteeing that only you and your intended recipient can access them. DuoFace ensures that every message is safeguarded from illegal decryption or unauthorized access. DuoFace's advanced security measures always maintain the confidentiality and integrity of your communications at all times. - GUARANTEE USER ANONYMITY DuoFace is dedicated to providing complete anonymity to its users. Each user is given a unique Duo Number, which allows you to chat with others without revealing your phone number or email address. While you can access your account using your phone number or email, this information remains private and cannot be accessed by anyone else in any way. - NO ADS, NO TRACKERS DuoFace is completely ad-free, providing a smooth and clean user experience. You can enjoy uninterrupted and focused communication without the distraction of advertisements. Additionally, DuoFace does not track user activity within the app or share user data with third parties. Customer Service: support@duomessenger.app --- Terms: https://duomessenger.app/terms.html

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 — 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. — 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. — 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. — Add friends face-to-face by scanning a QR code — keys never touch a server. — 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. — Seven languages. Switch the interface between System default, English, Romanian, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese from Settings. — 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 — Friends tab — your contacts, groups, pending requests, and group invitations. New activity is flagged with a small dot. — Chat tab — bubble-style conversations with copy/delete on each message, clickable URLs, and full-screen image previews. — Settings tab — language picker, message and account wipe, Banned Channels ledger for anyone you have reported and removed. Security details — Wire format: AES-256-GCM under an ECDH-derived shared secret. — 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. — Profanity filter on display names and group names, backed by a curated word list. — 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

DuoFace3 screens
Secure Chats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Secure Chats at every 3 days against DuoFace's every 9 days. DuoFace's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DuoFace ships an update every 9 days, Secure Chats every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DuoFace versus Secure Chats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuoFaceSecure Chats
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJUSI PTE. LTD.Secchats Ltd

In-app purchases

None

DuoFace

No in-app purchases

None

Secure Chats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DuoFace free?
DuoFace 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 DuoFace or Secure Chats have ads?
Neither DuoFace nor Secure Chats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DuoFace or Secure Chats?
DuoFace ships an update every 9 days, and Secure Chats every 3 days. Most recently, DuoFace was updated on October 24, 2026 and Secure Chats on October 16, 2026.

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