Towns vs Absi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Towns
This app merges group chat functionality with a self-custody cryptocurrency wallet. Users can discuss financial markets, share investment ideas, and securely manage their digital assets directly within the application.
- Group chat for friends
- Self-custodied wallet
- Secure USDC purchase
- Send and receive assets
- Manage assets on your terms
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Towns combines group chat with a self-custody wallet — so you can gather your community, talk markets, share ideas, and hold your assets directly. - Group chat built for communities - Self-custodied wallet — you control your keys - Send, receive, and manage assets on your terms - Your wallet. Your keys. Your conversations.
Absi
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ABSI is a revolutionary new social encryption app that allows you to securely share encrypted files, messages, and media with your selected contacts. Unlike other encryption apps, ABSI gives you complete control over your encrypted content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Towns at every 10 days against Absi's every 2 months. Absi's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Towns ships an update every 10 days, Absi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Towns | Absi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (93 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Here Not There, Inc. | SHELTER TECHNOLOGY |
In-app purchases
Towns
No in-app purchases
Absi
No in-app purchases
