EchoChat vs SCRT Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EchoChat
Discover real-time happenings in your local area from genuine people, cutting through social media clutter. Connect with like-minded individuals nearby and share authentic moments that persist.
- Real-time neighborhood updates
- Connect with local people
- Share persistent authentic moments
- Instant discovery of like-minded individuals
- Direct connections without small talk
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See what's really happening in your neighborhood right now. Pure signal from real people, not social media noise. Connect with minds like yours in the actual world around you. "Drop Memory" - Share your authentic moments that keep working for you 24/7 "Find Now" - Instantly see who's thinking like you in SF right this second "Jump In" - Connect with anyone, anywhere, without the small talk
SCRT Chat
Create and share custom secret languages for private conversations. Encode and decode messages locally on your device without an internet connection. Perfect for inside jokes and secure communication.
- Create custom secret languages
- Generate unique translation keys
- Translate text into secret code
- Decode messages with friends
- Fully private, local processing
- Offline functionality
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How to Use SCRT: 1. Create Your Secret Language: – Choose the complexity of your secret language – SCRT generates a translation key you can share with friends 2. Translate Any Text – Type or paste your message – Tap “Translate” to convert it into your secret language 3. Decode with Friends – Share the encoded text and your key – Friends open SCRT, paste your message, tap “Translate,” and read the original message Why SCRT? SCRT isn’t just another translator—it hands you the power to invent your own private code. Perfect for inside jokes, secret plans, or just having fun without worrying about prying eyes. - Fully Customizable: Choose your own cipher difficulty and generate unique secrecy keys to fit any level of challenge. - Fully Private: All encoding and decoding runs locally on your phone. SCRT never sees or stores your messages. - Works Offline: Your secret translations happen entirely on your device—no internet required. Ready to have conversations in your secret language? Download SCRT now and turn every message into your personal cipher! Support & Feedback Have suggestions or need help? Email us at info@scrt.chat Note: SCRT sharing with friends require an in-app purchase. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EchoChat at 5.0 against SCRT Chat's 3.8. EchoChat also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). SCRT Chat's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume 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. SCRT Chat sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. EchoChat asks for nothing beyond the download.
EchoChat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
EchoChat ships an update fortnightly, SCRT Chat weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | EchoChat | SCRT Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iditor, Inc. | MIU Digital Limited |
Customer experience
EchoChat
SCRT Chat
In-app purchases
EchoChat
No in-app purchases
SCRT Chat
- 1 Friend Bundle$0.99
- 1 Friend Bundle$1.99
- 3 Friends Bundle$1.99
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- 3 Friends Bundle$3.99
- 5 Friends Bundle$3.99
- 10 Friends Bundle$4.99
- 5 Friends Bundle$6.99
- 10 Friends Bundle$9.99
