whatup vs TBChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
whatup
A secure, self-hosted chat system prioritizing privacy. Communicate instantly with text, voice, images, and stickers. Connect with new people in group chats and enjoy voice/video calls with end-to-end encryption.
- Self-hosted social chat system
- Instant messaging (text, voice, images, stickers)
- Group chats for meeting new friends
- Voice and video calls
- End-to-end encryption
- Personalized profiles
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1.A self-hosted social chat system for ultimate security and privacy. 2.Instant Messaging-Send text, voice, images, and stickers for a lively conversation! 3.Group Chats-Join trending topics and meet exciting new friends. 4.Voice & Video Calls-Enjoy real-time conversations anytime, anywhere. 5.Privacy & Security- End-to-end encryption keeps your chats safe and private. 6.Personalized Profiles-Customize your profile and express your true self.
TBChat
This secure messaging application prioritizes user privacy with end-to-end encryption and self-destructing messages. It offers a no-trace chatting experience, ensuring no conversation history is stored, for truly private communication.
- End-to-end encryption
- Self-destructing messages
- No chat history storage
- Privacy protection
- Secure communication
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Experience the safest chat app that protects your privacy! End-to-end encryption: Ensures your conversations are secure. Self-destructing messages: Automatically deletes after a set time, safeguarding your information. No trace chatting: No chat history stored, truly private. Chat securely with friends without worrying about privacy leaks. Download now to protect your conversations!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TBChat at 100% against whatup's 50%. TBChat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
TBChat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of whatup's written reviews are positive against 100% of TBChat's.
whatup ships an update every 9 days, TBChat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | whatup | TBChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 372 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | whatup | TBChat |
Customer experience
whatup
TBChat
In-app purchases
whatup
No in-app purchases
TBChat
No in-app purchases
