Comparison

Sideye vs NoChat

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

Head to head
About

Sideye

An anonymous messaging app for students to share secrets and confessions. Features AI moderation to filter out negativity, allowing for honest conversations and discovering what friends really think. Offers a daily 'reveal' to uncover identities.

Highlights
  • Anonymous group chats
  • Daily identity reveal
  • Prompts and confessions
  • AI moderation
  • Notifications for mentions
  • Secret sharing
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Sideye: The Hyper Honest Messaging App Say what you actually think. Stay anonymous. Get one reveal a day. Sideye is the anonymous messaging app for students to share confessions, spill secrets, and find out what your friends really say about them. With AI moderation, it’s chaos without the toxicity. TOP 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SIDEYE: Chat Anonymously – Join group chats where no one knows who’s talking. God Mode – Get one reveal a day. Choose wisely. Prompts & Confessions – Nominate friends, spill secrets, and stir the pot. No Hate, Just Drama – AI filters out the bad vibes, so the fun stays real. Main Character - Get notified when friends talk about you. NO FOMO. JUST FACTS. Discover who’s been talking about you. Get the real tea. Privacy Policy: https://sideye.app/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://sideye.app/terms Support: support@sideye.app Because sometimes, honesty is just more fun!

About

NoChat

Experience secure, private messaging with peer-to-peer technology and end-to-end encryption. This app prioritizes user privacy by not collecting or selling data, offering a clean interface without ads or algorithms.

Highlights
  • Peer-to-peer connections
  • End-to-end encryption
  • No data collection
  • Ad-free interface
  • Lightweight and efficient
  • No phone number required
Features
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Private. Secure. Decentralized. NoChat is messaging built for people who value real privacy — powered by peer-to-peer technology and DoW-grade encryption. SECURE: Every message is protected with military-grade end-to-end encryption by default. No server ever sees your plaintext. Your conversations belong to you — not us, not advertisers, not anyone. PEER-TO-PEER: NoChat connects you directly, device to device. No centralized servers storing your messages. No single point of failure. No honeypot for hackers. PRIVATE: We don't collect your data. We don't sell your data. We can't read your messages — and we designed it that way. No phone number required. FAST: Lightweight and efficient. NoChat delivers messages instantly over direct connections without routing through bloated cloud infrastructure. OPEN: Built by an independent team committed to transparency. Your trust isn't a feature — it's the foundation. SIMPLE: Beautiful, clean interface. No clutter, no ads, no algorithms deciding what you see. Just messaging, done right. Stop trusting corporations with your conversations. Own your messages.

Screenshots

Sideye4 screens
NoChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoChat at none against Sideye's 3. NoChat also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). Sideye's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sideye sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. NoChat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sideye holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NoChat has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sideye's written reviews are positive against 88% of NoChat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sideye ships an update weekly, NoChat every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sideye versus NoChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideyeNoChat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings228 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSideye Inc.Kindly Robotics, Inc.

Customer experience

Sideye

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NoChat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sideye

Subscriptions3
  • Sideye God Mode | Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Sideye God Mode | Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Sideye God Mode | Yearly$119.991 Year
None

NoChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sideye free?
Sideye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoChat free?
NoChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sideye or NoChat?
Sideye is rated higher. Sideye averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while NoChat averages 4.6 from 28 ratings.
Do Sideye or NoChat have ads?
Neither Sideye nor NoChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sideye or NoChat?
Sideye ships an update weekly, and NoChat every 6 days. Most recently, Sideye was updated on October 30, 2026 and NoChat on October 30, 2026.

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