Comparison

SirrChat vs Relay Secure Messenger

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

Head to head
About

SirrChat

Features
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Sirr is a hidden and secure communication tool that requires no phone number or real world identity to register, with all communications end to end encrypted by default. Built on the decentralized SirrMesh communication topology, any organization or individual can deploy communication nodes, and all nodes are fully interconnected. Even if individual nodes are blocked, or official operations cease entirely, Sirr can continue to serve everyone, self propagate, and evolve truly enabling a communication network that endures. It is a security first communication system designed for the worst of times, without reliance on any central service.

About

Relay Secure Messenger

This app offers a unique voice communication experience by transcribing speech on your device, encrypting it as text, and reconstructing it in your voice privately in real-time. It ensures conversations remain yours by never transmitting raw audio over the network.

Highlights
  • On-device speech transcription
  • End-to-end encrypted text transmission
  • Real-time voice reconstruction
  • No raw audio transmission
  • Private conversations
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Relay reimagines voice communication from the ground up. When you make a call on Relay, your voice never travels the network as audio. Speech is transcribed on your device, encrypted, and transmitted as text. On the other end, your words are reconstructed in your voice but privately, in real time. Your conversations stay yours. How it works? Speech is transcribed locally on your device. Text is encrypted end-to-end using the McNeal Protocol. Your cloned voice plays on the receiver's device. No raw audio ever leaves your phone. Built for people who mean it Whether you're protecting sensitive business conversations or simply believe your voice calls shouldn't be anyone else's business, Relay was built for you. What makes Relay different? Most encrypted apps protect your messages in transit. Relay goes further because the audio itself is never transmitted. There's nothing to intercept. End-to-end encrypted messaging. Voice calls without audio transmission. On-device speech processing. No ads. No data selling. Ever. Your calls. Your voice. Your terms.

Screenshots

SirrChat4 screens
Relay Secure Messenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Relay Secure Messenger at none against SirrChat's shown. SirrChat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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

SirrChat ships an update every 3 days, Relay Secure Messenger every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
SirrChat versus Relay Secure Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSirrChatRelay Secure Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUEEX TECHNOLOGY LTD.Antonio Lambert

In-app purchases

None

SirrChat

No in-app purchases

None

Relay Secure Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SirrChat free?
SirrChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Relay Secure Messenger free?
Relay Secure Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SirrChat or Relay Secure Messenger have ads?
SirrChat shows ads; Relay Secure Messenger does not.
Which is updated more often, SirrChat or Relay Secure Messenger?
SirrChat ships an update every 3 days, and Relay Secure Messenger every 3 weeks. Most recently, SirrChat was updated on October 19, 2026 and Relay Secure Messenger on October 19, 2026.

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