GureumTalk vs Tessera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GureumTalk
This app offers secure and private messaging exclusively for iOS devices. Conversations are stored and synced via iCloud, ensuring privacy and easy access across devices. It allows for easy invitations to chats via shareable links without exchanging personal contact information.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- iCloud storage and sync
- Shareable chat invitations
- No contact information exchange required
- Private conversations
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CloudTalk is an iCloud-based messaging app exclusively designed for iOS and iPadOS. Built with privacy at its core, CloudTalk ensures you feel secure and comfortable while chatting with your loved ones. Complete Privacy Protection With CloudTalk, your conversations stay completely private. Every message is securely stored in your own iCloud account and shared exclusively with your conversation partner. We've designed it so even the developers cannot see your messages—chat freely and securely! Secure Storage and Sync via iCloud All your chat messages and information automatically sync through Apple iCloud. You can access your conversations seamlessly across new devices or after switching phones without the fear of losing important messages. Plus, iCloud’s powerful security ensures your conversations are always protected. Easy Link Invitations Want to invite friends to your chat without exchanging contact details? With CloudTalk, it's easy! Just share a unique chat URL (deep link) created by the chat host, and anyone can join the conversation without needing to exchange personal information like phone numbers. Invite anyone quickly and start chatting effortlessly. Chat with Anyone CloudTalk makes it easy to comfortably chat with anyone—from casual everyday conversations to small workgroup discussions. It's ideal for various scenarios, ensuring your messages are securely stored and easily accessible, even without knowing each other's contacts. Use CloudTalk confidently for any gathering or group interaction. Start your warm and secure conversations today with CloudTalk!
Tessera
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Tessera is an end-to-end encrypted messenger built for conversations, not profiles, feeds, or advertising. MADE FOR iPhone Duo • On the outer display, the back button, the tab bar and other buttons sit in the bar along the side, and your conversation stays clear of it. • Turn the inner display sideways to see your chat list and the open chat side by side. • iPad gets the same side-by-side layout in landscape. • On iOS 26 and later, the tab bar and buttons use Liquid Glass. NO PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL Create an account as a key pair on your device. There is no phone number, email address, password, social login, contact upload, advertising identifier, or behavioral analytics. CONVERSATIONS ONLY MEMBERS CAN READ Text, group messages, and images are encrypted on your device using Messaging Layer Security (MLS, RFC 9420). The service delivers ciphertext and does not hold the conversation keys. ADD PEOPLE DELIBERATELY Every contact starts with a deliberate action: enter their account ID, or scan their QR code in person when identity matters most. Conversations and groups are invite-only. RECOVERY YOU CONTROL Your 12-word recovery phrase restores your identity on a new device. Tessera cannot reset it for you. Message history does not follow a restored identity because conversation keys are intentionally excluded from the backup. HONEST SECURITY BOUNDARIES End-to-end encryption protects content, not all metadata. The service can see operational information such as IP addresses, account IDs, conversation membership, timestamps, sizes, platform, and push tokens. Tessera is not an anonymity network and does not claim to resist device compromise or global traffic analysis. REPORT, BLOCK, AND DELETE Report an account from a conversation and choose exactly which text excerpts to submit for human review. Block unwanted accounts; future messages from them are stopped before delivery and do not trigger push notifications. Delete your account permanently from Settings. Tessera has not yet undergone an independent security audit. We use an open IETF standard and mature open-source components, but that is not a substitute for reviewing the finished implementation. Two halves. One truth. Privacy Policy: https://tessera.innofun.digital/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GureumTalk at every 2 days against Tessera's every 5 days. GureumTalk also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). 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.
GureumTalk ships an update every 2 days, Tessera every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GureumTalk | Tessera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jinho Lee | INNOFUN DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
In-app purchases
GureumTalk
No in-app purchases
Tessera
No in-app purchases









