Comparison

Ghost vs Viper Messenger

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

Head to head
About

Ghost

This messaging app prioritizes user privacy with end-to-end encryption and anonymous profiles. It collects minimal metadata, ensuring conversations remain confidential and invisible to third parties.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Anonymous profiles
  • Minimal metadata collection
  • No phone number required
  • Secure file sharing
Features
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Ghost is your ultra-private messaging companion—designed from the ground up for total peace of mind. With Ghost, your conversations stay truly yours: End-to-End Encryption Every message, image, and file is encrypted on your device and only decrypted on the recipient's device. Not even we can read your chats. Encrypted Voice Calling Make crystal-clear, one-on-one voice calls protected by the same encryption standards as your messages. Calls ring through even when your phone is locked, so you never miss an important call. Anonymous Profiles No phone numbers, no email addresses. Connect with friends and communities without revealing personal information. Group Chats Bring your circle together in encrypted group conversations without sacrificing the privacy you expect from every one-on-one chat. Minimal Metadata We collect only what's strictly necessary—such as app version and crash logs—to keep the service running smoothly. No ad tracking. No analytics. Whether you're a privacy advocate, a whistleblower, or simply someone who values discretion, Ghost keeps your conversations—and your calls—private and protected from prying eyes. Download now and start talking with complete confidence.

About

Viper Messenger

A privacy-focused messenger that uses cryptographic keys for identity and offers direct peer-to-peer messaging and file sharing. It supports TON DNS for user discovery and allows for relay-assisted delivery when direct connections are not possible, all without requiring a phone number or email.

Highlights
  • Direct peer-to-peer messaging
  • Peer-to-peer file sharing
  • Cryptographic identity
  • TON DNS identities
  • Relay-assisted delivery
  • No phone number or email required
Features
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Viper is a privacy-first messenger that works over the internet, directly between phones, and over Bluetooth when there's no internet at all. No phone number. No email. Your identity is a cryptographic key, and that key is also your TON address. Every message is end-to-end encrypted, whichever way it travels. # FEATURES • Route: choose how your messages travel • Bluetooth messaging and People Nearby • Voice and video messages • Unlimited P2P file sharing • Private reactions, hidden from anyone in between • Find people by .ton domain instead of long addresses • Built on TON # ROUTE You choose the path, and the balance of reach, speed and privacy: • Relay: works anywhere and holds encrypted messages until the recipient comes online. • Direct P2P: phone to phone over TON, faster and with nothing stored in between. • Bluetooth: for people nearby when there's no internet or cell signal. # BLUETOOTH & PEOPLE NEARBY Meet in person, keep talking after. People Nearby shows Viper users around you with approximate distance, and every contact proves they own their key. Messages, voice and video messages, and files work in a basement, on a festival field, in the metro. Interrupted transfers resume where they stopped. When you part ways, the chat moves to a direct TON connection, and you can send that person TON later. Your Bluetooth signal reveals only that a Viper user is nearby. Visibility and Show My Distance can be turned off at any time. # UNLIMITED P2P FILE SHARING Files go directly between devices, never through Viper servers. No subscriptions, no storage quotas, no size limits. Both peers need to be online during the transfer. # VIPER PRO An optional monthly subscription for an even quieter presence: • Anonymity: strangers can't find you, probe you or fill your chat list. Existing chats keep working. • Hide Online Status. • Extended Invisibility: no read receipts, no typing indicator. • Files over 2 GB via relay. • Encrypted chat backup. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://viperfoundation.base44.app/PrivacyPolicy

Screenshots

Ghost4 screens
Viper Messenger3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Viper Messenger at 5.0 against Ghost's 4.3. Ghost's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Viper Messenger sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Ghost asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Viper Messenger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ghost has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghost ships an update every 9 days, Viper Messenger every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Ghost versus Viper Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhostViper Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKacper OselkaMaksim Chernyshov

Customer experience

Ghost

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Viper Messenger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ghost

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Viper Messenger

Subscriptions1
  • Viper Pro Monthly$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Ghost free?
Ghost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Viper Messenger free?
Viper Messenger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ghost or Viper Messenger?
Viper Messenger is rated higher. Ghost averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Viper Messenger averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ghost or Viper Messenger have ads?
Neither Ghost nor Viper Messenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ghost or Viper Messenger?
Ghost ships an update every 9 days, and Viper Messenger every 5 days. Most recently, Ghost was updated on October 25, 2026 and Viper Messenger on October 24, 2026.

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