Comparison

(O)nline vs Clam Messenger

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

Head to head
About

(O)nline

Features
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See your friends online, send messages, and make and post plans Learn more about your friends by adding to your profile and seeing what they have on theirs Meet new people through mutual connections and maintain your privacy with reciprocal filtering Discover places nearby or find locations friends have saved

About

Clam Messenger

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Clam Messenger is a simple private messaging app for direct conversations, group chats, and media sharing. Create an account without a phone number, email address, or password. Add contacts, exchange messages, send files and media, and recover your account with a recovery phrase when needed. Clam Messenger is designed with privacy in mind. Messages are protected with end-to-end encryption, and the app includes contact requests, blocking, reporting, and account recovery features. Key features: • No phone number, email, or password required • One-to-one private chats • Group conversations • Photo, video, and file sharing • Contact requests • Blocking and reporting tools • Recovery phrase based account restore • English and Ukrainian interface

Screenshots

(O)nline4 screens
Clam Messenger3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clam Messenger at every 3 days against (O)nline's every 8 days. (O)nline's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(O)nline ships an update every 8 days, Clam Messenger every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
(O)nline versus Clam Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(O)nlineClam Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMatthew James OttoSergii Bakhmat

In-app purchases

None

(O)nline

No in-app purchases

None

Clam Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is (O)nline free?
(O)nline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clam Messenger free?
Clam Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do (O)nline or Clam Messenger have ads?
Neither (O)nline nor Clam Messenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (O)nline or Clam Messenger?
(O)nline ships an update every 8 days, and Clam Messenger every 3 days. Most recently, (O)nline was updated on October 30, 2026 and Clam Messenger on October 31, 2026.

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