NON vs Off
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NON
A private messenger that doesn't require a phone number or email for registration. It offers secure personal and secret chats, group creation, audio/video calls, and voice messages. Enhanced privacy is available with real-time E2E encryption in secret chats.
- Private messaging
- Secret chats with E2E encryption
- Group and channel creation
- Audio and video calls
- Voice messages
- Stories
- Local cache
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NON — приватный мессенджер без номера телефона и email. Общайтесь в личных и секретных чатах, создавайте группы и каналы, используйте аудио- и видеозвонки, голосовые сообщения и медиа внутри одного приложения. Для входа нужен только логин и ключ NON. В secret chat доступно дополнительное локальное E2E-шифрование сообщений в реальном времени для более высокого уровня приватности. NON также поддерживает публичные ссылки, invite links, stories и локальный кэш для удобной работы внутри приложения.
Off
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Off-Grid is a secure, serverless messenger built for people who take privacy seriously. Messages travel peer-to-peer over Bluetooth mesh — no servers, no accounts, no logs. When you send a message, it hops through nearby devices to reach its destination. Nothing touches the internet. SECURE BY · End-to-end encrypted with AES-256-GCM · Zero metadata — no sender, no timestamp, no read receipts stored anywhere · Messages exist only in RAM — close the app, they're gone · No account registration, no phone number, no email MESH NETWORKING · Works without Wi-Fi or cellular · Range extends through every device running DataSec nearby · Location-based channels let you communicate with people in the same area · Direct encrypted messages to specific peers ENCRYPTED VOICE CALLS (Pro) · Real-time P2P encrypted voice calls · Voice effects — Deep, High, Robot · No call servers log your conversations OPERATIONAL SECURITY · PIN lock with biometric authentication · Lockout after failed attempts — survives app kill · Auto identity rotation — randomizes your alias every 4 seconds · Panic wipe DataSec does not have access to your messages. We cannot read them, hand them over, or be compelled to produce them. There is nothing to produce. This software is subject to U.S. export control laws (EAR). ECCN 5D002, CCATS Z1894258. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NON at none against Off's 2. NON also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Off sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. NON asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | NON | Off |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hrihorii Shevchenko | Adham Qurbonov |
In-app purchases
NON
No in-app purchases
Off
- DataSec Pro Monthly$4.997 Days
- DataSec Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
