Comparison

Relay Secure Messenger vs ChatOrbit

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

Head to head
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.

About

ChatOrbit

Features
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ChatOrbit lets two people connect in a private, time-limited chat session. No accounts, no sign-ups, no profiles — just a shared token and a secure connection. HOW IT WORKS 1. One person generates a unique session token 2. They share the token with their contact through any channel they choose 3. The other person enters the token to join 4. A secure, encrypted session begins with a countdown timer 5. When time runs out, the session closes and everything disappears This is intentional, private communication between two people who choose to connect — not random matching, not a social network. ENCRYPTION & PRIVACY Every message is encrypted end-to-end using AES-256-GCM with keys derived directly on your device. The server relays encrypted data but never sees your messages, never stores them, and never has the keys to decrypt them. Messages exist only in device memory during an active session. There are no server-side archives, no chat history, no message database. When the session ends, the content is gone permanently. PEER-TO-PEER VIDEO Start a video call with one tap. Video and audio stream directly between devices using WebRTC — no server in the middle. Camera and microphone permissions are requested only when you initiate or accept a call. NO ACCOUNTS, NO DATA COLLECTION ChatOrbit does not require registration, email addresses, phone numbers, or any personal information to use. There are no user profiles, no contact lists, and no way to search for or discover other users. Two people connect only when they both possess the same token. We do not collect usage data, analytics, advertising identifiers, or diagnostics. ChatOrbit contains no ads and no tracking. SAFETY & MODERATION ChatOrbit is a private, token-gated, one-on-one messenger. There is no public content, no user discovery, and no way for strangers to contact each other. Both participants must intentionally share a token to connect. A built-in Report Abuse mechanism is accessible during any active session. Submitting a report immediately terminates the session and notifies our incident response team. Reports can flag immediate threats, criminal activity, or request follow-up investigation. Because sessions are ephemeral with no persistent user identity, ending a session permanently severs the connection — there is no mechanism for a blocked user to reconnect without a new, mutually shared token. Contact information for our legal and privacy teams is published within the app at all times. TIME-LIMITED SESSIONS Choose how long your session lasts — from minutes to hours. The countdown starts when both participants join. Sessions can also be ended manually at any time by either participant. MULTILINGUAL Available in English, Slovak, and Hungarian. Download ChatOrbit and experience truly private communication.

Screenshots

Relay Secure Messenger4 screens
ChatOrbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ChatOrbit at 3 against Relay Secure Messenger's 1. ChatOrbit also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Relay Secure Messenger ships an update every 3 weeks, ChatOrbit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Relay Secure Messenger versus ChatOrbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelay Secure MessengerChatOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntonio Lamberternest rozloznik

In-app purchases

None

Relay Secure Messenger

No in-app purchases

None

ChatOrbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Relay Secure Messenger free?
Relay Secure Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChatOrbit free?
ChatOrbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Relay Secure Messenger or ChatOrbit have ads?
Neither Relay Secure Messenger nor ChatOrbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Relay Secure Messenger or ChatOrbit?
Relay Secure Messenger ships an update every 3 weeks, and ChatOrbit fortnightly. Most recently, Relay Secure Messenger was updated on September 20, 2026 and ChatOrbit on September 11, 2026.

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