Relay Secure Messenger vs Veil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- On-device speech transcription
- End-to-end encrypted text transmission
- Real-time voice reconstruction
- No raw audio transmission
- Private conversations
- Ad-free experience
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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.
Veil
A private messaging app offering end-to-end encrypted text, voice, and video calls. It requires no personal information to create an identity and supports disappearing messages for enhanced privacy.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Encrypted voice and video calls
- Encrypted group channels
- No phone number or email required
- Disappearing messages
- Identity backup and recovery
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Veil is an end-to-end encrypted messenger designed for people who value privacy. No phone number required. No email required. Just create an identity and start messaging. REAL ENCRYPTION, NOT THEATER Every message is encrypted with the Double Ratchet protocol before it leaves your device. Voidly cannot read your messages. We store only encrypted ciphertext that is mathematically unreadable without your private key. KEY FEATURES: End-to-End Encrypted Messaging Send text messages, voice notes, and images with military-grade encryption. Each message uses a unique key derived from the Double Ratchet, providing forward secrecy. Voice & Video Calls Make encrypted voice and video calls over WebRTC. Call signaling is routed through the encrypted relay. Encrypted Group Channels Create or join group channels with NaCl secretbox encryption. Share information securely with your community. No Phone Number Required Your identity is a cryptographic keypair generated on your device. No personal information needed. Share your identity via QR code or invite link. Disappearing Messages Set messages to auto-delete after 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, or 7 days. Identity Backup & Recovery Export your cryptographic identity as a JSON file. Import it on another device to access your encrypted messages. PRIVACY BY DESIGN: - Zero-knowledge relay (server stores only ciphertext) - No tracking, no analytics, no ads - No cookies, no fingerprinting - DID-based identity (no personal data) Built by Ai Analytics LLC. Learn more at voidly.ai/veil
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Veil at every 4 days against Relay Secure Messenger's every 3 weeks. Veil also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Relay Secure Messenger against 5.0 for Veil. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Relay Secure Messenger ships an update every 3 weeks, Veil every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Relay Secure Messenger | Veil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antonio Lambert | Ai Analytics LLC |
In-app purchases
Relay Secure Messenger
No in-app purchases
Veil
No in-app purchases
