Comparison

Relay Secure Messenger vs Nitro Messenger

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

Nitro Messenger

Features
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Nitro is a private messenger built on a simple promise: the server cannot read your messages. Content is end-to-end encrypted with a post-quantum hybrid ratchet, so your conversations stay yours — even against tomorrow's computers. WHY NITRO • End-to-end encrypted messages, calls and media — keys live only on your device. • Post-quantum hybrid encryption, not just classic crypto. • The server is a "dumb carrier": it routes opaque, encrypted envelopes and never sees content. • No ads. No trackers. No third-party analytics. Your address book is never uploaded. • Your identity is a @username — your phone number is never shown to anyone. FEATURES • 1:1 chat with delivery receipts. • Photo sharing — images are encrypted on-device before they ever leave. • Voice & video calls with the native call experience (CallKit). • Group chats. • On-device, encrypted history — losing the server never loses your messages. • App lock with Face ID. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY Every chat shows an encryption indicator, and you can confirm a contact face-to-face with a safety number. Delete your account anytime from Settings — your identity and history are wiped from the device. Nitro is single-device by design: no desktop or multi-device surface to attack.

Screenshots

Relay Secure Messenger4 screens
Nitro Messenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nitro Messenger at every 2 days against Relay Secure Messenger's every 3 weeks. Nitro Messenger also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, Nitro Messenger every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Relay Secure Messenger versus Nitro Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelay Secure MessengerNitro Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB24 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAntonio LambertQ Safe Room

In-app purchases

None

Relay Secure Messenger

No in-app purchases

None

Nitro Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Relay Secure Messenger free?
Relay Secure Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nitro Messenger free?
Nitro Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Relay Secure Messenger or Nitro Messenger have ads?
Neither Relay Secure Messenger nor Nitro Messenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Relay Secure Messenger or Nitro Messenger?
Relay Secure Messenger ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nitro Messenger every 2 days. Most recently, Relay Secure Messenger was updated on October 19, 2026 and Nitro Messenger on October 24, 2026.

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