Comparison

Relay Secure Messenger vs OvateChat

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

OvateChat

Features
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OvateChat is a private messenger built on one principle: your conversations belong to you. Every message, photo, video, voice note, file, call and story is protected with end-to-end encryption using the Signal Protocol — the cryptography trusted by security experts worldwide. Your keys never leave your phone. Not even we can read what you send. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE • End-to-end encrypted messages, media, calls, groups, channels and stories • Delivered messages are wiped from our servers — we keep no copy of your ciphertext • No ads, no trackers, no analytics, no data selling — ever • No phone number: sign up with a username and an email address • Friends by username — your address book is never uploaded EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT • One-to-one and group chats with reactions, replies, editing and delete for everyone • Audio and video calls, one-to-one and in groups • Photos, videos, documents and large files, voice notes and location sharing • Stories for the friends you choose — 6, 12 or 24 hours, then gone • Channels: follow public channels, or open your own • Stickers, sticker packs and a sticker maker; GIFs • Disappearing messages, starred messages, message search • Read receipts and typing awareness you control • Your own name for each contact — only you see it • Several accounts on one phone; link a second device YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES • Control who can find you and who can message you • Block, report and mute with one tap • App lock with Face ID or a PIN; screenshot notices • Encrypted backup — encrypted on your phone before it is stored • Switch an account off, or delete it any time, right from the app • Dark mode, Arabic and right-to-left support OvateChat is built and operated by Ovate Technologies. Read our privacy policy at https://ovatechat.com/privacy — the short version: privacy isn't a setting, it's the architecture.

Screenshots

Relay Secure Messenger4 screens
OvateChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OvateChat at every 5 days against Relay Secure Messenger's every 3 weeks. OvateChat also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 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, OvateChat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Relay Secure Messenger versus OvateChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelay Secure MessengerOvateChat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB65 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAntonio LambertIsam Naimi

In-app purchases

None

Relay Secure Messenger

No in-app purchases

None

OvateChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Relay Secure Messenger free?
Relay Secure Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OvateChat free?
OvateChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Relay Secure Messenger or OvateChat have ads?
Neither Relay Secure Messenger nor OvateChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Relay Secure Messenger or OvateChat?
Relay Secure Messenger ships an update every 3 weeks, and OvateChat every 5 days. Most recently, Relay Secure Messenger was updated on October 19, 2026 and OvateChat on October 25, 2026.

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