Crwl vs alt.chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crwl
Log your nights out with friends, tracking locations and drink counts in real-time. Share your adventure with live updates, comments, and cheers. Revisit memories and explore detailed session stats.
- Live session logging
- Real-time location tracking
- Drink count recording
- Friend updates and comments
- Movement timeline
- Session statistics
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crwl is a social journaling app built for nights out on the town. Start a live session to log where your crew is hanging, track stops on a movement timeline, and record drink counts without fumbling between tabs. Friends following you get real-time updates and can drop cheers or comments right from their feed. You can explore active sessions on the Live tab, revisit highlights in the home feed, or dive into detailed stats on each session card. Group sessions let multiple hosts sync updates from the same outing, while the notification center surfaces cheers, comments, and friend requests with a single tap. Data stays in sync across iPhone and web, and there’s no manual export or syncing required—just open the app, tap “Start Session,” and keep the story of the night going. Terms of Use: https://mfh.dev/crwl-eula.html Privacy Policy: https://mfh.dev/crwl-privacy.html
alt.chat
Communicate privately using your existing email address, no new accounts or phone numbers required. Enjoy end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice and video calls, and group chats. Share media, files, and location securely.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Works with any email provider
- Voice and video calls
- Video notes
- Media and file sharing
- Group chats
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AltChat is a next-generation messenger that works over email. No new account, no phone number — just connect any existing email and start chatting. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT All messages are protected with end-to-end encryption (Autocrypt). Conversations are stored only on your device. WORKS WITH ANY EMAIL Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or corporate mail — AltChat works with any IMAP/SMTP provider. VOICE & VIDEO CALLS Make voice and video calls directly from the chat. Supports picture-in-picture and Bluetooth headsets. VIDEO NOTES Record and send short video messages — just like in the most popular messengers. MEDIA & FILES Send photos, videos, documents, and voice messages. Share your location. GROUP CHATS Create group conversations with anyone who has an email address. NO ADS, NO TRACKING No ads, no behavioral analytics, no third-party trackers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: alt.chat at none against Crwl's 2. alt.chat also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. Crwl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. alt.chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Crwl against 5.0 for alt.chat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Crwl ships an update weekly, alt.chat every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crwl | alt.chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MFH, Limited Liability Company | Roman Valchuk |
In-app purchases
Crwl
- Crwl Premium — Monthly$1.991 Month
- Crwl Premium — Annual$9.991 Year
alt.chat
No in-app purchases









