Comparison

比咚 vs Cerberus

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

Head to head
About

比咚

Features
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比咚,为所有热爱生活的人打造的热闹聚集地!无论你是想认识结交新朋友,参加兴趣活动,还是随时记录分享高光瞬间,这里都能满足你。新友匹配、破冰突破自我,更多欢乐等你一起加入。 在比咚,每一次活动参与,都是快乐幸福的开端! 在比咚,你将获得: 1、通过偏好选择和活动参与,结识志同道合的人 2、发布动态,记录日常与精彩瞬间 3、通过更真实的资料与认证机制,获得更安心的互动体验,高质、真诚的相遇圈层。 4、一段认识自我、通往成熟关系的成长旅程。 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cerberus

Features
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Cerberus is a messenger for conversations that are nobody else's business. Every message, voice note and file is encrypted on your phone and opened only on the phone of the person you are talking to. The server in between carries sealed data and holds no key to any of it — not as a promise not to look, but as a matter of what it has. NO ACCOUNT, NO PHONE NUMBER, NO DIRECTORY There is nothing to sign up for: no email, no SMS, no profile, no password. Nobody can look you up and nobody can add you. A conversation begins when two people are in the same room and one of them scans a code from the other's screen. That is the only way in, and it is the point. WHAT IT PROTECTS • End-to-end encryption with standard cryptography. Keys are generated on the device and stored in the Keychain — they never travel. • The code you show is good once and for a few minutes. The two phones shake hands and move the conversation to a key that was never on any screen, so a code somebody photographed is worth nothing. • A PIN or Face ID on the app itself. • A second PIN for the situation nobody plans for: enter it and the app opens with every conversation hidden, or erases what is on the device, whichever you chose. It shows no error and no sign that another code exists. • Screenshots do not pass silently: the other side is told. • Messages delete themselves on a schedule you set — on both devices and on the server. • A chat list that can show names only, for the moments when your screen is not only yours. AND IT IS STILL A MESSENGER Swipe a message to reply, hold one to react, send photos, videos, files and voice notes, delete anything on your phone or on both phones at once. Everything is where you expect it to be. FREE, AND PRO Two conversations, messages and reactions are free forever — a working messenger, not a trial. Pro adds unlimited conversations, voice notes, photos and files, and deleting on both phones. Take it monthly or yearly with a 3-day free trial, or pay once and keep it for good. Whatever Pro gains later is included at no extra cost. Subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel them in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://zero-relay.fly.dev/terms WHAT WE CANNOT DO We cannot read your messages, recover them, or reset anything for you. Delete the app and every conversation goes with it: there is no backup, by design, and no way back. To destroy the keys as well, erase from inside the app first — Settings, Security, "Erase everything now". That is the trade this app makes, and it is written here rather than buried in a settings screen.

Screenshots

比咚4 screens
Cerberus4 screens

Verdict

The call

比咚 and Cerberus are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. 比咚 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cerberus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

比咚 ships an update every 2 weeks, Cerberus every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
比咚 versus Cerberus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter比咚Cerberus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB61 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developer智学引擎(烟台)Shahen Grigoryan

In-app purchases

10 purchases

比咚

One-time10
  • 100金币礼包$1.99
  • 查看谁喜欢我特权周度解锁$3.99
  • 查看谁喜欢我特权月度解锁$5.99
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  • 查看谁喜欢我特权季度解锁$17.99
  • 1050进阶金币礼包$17.99
  • 2050豪华金币礼包$29.99
  • 查看谁喜欢我特权年度解锁$39.99
  • 520超值金币礼包$69.99
  • 5000尊享金币礼包$69.99
  • 11500至尊金币礼包$149.99
3 purchases

Cerberus

Subscriptions2
  • Cerberus Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Cerberus Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • AirPact: Private Secure Chat$29.99

Questions

Is 比咚 free?
比咚 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cerberus free?
Cerberus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 比咚 or Cerberus have ads?
Neither 比咚 nor Cerberus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 比咚 or Cerberus?
比咚 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cerberus every 9 days. Most recently, 比咚 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cerberus on November 6, 2026.

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