Comparison

Talks vs QSafeChat

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

Head to head
About

Talks

Features
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Talks is a private messenger built for people who value their privacy. Your conversations are end-to-end encrypted, your messages disappear automatically, and nothing is kept longer than it needs to be. No feeds. No noise. No tracking of your chats. Just fast, secure, private conversations in 50 languages. GET STARTED IN SECONDS Sign up with just your phone number and a one-time SMS verification code. No email and no passwords. You can optionally import your phone contacts to instantly see which of your friends are already on Talks. Contacts are used only for matching and are never shared or sold. END-TO-END ENCRYPTION Your one-on-one chats are encrypted device to device. No one in between can read them, not even us. DISAPPEARING MESSAGES Set a timer and your messages are permanently deleted from our servers when it runs out. Gone means gone. VOICE AND VIDEO CALLS Crystal-clear one-on-one and group calls, connected peer-to-peer. 50 LANGUAGES A fully localized app plus real-time message translation, so you can talk with anyone, anywhere. LAST SEEN AND PRIVACY CONTROLS Decide who can see your online status and last seen. Turn it off and stay invisible. FREE AND PREMIUM Start free, with everything you need for private messaging. Go Premium to unlock unlimited messaging, voice, video and group calls, real-time translation in 50 languages, custom disappearing-message timers, larger file sharing, bigger groups, and an ad-free experience. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://talks.ataforge.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://talks.ataforge.com/terms.html Questions? Email hello@ataforge.com Download Talks and take back your privacy.

About

QSafeChat

Features
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Secure. Simple. Fast. QSafeChat is a free messenger for everyone: chat, share photos and videos, post statuses and make voice and video calls — all end-to-end encrypted, with no ads and nothing to set up. WHY "QUANTUM-SAFE"? Most encrypted apps today rely on math that a large enough quantum computer is expected to break. Someone could record your encrypted messages now and try to open them years later — "harvest now, decrypt later". QSafeChat protects against that with post-quantum cryptography (PQC): new encryption algorithms designed to resist quantum computers, standardized by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Every direct conversation starts with a PQXDH key agreement using ML-KEM and continues with a Double Ratchet, so your messages stay private today and tomorrow. SIMPLE TO START • Pick a name and an @handle — that's your identity • Add people by scanning their QR code (or sharing yours as an image), or by @handle • Your phone number is used once to check you are a real person, then discarded — never stored by us, never searchable FAST AND FRIENDLY • Messages, photos, videos, voice notes and documents • Voice and video calls, encrypted on your device • Statuses for your contacts, reactions, replies and disappearing messages • English and Turkish WHAT STAYS PRIVATE • Direct messages, media, statuses and calls are end-to-end encrypted • Your contact list never leaves your device • Everything the app keeps on your phone lives in an encrypted vault, behind an optional PIN or Face ID • No ads, no trackers, no analytics HONEST BY DESIGN Every conversation is labeled truthfully: group chats are currently protected in transit while group end-to-end encryption is in development. INDEPENDENT INFRASTRUCTURE QSafeChat runs on its own servers — no third-party messaging cloud in between. The server only sees sealed envelopes and the routing data needed to deliver them, and you can delete your account and its server-side data at any time from Settings. FREE FOR EVERYONE No invitation, no waiting list, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. Questions or feedback: mert@qsaferoom.com

Screenshots

Talks4 screens
QSafeChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QSafeChat at none against Talks's 3. QSafeChat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Talks's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Talks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. QSafeChat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talks ships an update every 2 weeks, QSafeChat every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences Ā· 1 level
Talks versus QSafeChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalksQSafeChat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGoseedo Turistik Yatirimlar Anonim SirketiMERT GOLCU

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Talks

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99
None

QSafeChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talks free?
Talks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QSafeChat free?
QSafeChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Talks or QSafeChat have ads?
Talks shows ads; QSafeChat does not.
Which is updated more often, Talks or QSafeChat?
Talks ships an update every 2 weeks, and QSafeChat every 2 days. Most recently, Talks was updated on October 1, 2026 and QSafeChat on October 15, 2026.

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