Comparison

Qlavis vs Orbital Messenger

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

Head to head
About

Qlavis

A secure messaging app offering end-to-end encrypted private chats, voice, and video calls using post-quantum cryptography. It prioritizes user privacy with no phone number or email registration, and features secure rooms for group communication.

Highlights
  • Post-quantum cryptography for all communications
  • End-to-end encrypted messages, calls, and files
  • No phone number or email required for registration
  • Secure group rooms with access control
  • Optional in-chat cryptocurrency wallet
  • Screen recording and screenshot protection
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Qlavis is a messenger where everything is sealed with post-quantum cryptography: messages, voice and video calls, photos, videos, documents, and profile photos. Your identity too: it carries a post-quantum signature of its own. End-to-end encrypted from the first minute, with nothing to configure. No phone number, no email. Your identity is created on your iPhone as a 24-word recovery phrase that only you hold. Nothing to verify, nothing to register. Your keys never leave the device, protected by the Secure Enclave, so nobody, not even Qlavis, can read your messages or pass themselves off as you. Built for the quantum era Behind every conversation stands the complete NSA CNSA 2.0 algorithm suite: ML-KEM-1024 key encapsulation, AES-256-GCM encryption, ML-DSA-87 signatures, and SHA-512 key derivation. Key encapsulation and signatures both run at NIST security Level 5, the highest category defined, so what you say today stays unreadable to the computers of tomorrow. A signature instead of a promise The signature on your identity is ML-DSA-87. The other side checks it on their own device rather than taking the server's word, so no future computer can pass itself off as you or forge who said what. Calls, not just messages Audio and video run on the same post-quantum keys as your chats. A call that cannot establish them does not connect: that is a condition, not an option. If you wish, turn on relay mode and the other side never sees your IP address. Rooms for your people Create a room, add members by @handle, hand out roles and decide who can post. Text, photos, videos and voice messages in a room are encrypted the same way as in one-to-one chats. Every membership change is signed and verified on each member's device, the room's name and photo are encrypted too, and the only way in is an invitation: there are no public links. The Room Seal, a short code every device computes on its own, lets members confirm they all see the same room. A server that sees nothing Our server is a blind relay: it stores no message content, cannot decrypt a single byte, and deletes encrypted envelopes the moment they are delivered. What we never hold can never be leaked, sold, or handed over. Everything you expect • Text, voice messages, photos, videos, and documents • Read receipts and delivery status • Encrypted profile photos • App lock with Face ID • Qlavis Screen: screen-recording and screenshot protection for your chats • All local data encrypted at rest on your device An optional wallet Crypto, right in the chat: send XLM, USDC, XRP, or RLUSD inside a conversation, encrypted like any other message. Keys are generated on your device, never leave it, and belong to you alone. Qlavis never holds funds, has no access to them, and charges no fees. An open protocol The full protocol specification is published at qlavis.app/architecture.html. The protocol design, rooms included, has passed formal verification, and the server's behavior is tested continuously in production. Privacy Policy: https://qlavis.app/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://qlavis.app/terms.html Support: https://qlavis.app/support.html

About

Orbital Messenger

A fast, private messenger for close friends and family. It offers secure, instant messaging with offline access and smart friend discovery. Join via an invite-only referral code.

Highlights
  • Invite-only private community
  • Instant message delivery
  • Personal and group chats
  • Offline message reading
  • Smart friend search
  • Secure communication
Features
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Orbital Messenger — это современный, быстрый и невероятно удобный закрытый мессенджер для общения с вашим самым близким кругом друзей, семьи и коллег. Мы создали приватное пространство, в котором передовые технологии встречаются с безупречным дизайном, чтобы ваши диалоги приносили только удовольствие. ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ: Orbital Messenger — это приватный клуб. Регистрация в приложении доступна только по реферальному коду (инвайту) от уже действующего участника. Оставайтесь на связи где угодно: Orbital мгновенно доставляет сообщения и надежно сохраняет их на устройстве для быстрого доступа в любой ситуации. КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ ОСОБЕННОСТИ: Закрытое сообщество! Никакого спама и случайных людей. В Orbital попадают только те, кого вы сами пригласите с помощью своего личного реферального кода. Ваше общение под надежной защитой. Мгновенная скорость Ваши сообщения доставляются за доли секунды, а умные push-уведомления не дадут пропустить ничего важного, даже если телефон заблокирован. Личные и групповые чаты. Создавайте уютные чаты на двоих или собирайте большие компании в групповых беседах. Организовывайте встречи, делитесь эмоциями и будьте всегда на одной волне. Надежность и Офлайн-режим. Вся переписка надежно кэшируется в памяти вашего устройства. Вы можете читать историю сообщений даже в метро, самолете или при плохом интернет-соединении. Отправьте сообщение без интернета, и оно автоматически улетит, как только появится сеть! Умный поиск друзей. Вам не придется искать никого вручную. Orbital бережно синхронизируется с вашей телефонной книгой и сразу показывает тех участников клуба, кто уже готов к общению. Присоединяйтесь к закрытой орбите свободного общения вместе с Orbital Messenger!

Screenshots

Qlavis4 screens
Orbital Messenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Orbital Messenger at daily against Qlavis's every 4 days. Orbital Messenger also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Qlavis's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Qlavis against 5.0 for Orbital Messenger. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qlavis has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qlavis ships an update every 4 days, Orbital Messenger daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Qlavis versus Orbital Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQlavisOrbital Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperQlavis, Inc.Matvey Enikeev

Customer experience

Qlavis

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Orbital Messenger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Qlavis

No in-app purchases

None

Orbital Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Qlavis free?
Qlavis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbital Messenger free?
Orbital Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Qlavis or Orbital Messenger?
Qlavis and Orbital Messenger are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Qlavis or Orbital Messenger have ads?
Neither Qlavis nor Orbital Messenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qlavis or Orbital Messenger?
Qlavis ships an update every 4 days, and Orbital Messenger daily. Most recently, Qlavis was updated on October 19, 2026 and Orbital Messenger on October 17, 2026.

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