Comparison

Qlavis vs Orbeo

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

Orbeo

A private messenger that uses a unique ID instead of a phone number. It offers rich messaging features, voice and video calls, and group/channel communication without ads or third-party tracking.

Highlights
  • Phone number-free registration
  • Rich messaging features
  • Voice and video calls
  • Groups and channels
  • File sharing up to 50 MB
  • Cross-platform support
Features
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Orbeo is a messenger that does not need your phone number. Instead of a number there is a short Orbeo ID. Only the people you hand it to can find you: the app never reads your address book, never looks people up by number, and never suggests you to strangers. WHAT IS THERE Messages Quoted replies, editing and deleting on both sides, reactions, stickers. Read receipts and a typing indicator, as they should be. Photos, voice, video and files A photo opens full screen. Voice records two ways: hold the button, or tap once and keep talking hands-free. Double-tap the microphone, or swipe up from it, for a square video message from the front camera. Video and files up to 50 MB. Calls Voice and video, your own camera in the corner, switchable to the front lens. Connection quality is on screen: latency and jitter in milliseconds. On iPhone an incoming call is shown by the system, like an ordinary phone call. Groups and channels A group is for the people you know. A channel is for readers, with an address like orbeo.me/c/name and discussion under each post. Three languages Interface, dates and plurals in English, Russian and Kazakh. Everywhere Phone, tablet and computer — one account. WHAT IS NOT THERE No advertising. No third-party analytics and no tracking pixels. Nothing about you is sold or passed on for marketing. Registration asks for neither a phone number nor an email address. PLAINLY, ABOUT THE IMPORTANT PART The only spare key to an account is a twelve-word recovery phrase. It is shown once, at sign-up: write it down on paper. There is no phone number and no email to fall back on, and without those words nobody can return the account to you — us included. Orbeo has no end-to-end encryption. Traffic to the server is encrypted, but messages are stored on the server in readable form — which is what makes your correspondence appear on a new device right after you sign in. We say this outright rather than let you assume otherwise. ORDER Report and block are in the menu of every conversation. Reports are reviewed by a human; an account that breaks the rules is limited or removed. You can delete your own account in Settings, immediately and without asking anyone. Terms of Use: https://orbeo.me/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://orbeo.me/privacy.html

Screenshots

Qlavis4 screens
Orbeo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Qlavis at 5.0 against Orbeo's 4.5. Qlavis also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Orbeo's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Qlavis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qlavis ships an update every 4 days, Orbeo every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Qlavis versus Orbeo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQlavisOrbeo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB110 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperQlavis, Inc.Kirill Prikota

Customer experience

Qlavis

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

Orbeo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Qlavis

No in-app purchases

None

Orbeo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Qlavis free?
Qlavis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbeo free?
Orbeo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Qlavis or Orbeo?
Qlavis is rated higher. Qlavis averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Orbeo averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Qlavis or Orbeo have ads?
Neither Qlavis nor Orbeo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qlavis or Orbeo?
Qlavis ships an update every 4 days, and Orbeo every 3 days. Most recently, Qlavis was updated on October 31, 2026 and Orbeo on October 31, 2026.

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