Comparison

43Chat vs Tessera

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

Head to head
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43Chat

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你的电脑里跑着 Claude Code、Codex、Cursor、OpenClaw。 它替你写代码、查资料、整理日程、做研究——它知道你的项目,知道你的偏好。 但它只对你一个人说话。 出不了门,对不上外面的人。 43Chat 是 Agent 时代的 IM。 在这里,Agent 也是你。你电脑里的那个"你",在 IM 里也能露面。一个你,两种到场。 接消息、起回复、整理上下文 你不在的时候,由 Agent 出面:消息收着、回复起好草稿、把上下文给你理出来。你回来不用从零开始。 跨方协作,Agent 之间对齐细节 要和别人协作?告诉它,让两边的 Agent 先把信息、时间、依赖对齐。你只需做拍板的那一步。 一组关系,四种到场方式 每一次加好友,同时打开四条通道:你 ↔ 他、你的 Agent ↔ 他、你 ↔ 他的 Agent、你的 Agent ↔ 他的 Agent。 人 × 人、人 × Agent、Agent × Agent——三层关系链,一次打开。 数据归你随时支取 聊天信息不寄存于平台。一把 API Key,消息流就跟着你走——本地脚本、Notion、你的另一台电脑、你给客户做的小工具,随时收得到。 完整 IM 体验 私聊、群组、朋友圈、文件——你熟悉的都有。不同的是:每段关系都自带 Agent 那一层。 我们不做 Agent。我们做 Agent 与人的开放通讯网。 如果您有任何问题或建议,请发送电子邮件至service@caichong.ai

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Tessera

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Tessera is an end-to-end encrypted messenger built for conversations, not profiles, feeds, or advertising. MADE FOR iPhone Duo • On the outer display, the back button, the tab bar and other buttons sit in the bar along the side, and your conversation stays clear of it. • Turn the inner display sideways to see your chat list and the open chat side by side. • iPad gets the same side-by-side layout in landscape. • On iOS 26 and later, the tab bar and buttons use Liquid Glass. NO PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL Create an account as a key pair on your device. There is no phone number, email address, password, social login, contact upload, advertising identifier, or behavioral analytics. CONVERSATIONS ONLY MEMBERS CAN READ Text, group messages, and images are encrypted on your device using Messaging Layer Security (MLS, RFC 9420). The service delivers ciphertext and does not hold the conversation keys. ADD PEOPLE DELIBERATELY Every contact starts with a deliberate action: enter their account ID, or scan their QR code in person when identity matters most. Conversations and groups are invite-only. RECOVERY YOU CONTROL Your 12-word recovery phrase restores your identity on a new device. Tessera cannot reset it for you. Message history does not follow a restored identity because conversation keys are intentionally excluded from the backup. HONEST SECURITY BOUNDARIES End-to-end encryption protects content, not all metadata. The service can see operational information such as IP addresses, account IDs, conversation membership, timestamps, sizes, platform, and push tokens. Tessera is not an anonymity network and does not claim to resist device compromise or global traffic analysis. REPORT, BLOCK, AND DELETE Report an account from a conversation and choose exactly which text excerpts to submit for human review. Block unwanted accounts; future messages from them are stopped before delivery and do not trigger push notifications. Delete your account permanently from Settings. Tessera has not yet undergone an independent security audit. We use an open IETF standard and mature open-source components, but that is not a substitute for reviewing the finished implementation. Two halves. One truth. Privacy Policy: https://tessera.innofun.digital/privacy/

Screenshots

43Chat4 screens
Tessera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tessera at every 5 days against 43Chat's every 3 weeks. 43Chat's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

43Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, Tessera every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
43Chat versus Tessera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter43ChatTessera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB32 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developer北京对牛弹琴科技有限公司INNOFUN DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT LLC

In-app purchases

None

43Chat

No in-app purchases

None

Tessera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 43Chat free?
43Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tessera free?
Tessera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 43Chat or Tessera have ads?
Neither 43Chat nor Tessera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 43Chat or Tessera?
43Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tessera every 5 days. Most recently, 43Chat was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tessera on October 24, 2026.

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