Morse vs OvateChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Morse
A secure and private messaging application that prioritizes user anonymity. It offers end-to-end encrypted text, voice, and video communication without requiring phone numbers or personal profiles. Enjoy features like disappearing messages and group chats, all while remaining ad-free and free from tracking.
- End-to-end encryption
- No phone number required
- Voice and video calls
- Disappearing messages
- Group chats
- Ad-free and no tracking
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Encrypted messenger with voice and video calls, group chats, and disappearing messages. No phone number. No email. No ads. No tracking. Just private conversations. SUBSCRIPTION Morse requires a yearly subscription. New subscribers can try it free for 14 days. The subscription renews automatically at the price shown in the app unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Morse is end-to-end encrypted using the Signal Protocol, the same security trusted by journalists, activists, and privacy-conscious people worldwide. WHY MORSE? • No phone number required. Your identity stays private. • No email or password. You get a Morse ID and decide who can reach you. • No ads, no tracking. We sell software, not your data. • Paid for by its users: no ads, no upsells. FULL-FEATURED MESSAGING • Text, voice messages, photos, videos, and files • Voice and video calls with crystal-clear quality • Group chats for friends, family, or teams • Disappearing messages on a timer you choose • Typing indicators and optional read receipts SECURITY YOU CAN TRUST • End-to-end encryption for all messages and calls • Everything is stored on your device • Messages are stored encrypted on your phone • Our servers cannot read your conversations • No address book upload, no public user directory Morse is for people who want a messaging app that respects their privacy without compromising on features. Simple. Secure. Private. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
OvateChat
A private messenger focused on user control and security. It offers end-to-end encrypted communication for messages, calls, and files, with no ads or data tracking. Users can sign up with a username and manage their privacy settings.
- End-to-end encrypted messages, calls, and files
- Username-based sign-up, no phone number required
- No ads, trackers, or data selling
- Stories, channels, and group chats
- Disappearing messages and message editing/deletion
- App lock with Face ID or PIN
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OvateChat is a private messenger built on one principle: your conversations belong to you. Every message, photo, video, voice note, file, call and story is protected with end-to-end encryption using the Signal Protocol — the cryptography trusted by security experts worldwide. Your keys never leave your phone. Not even we can read what you send. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE • End-to-end encrypted messages, media, calls, groups, channels and stories • Delivered messages are wiped from our servers — we keep no copy of your ciphertext • No ads, no trackers, no analytics, no data selling — ever • No phone number: sign up with a username and an email address • Friends by username — your address book is never uploaded EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT • One-to-one and group chats with reactions, replies, editing and delete for everyone • Audio and video calls, one-to-one and in groups • Photos, videos, documents and large files, voice notes and location sharing • Stories for the friends you choose — 6, 12 or 24 hours, then gone • Channels: follow public channels, or open your own • Stickers, sticker packs and a sticker maker; GIFs • Disappearing messages, starred messages, message search • Read receipts and typing awareness you control • Your own name for each contact — only you see it • Several accounts on one phone; link a second device YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES • Control who can find you and who can message you • Block, report and mute with one tap • App lock with Face ID or a PIN; screenshot notices • Encrypted backup — encrypted on your phone before it is stored • Switch an account off, or delete it any time, right from the app • Dark mode, Arabic and right-to-left support OvateChat is built and operated by Ovate Technologies. Read our privacy policy at https://ovatechat.com/privacy — the short version: privacy isn't a setting, it's the architecture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OvateChat at none against Morse's 1. OvateChat also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Morse sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. OvateChat asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Morse against 5.0 for OvateChat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Morse ships an update weekly, OvateChat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morse | OvateChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TRANSFERHUNT PTE. LTD. | Isam Naimi |
Customer experience
Morse
OvateChat
In-app purchases
Morse
- Annual Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
OvateChat
No in-app purchases









