Comparison

No Trace vs بوح

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

Head to head
About

No Trace

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Encrypted code-based chat. No phone. No email. No account. Share an 8-character code with someone. They type it in. You are talking. End-to-end encrypted from your device. Nothing to log in to. Nothing to back up. WHY NO TRACE WORKS • No phone number — no SMS confirmation that fails in your country. You install, you chat. • No email — no recovery flow you have to remember. • No account — no profile, no friend list, no directory. • 8-character code — share on paper, by voice, by QR. Whoever has the code joins. Whoever does not, never sees the room. • Optional 2-layer code — share a room without leaking access. The join-code is the second gate. • Three privacy presets — Ghost saves nothing on your phone, Balanced keeps codes for one-tap re-open, Comfort keeps history too. Change anytime. • Screen-recording lock — your chats render as black in screen recorders. • App lock — optional tap-code on every launch. • 1-tap delete all data — Settings > Account > Delete. Nothing kept on our side. HOW IT IS DIFFERENT Signal needs a phone number. Telegram needs a phone number. WhatsApp needs a phone number. Threema gives you a permanent ID that lives forever. No Trace gives you a throwaway 8-character code per room — no identity follows you. WHO PICKS IT • Journalists collecting tips • Lawyers and doctors with confidentiality duties • Activists and advocates • Two people who want a chat that does not sit in either phone's backup • Teams who want a side channel separate from work tools CROSS-DEVICE iPhone, iPad, Web, macOS, Linux. Open the room on whatever you have nearest. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY • No ads • Tracking limited to crash + basic analytics, disclosed in our privacy policy • Premium uses Apple Pay only — no external payment links • Delete all your data anytime: Settings > Account > Delete CONTENT SAFETY We have zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. Every message can be reported with one tap (long-press > Report) and is reviewed within 24 hours. You can block any sender locally on long-press. Senders flagged for objectionable content are removed and ejected. Contact: hello@teamzlab.com. FEATURES • 1:1 and small-group code-gated rooms • Featured Topics — public rooms with daily prompts • Reply-to threading + emoji reactions • Edit and delete your own messages • Report and block any sender • Long-press copy • QR share for in-person joins • Three privacy levels you control PRICING 50 free messages on install. Premium is a one-time purchase — lifetime unlimited messages. No subscriptions. No recurring charges. No renewal. Install No Trace. Create a room. Share the code. That is the whole onboarding.

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بوح

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بوح، المكان اللي تقول فيه اللي في خاطرك كلنا عندنا كلام ما نقدر نقوله بصوت عالي. في بوح تكتبه وتشوف وش يقول الناس حولك، باسمك أو بدون اسم، والقرار لك. وش تلقى في بوح؟ 18 خدمة، كل وحدة لها طعمها سوق النصائح، هل أنا الوحيد؟، محكمة النوايا، حقيقتين وكذبة، سؤال اليوم، اختبار الصديق، متحف الفشل، مقبرة القرارات، كذبة المجتمع، استفتاء سريع، وغيرها كثير. صارحني خلّ أصحابك يقولون لك اللي في خاطرهم وأسماؤهم مخفية، وأنت ترد عليهم براحتك. أشياء مشتركة جاوب أنت وصديقك على نفس السؤال، وشوفوا وش اللي يجمعكم. سوالف مع أصحابك رسائل خاصة توصل على طول، ورسائل صوتية قصيرة، وهدايا تفرّح اللي تحبهم الناس اللي حولك تعرّف على ناس قريبين منك، وادخل الساحة وسولف مع أهل مدينتك. نقاط وإنجازات كل تفاعل يجيب لك نقاط، تبدلها بإطارات وشارات وتمييز لحسابك. خصوصيتك بيدك تختار مين يشوف موقعك، تخفي محتوى إشعاراتك، تحظر أو تكتم أي أحد، وتحذف حسابك متى ما بغيت. على ذوقك نغمة لكل نوع إشعار، ونغمة خاصة لأقرب الناس لك. حمّل بوح الحين، وقل اللي عندك بكل صدق

Screenshots

No Trace4 screens
بوح4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: No Trace at none against بوح's shown. بوح's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. No Trace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and بوح sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

No Trace ships an update every 11 days, بوح every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
No Trace versus بوح: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNo Traceبوح
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB57 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTeamz Lab LtdYousuf Alharbi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

No Trace

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$4.99
5 purchases

بوح

One-time5
  • 150 Points$0.99
  • 400 Points$1.99
  • 1000 Points$2.99
Show 2 more
  • 2500 Points$6.99
  • 6500 Points$12.99

Questions

Is No Trace free?
No Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is بوح free?
بوح is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do No Trace or بوح have ads?
بوح shows ads; No Trace does not.
Which is updated more often, No Trace or بوح?
No Trace ships an update every 11 days, and بوح every 3 days. Most recently, No Trace was updated on October 31, 2026 and بوح on October 28, 2026.

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