Famnity vs Pum. Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Famnity
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Famnity is a private messenger for your family and close circle. No ads, and we don't sell your data. Just your people — no public feeds. MESSAGING • 1-to-1 and group chats • Voice messages and round video messages • Voice and video messages turned into text — the other person opens it with one tap • Photos, videos and mixed photo-and-video albums, files, GIFs, location • View-once photos and disappearing messages • Text formatting, reactions, replies, forwarding, edit and delete • Pinned messages, polls, mentions, link previews • Search across all chats, drafts, offline sending GROUPS • An owner and admins with adjustable rights • You decide who in a group can post, send media and add people • Remove and ban members, transfer ownership CALLS • 1-to-1 voice and video calls • Group calls • Calls are end-to-end encrypted A CONNECTION YOU CAN RELY ON • Works with a VPN on • Reconnects by itself when your network changes PRIVACY & SECURITY • Email-code sign-in, two-factor authentication • Passcode lock and Face ID / Touch ID unlock • Manage your active sessions • "Last seen" and read-receipt controls • Block and report MADE FOR FAMILIES • Add your people by invite link or QR code • Find people by name or @username • Your own name for every contact — only you see it • Export and delete your account in a couple of taps
Pum. Messenger
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Pum is a messenger that combines beautiful design with everything you need. Channels, groups, stories, bots, stickers — all in one app. Messages are cached on your device for quick access to chat history. MESSAGING • Text, photos, videos, voice messages, and documents • Instant delivery with typing and read indicators • Reply, edit, delete, and forward messages • Disappearing messages with custom timers • Scheduled sending — write now, deliver later CHANNELS & GROUPS • Groups with roles — owner, admin, member • Public and private channels with reactions • Bot platform with commands and inline keyboards • Polls with quiz mode and anonymous voting STORIES • 24-hour stories with auto-scroll • Stickers and GIF search • QR code profile sharing SECURITY • Encrypted connection (TLS) for all data • Face ID and Touch ID app lock • Keychain token storage • Privacy controls: last seen, online, read receipts • Block and report users • Data stored in Russia (Yandex Cloud) PERSONALIZATION • Dark mode with adaptive colors • 12 accent colors • Chat wallpapers — colors, patterns, or your photos • Bubble styles — rounded, minimal, classic BUILT FOR iOS • Native SwiftUI — fast and smooth • VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion • Message caching for quick access Free. No ads. Questions? thekoshkinvv@gmail.com
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Verdict
Famnity and Pum. Messenger are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Famnity | Pum. Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nikolay Kondratenko | Vladimir Koshkin |
In-app purchases
Famnity
No in-app purchases
Pum. Messenger
No in-app purchases









