Famnity vs Nova USL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Famnity
A private messenger designed for families and close circles, offering secure communication without ads or data selling. It features robust messaging, group management, and encrypted calls for reliable connections.
- 1-to-1 and group chats
- Voice and video messages with text conversion
- End-to-end encrypted voice and video calls
- Adjustable group admin rights
- View-once photos and disappearing messages
- Passcode lock and biometric unlock
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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
Nova USL
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Nova - современный мессенджер для быстрого и безопасного общения. • Чаты - мгновенные сообщения, фото, видео и голосовые • Истории - моменты, которые исчезают через 24 часа • Звонки - аудио- и видеозвонки в высоком качестве без ограничений • Видео-кружки = короткие видеосообщения • Приватность - блокировка пользователей и контроль над тем, кто вам пишет
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Nova USL at 3 against Famnity's 1. Nova USL also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Famnity ships an update fortnightly, Nova USL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Famnity | Nova USL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolay Kondratenko | Bekbolot Zairbekov |
In-app purchases
Famnity
No in-app purchases
Nova USL
No in-app purchases









