Piko Chat vs Blingzi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piko Chat
Experience a nostalgic chat platform reminiscent of the early internet. Send pixel art notes, private letters, and engage in cozy themed rooms. Customize your profile and express yourself through drawings and reactions without the pressure of endless feeds.
- Send pixel art notes and private letters
- Engage in themed 'pod' chat rooms
- React to messages and keep conversations alive
- Customize profile, status bar, and theme
- Add optional public pins to a world map
- No endless feed or influencer focus
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the internet, but fun again! Piko Chat is a nostalgic social app inspired by the 2000s internet. Customize your profile, send letters, draw pixel art, and meet new people. Join Pods to talk about art, life, internet nostalgia, or whatever you’re into. In Piko Chat you can: - Customize your profile - Send and receive letters - Draw pixel art messages - Join Pods and communities - Reply and react to posts - Meet people from around the world Make your profile yours with themes, pixel avatars, status bars, photos, and more. No algorithmic feed. No AI content. No influencers. Just people making things, talking, and hanging out. If you miss Frutiger Aero, old forums, custom profiles, pixel art, and the old internet, you’ll probably feel at home here. Piko Chat. chat like it’s 2006. Subscription Some features in Piko Chat may require a paid subscription. Pricing, renewal terms, free trial information, and cancellation options are shown in the app before purchase. Privacy Policy https://pikochat.net/privacy Terms of Service https://pikochat.net/terms
Blingzi
A social media platform focused on self-expression and nostalgia. Users can share photos and status updates on a chronological feed without like or follower counts, fostering a less noisy online experience.
- Chronological feed
- No like or follower counts
- Customizable profile
- Photo posting
- Status updates
- Self-expression focus
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Your cute, customizable corner of the internet! Post photos, update your status, and make your profile totally you. The feed is chronological, with no like or follower counts, so it’s all about what you want to see and share. It’s social media without the noise, made for self-expression, cute moments, and a little extra sparkle. Whether you’re posting your everyday looks, aesthetic snaps, or just a funny update, this app is your space to be yourself and enjoy the nostalgia of early social media vibes. XOXO
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blingzi at none against Piko Chat's 12. Blingzi also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and device support (3 vs 1). Piko Chat's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 9) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating 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. Piko Chat sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Blingzi asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blingzi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piko Chat has 2.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Piko Chat's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blingzi's.
Piko Chat ships an update every 5 days, Blingzi every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piko Chat | Blingzi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ebonnee Almeida | Wolami Inc. |
Customer experience
Piko Chat
Blingzi
In-app purchases
Piko Chat
- Piko Plus Weekly$6.997 Days
- Piko Plus Weekly$7.997 Days
- Piko Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Piko Plus Yearly Offer$19.991 Year
- Piko Plus Yearly Supporter$24.991 Year
- Piko Plus Yearly$29.991 Year
- Piko Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- 100 Piko Coins$1.99
- 300 Piko Coins$4.99
- 600 Piko Coins$8.99
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- Piko Coins$19.99
- Piko Coins$99.99
Blingzi
No in-app purchases
