Comparison

Duhat vs Stepo

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

Head to head
About

Duhat

This app provides secure communication through end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls, and private messaging. It also features automatic scam detection and allows users to join communities based on shared interests.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted voice and video calls
  • Private encrypted messaging
  • Automatic scam and fraud detection
  • Interest-based community features
  • Customizable sticker collection
Features
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Duhat – Start conversations that matter Duhat is a messaging and group chat app developed by VinSmart Future (VSF), helping people connect, discuss, make plans, and take action together. Duhat is built around three core experience pillars: EFFORTLESS GROUP COMMUNICATION, SHARED ACTION Group chat is designed to support everything from exchanging ideas and agreeing on plans to coordinating action. AI technology developed by VSF is integrated to simplify everyday tasks, making communication and group organization more efficient. PRIVACY AND COMMUNICATION SAFETY Duhat protects you with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and screenshot protection. Duhat Radar helps identify calls and messages that show signs of scams or unwanted contact, so you can chat with greater peace of mind. VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL FLUENCY Built by a Vietnamese team, Duhat understands the language, culture, and communication habits of Vietnamese users, delivering an experience that feels familiar, natural, and tailored to real-life needs.

About

Stepo

Features
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Some goals are too good to chase alone. Stepo turns a goal into a journey: a living story you share one step at a time. Post a step and it's on air for 24 hours, the window when the people who follow you can heart it, say something, or share it. Do that while it's live and you've stepped with them. You were there when it happened. JOURNEYS, NOT POSTS A journey holds every step of one goal, day one to the finale. Your profile becomes a shelf of stories that finish, not a scroll of moments that sink. ON AIR FOR 24 HOURS Fresh steps come first, while you can still show up. When the window closes, the step settles into the story. Nothing disappears. It just stops being live. SHOWING UP GETS REMEMBERED Be there for someone's first step and you're a Starter on that journey. Be there at the finish and you're a Celebrator. Walk most of the road with them and you become a Companion. Recognition arrives on its own. All you ever do is show up. LOOK BACK Every journey keeps its people. Scroll back to day one and it's all still there: who started with you, who walked beside you, who was at the finish. The story remembers. Start the journey. Someone wants to see you finish it.

Screenshots

Duhat4 screens
Stepo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stepo at every 2 days against Duhat's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duhat ships an update weekly, Stepo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Duhat versus Stepo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuhatStepo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size394 MB60 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVingroup Joint Stock Company (Vingroup JSC)CHAU APPS COMPANY LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Duhat

No in-app purchases

None

Stepo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duhat free?
Duhat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stepo free?
Stepo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Duhat or Stepo have ads?
Neither Duhat nor Stepo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duhat or Stepo?
Duhat ships an update weekly, and Stepo every 2 days. Most recently, Duhat was updated on November 7, 2026 and Stepo on October 31, 2026.

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