Stello vs Flash Chats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stello
Connect with fashion enthusiasts in a vibrant community. Share your style through videos and photos, participate in topic-based discussions, and receive direct feedback on your looks. Discover and be discovered as a top fashion creator.
- Community Hubs for fashion discussions
- Private messaging with media sharing
- Upload outfit videos and photos
- Collect community ratings
- Climb curator boards for visibility
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Step into Stello — your daily fashion feed where video, style, and community collide. Community Hubs: Join topic rooms to discuss styling tips, run polls, and co‑create moodboards with fellow fashion lovers. Private Messaging: Send secure Private Messages with close‑up clips or look photos for direct feedback and tailored styling notes. Post & Share: Upload outfit videos and photos, collect community ratings, and climb curator boards that surface the most stylish creators. From streetwear to couture, Stello connects you with the people who shape style—download and shine.
Flash Chats
This app facilitates secure, temporary one-on-one text conversations with new contacts without needing phone numbers or usernames. Messages can be set to automatically disappear after a chosen period, offering a private way to connect for brief interactions.
- Secure 1:1 text messaging
- No phone number or username required
- QR code pairing
- Disappearing messages
- Face ID lock and blocking tools
- Private by design
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Flash Chats is a private channel for people you haven't added to your contacts yet. On a first date, at a job interview, or when meeting someone new — start a secure 1:1 chat in seconds. No phone number. No username search. No public profiles. HOW IT WORKS • Pair in person — scan a QR code with someone nearby • Talk privately — secure text messaging powered by Apple's CloudKit infrastructure • Let it fade — messages disappear automatically (1 hour, 24 hours, or 5 days) • Stay in control — Face ID lock, block, and report tools built in BUILT FOR MOMENTS, NOT FOREVER Flash Chats is designed for one-time contacts and early trust — the conversation you want to have before sharing your real number, email, or social handles. Perfect for: • First dates and dating app meetups • Job interviews and candidate conversations • Marketplace buyers and sellers • Conference networking and event introductions • Anyone you'd rather not add to your phone contacts PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Locked to two people — each chat pairs exactly two iCloud accounts • Invite only — no discovery, no feeds, no public rooms • Secure & Isolated — all data is encrypted and transferred via native Apple CloudKit • Device-bound — chat history and encryption settings stay local on your iPhone or iPad • Text only — simple, focused, private FREE & FOCUSED • Completely free — no subscriptions, no in-app purchases • No ads — no banners, no promoted content, no third-party ad SDKs • No tracking — no analytics, no data selling, no background noise SECURITY & SAFETY • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode • Per-chat message lifetime settings • In-app block and report tools for User-Generated Content • Delete all local data anytime from Settings SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS & APP NOTES • Active iCloud sign-in required on the device for authentication and message delivery • Camera access is used solely for scanning invite QR codes • Two separate devices with different iCloud accounts are required to pair and initiate a chat When the conversation is over, it's gone. Your personal contacts stay personal. Questions or feedback? Contact Whale Group Ltd at support@whalegroup.co.uk or Settings → Legal → Contact Support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Stello at 90 against Flash Chats's 1. Stello also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Stello against 5.0 for Flash Chats. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stello has 90 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Stello ships an update every 2 weeks, Flash Chats every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stello | Flash Chats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (90 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #159 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MARK JULIUS RANGAS | Whale Group LTD |
Customer experience
Stello
Flash Chats
In-app purchases
Stello
No in-app purchases
Flash Chats
No in-app purchases









