Echon Voice vs Rift Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Echon Voice
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Echon Voice is a next generation Discord competitor built from the ground up to be fast and scalable. Join us on this amazing ride as we grow the application to new heights.
Rift Chat
Connect with communities, friends, and groups through real-time chat and voice channels. Enjoy private direct messages with end-to-end encryption for secure conversations. This platform offers a focused communication space without advertisements or user tracking.
- Create or join Shards
- Talk in channels
- Direct messages
- Voice chat
- End-to-end encryption for DMs
- Ad-free experience
- No behavioral tracking
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Rift is a chat and voice app for communities, friends, and real-time hangouts. Create or join Shards, talk in channels, message friends in DMs, and hop into voice. Direct messages use end-to-end encryption so Rift cannot read your DM text. Built for people who want a focused place to talk without ads or behavioral tracking, loaded with features and versatility.
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Verdict
Echon Voice and Rift Chat 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.
Echon Voice ships an update every 5 days, Rift Chat weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Echon Voice | Rift Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Joseph Estefan | Rift Communications LLC |
In-app purchases
Echon Voice
No in-app purchases
Rift Chat
No in-app purchases
