Comparison

StarLinkChat vs XingDun

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

Head to head
About

StarLinkChat

This native iOS platform offers real-time instant messaging and office automation workflows for businesses. It ensures data isolation and security compliance through private deployment, supporting various communication types and built-in approval processes.

Highlights
  • Real-time instant messaging
  • Audio & video calls
  • Office automation workflows
  • Customer service management
  • Private enterprise deployment
  • End-to-end encrypted communication
Features
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StarLinkChat is a native iOS enterprise communication platform that combines real-time instant messaging with office automation workflows. Built for businesses, StarLinkChat provides each enterprise client with a privately deployed communication service — ensuring data isolation and security compliance. KEY FEATURES: • Instant Messaging — Send text, images, voice, video, and files in real-time. Support for P2P and group conversations. • Audio & Video Calls — Crystal-clear VoIP calls with one-tap dialing from any chat. • OA Workspace — Built-in approval workflows for leave requests, business trips, reimbursements, overtime, and more (12+ form types). • Customer Service — Dedicated CS agent management with automated group assignment and control. • Enterprise Deployment — Connect to your company's dedicated server with a simple enterprise code. Each organization gets independent data storage and messaging infrastructure. • Privacy First — All communications are end-to-end managed through your enterprise's private deployment. No data sharing across tenants. StarLinkChat supports English and Simplified Chinese interfaces.

About

XingDun

Features
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XingDun IM is an instant messaging and collaboration app for enterprises and their team members. It brings everyday communication, contacts, groups, and work processes into one clear workspace. MESSAGING • Use direct and group chats • Send text, emoji, photos, voice messages, videos, files, and contact cards • Reply, forward, recall, favorite, pin, and search chat history • Use pinned conversations, mute controls, unread indicators, and offline notifications TEAMS AND GROUPS • Manage contacts, friend requests, and blocked users • Create and manage groups with announcements, group QR codes, administrators, and member permissions • Control invitations, @all mentions, pinned messages, and mute-all settings according to group permissions • Apply message auto-delete settings according to enterprise policy CALLS AND WORK • Make 1-to-1 audio and video calls • Use the workbench for requests, approvals, details, and progress tracking ACCOUNT AND PRIVACY • Manage account security, devices, notifications, storage, help, and feedback • Camera, microphone, photo, and notification permissions are requested only when you use the related feature • Use the app in Simplified Chinese or English

Screenshots

StarLinkChat4 screens
XingDun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: XingDun at every 3 days against StarLinkChat's every 8 days. 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

StarLinkChat ships an update every 8 days, XingDun every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
StarLinkChat versus XingDun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarLinkChatXingDun
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB52 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSTARLINK NETWORK SERVICING (M) SDN. BHD.PT NEXUS DIGITAL KARYA

In-app purchases

None

StarLinkChat

No in-app purchases

None

XingDun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StarLinkChat free?
StarLinkChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is XingDun free?
XingDun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StarLinkChat or XingDun have ads?
Neither StarLinkChat nor XingDun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StarLinkChat or XingDun?
StarLinkChat ships an update every 8 days, and XingDun every 3 days. Most recently, StarLinkChat was updated on October 24, 2026 and XingDun on October 14, 2026.

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