Comparison

Online Chat vs Rewind.

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

Head to head
About

Online Chat

Connect with people globally through instant messaging, voice notes, and fun games. This app prioritizes user privacy and offers a friendly, moderated community. Start chatting in seconds without needing personal contact information.

Highlights
  • Instant messaging
  • Voice messages and GIFs
  • In-chat games
  • Light and dark themes
  • Privacy controls
  • Global community
  • Multilingual support
Features
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ChatAlya is a fast, friendly messaging app for meeting new people from around the world. Pick a nickname, choose your language and start a conversation in seconds — no phone number or email needed. WHY CHATALYA • Start chatting in seconds — just choose a nickname • Send text, photos, voice messages, GIFs and emojis, and react to messages • Play games together inside the chat: Tic-tac-toe, Connect Four, Rock Paper Scissors and This or That • Light and dark theme with a clean, modern design • Lightweight and fast on any device • Available in 39 languages A FRIENDLY, RESPECTFUL COMMUNITY • Report any message or profile with one tap • Block anyone instantly • Our moderation team reviews every report within 24 hours • Smart filters help keep conversations clean and friendly PRIVACY YOU CONTROL Your nickname is your identity on ChatAlya — you decide what to share and with whom. Keep your account with a personal account code instead of an email. We only collect what's needed to run the service and never sell your data. MADE FOR • Making new friends from other countries • Practicing a new language with native speakers • Sharing interests and having a laugh ChatAlya is intended for users 18 years of age and older.

About

Rewind.

Features
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Rewind is the diary of your nights. Every festival, every club, every party deserves better than a photo lost in your camera roll. With Rewind, you keep a record of everything you've lived and share it with the people who were there. YOUR PROFILE, YOUR SHOWCASE Your profile brings all your events together in a gallery that's yours. Three layouts to scroll through your memories like a magazine. ADD YOUR MEMORIES IN SECONDS A name, a date, a place, your photos, and it's saved. Create your own event types with the color of your choice: wedding, afterwork, rooftop, birthday… whatever you want. TAG WHO WAS THERE Add your friends to any event. "I was there too": in one tap, you appear on the night as well. See who was there, and relive it together. YOUR FRIENDS, THEIR NIGHTS Follow your friends' memories in your feed. Like, react, and discover everything they've lived on their profile. DISCOVER WHERE TO GO OUT The "For You" section suggests upcoming events near you, based on your nights out and your taste. Every suggestion tells you why it's there. Rewind doesn't sell your data and shows no ads. Your memories are yours. Rewind. Relive. Repeat.

Screenshots

Online Chat4 screens
Rewind.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rewind. at none against Online Chat's shown. Rewind. also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Online Chat ships an update every 5 weeks, Rewind. every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Online Chat versus Rewind.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnline ChatRewind.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHuseyin Can BayramFabrice JOURNEL

In-app purchases

None

Online Chat

No in-app purchases

None

Rewind.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Online Chat free?
Online Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rewind. free?
Rewind. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Online Chat or Rewind. have ads?
Online Chat shows ads; Rewind. does not.
Which is updated more often, Online Chat or Rewind.?
Online Chat ships an update every 5 weeks, and Rewind. every 3 days. Most recently, Online Chat was updated on November 6, 2026 and Rewind. on November 6, 2026.

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