IONChat Direct vs Preap Sar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IONChat Direct
A private, end-to-end encrypted messenger for communities. It offers direct messaging, a community feed for updates, and organized team channels. Features include encrypted calls, meetings with recordings, and a secure chat vault.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Community feed for updates
- Organized team channels
- Encrypted voice and video calls
- Private chat vault with PIN
- Group meetings with recordings
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IONChat Direct is a private, end-to-end encrypted messenger with a built-in community feed and team channels — everything your community needs in one place. PRIVATE MESSAGING — One-on-one and group chats secured with end-to-end encryption. Photos, videos, voice notes, view-once media, reactions, and replies. COMMUNITY FEED — Share updates, photos, and announcements. Follow people, react, comment, and keep up with your community. TEAM CHANNELS — Organized channels for your teams: topics, @mentions, pinned messages, shared media, and a team calendar with RSVPs. CALLS & MEETINGS — Encrypted voice and video calls, group meetings with recordings, and picture-in-picture so you can chat while you talk. PRIVATE CHAT VAULT — Lock sensitive conversations behind a PIN with encrypted cloud backup only you can unlock. IONCHAT PREMIUM (optional auto-renewing subscription) — Larger groups and meetings, unlimited recording length, 2 GB file uploads, and 1-year backup history. Monthly or annual plans with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. By INFINITY ONE NETWORK LLC. Privacy Policy: https://ionchat.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://ionchat.app/terms
Preap Sar
A private messaging application offering secure 1:1 and group chats with rich media support. It also includes voice and video calls, identity key backups, and features for connecting with others. Additional tools like personal notes, task management, and a business listing service are also available.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Voice and video calls
- Group and 1:1 chats
- File and media sharing
- Personal notes and tasks
- Business listing and ordering
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+ Messaging — 1:1 and group chats with text, photos, videos, voice notes, files, stickers, and location. Reply, forward, react, and edit messages. Real-time typing and read receipts. + Security — Always-on E2E encryption and back up your identity key. + Calls — Voice and video calls. + Connect — invite friends, find people by @username or QR, and discover nearby users (opt-in). + Multiple accounts + Personal notes and tasks with reminders, loan calculator, expense tracker, khmer calendar + Free business listing and send order (Cash on delivery only) + Unlimited story posts + Offline mode Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://preapsar.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
IONChat Direct and Preap Sar are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IONChat Direct against 5.0 for Preap Sar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
IONChat Direct ships an update every 3 days, Preap Sar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IONChat Direct | Preap Sar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Eric Caprarese | Savun Cheam |
Customer experience
IONChat Direct
Preap Sar
In-app purchases
IONChat Direct
No in-app purchases
Preap Sar
No in-app purchases
