Iris Chat vs Sendant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Iris Chat
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Iris Chat is a private messaging app for direct and group chats. Your secret key and message history stay on your devices, and encrypted messages move through message servers you choose. Use Iris Chat to: - Chat one-to-one or in groups - Link your devices with a code - Attach photos and files - Keep messages moving nearby over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi when you turn it on - Block or report unwanted contacts Iris Chat does not include third-party analytics, advertising SDKs, or behavioral tracking.
Sendant
A private, encrypted messenger where conversations belong to you. It offers end-to-end encryption by default, requires no personal account information, and minimizes metadata collection. Enjoy features like groups, attachments, and disappearing messages with a focus on user trust and privacy.
- End-to-end encryption by default
- No phone number, email, or account needed
- Store-and-forward message delivery
- Minimized metadata collection
- Contact verification with QR codes/safety numbers
- Plain-language security indicators
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Sendant is a private, encrypted messenger built on a simple promise: your conversations belong to you. Messages are end-to-end encrypted by default, your keys never leave your device, there's no central server quietly logging who you talk to — and no phone number, email, or account required to start. It feels like the messengers you already know — fast chats, groups, attachments, reactions, and disappearing messages — but the trust model underneath is different. WHY SENDANT • End-to-end encrypted by default (X3DH + Double Ratchet). Only you and the people you're talking to can read your messages. • No phone number, email, or account. Your identity lives in cryptographic keys held on your device, not tied to your SIM. • Messages that don't get lost. Your message is sealed on your device and held in a store-and-forward mailbox the servers can't read, so it waits and delivers when your contact reconnects. • Less metadata. We minimize the "who talked to whom, when" trail that centralized apps collect by default. • Verify the people you trust. Confirm a contact with a QR code or safety number, and get a clear, plain-language warning the moment something changes. • No ads, no tracking SDKs. TRUST YOU CAN READ Security here speaks plain English. Sendant shows "Verified," "End-to-end encrypted," and "Safety number changed" — never cryptographic jargon. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT No phone number, email, or account required. Local-first storage on your device. Your keys stay under your control. Private by default. Calm by design.
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Verdict
Iris Chat and Sendant 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.
Iris Chat ships an update every 5 days, Sendant every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iris Chat | Sendant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sirius Business Oy | VectraSEO LLC |
In-app purchases
Iris Chat
No in-app purchases
Sendant
No in-app purchases









