Comparison

Tessera vs FunnyGuy

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

Head to head
About

Tessera

Features
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Tessera is an end-to-end encrypted messenger built for conversations, not profiles, feeds, or advertising. MADE FOR iPhone Duo • On the outer display, the back button, the tab bar and other buttons sit in the bar along the side, and your conversation stays clear of it. • Turn the inner display sideways to see your chat list and the open chat side by side. • iPad gets the same side-by-side layout in landscape. • On iOS 26 and later, the tab bar and buttons use Liquid Glass. NO PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL Create an account as a key pair on your device. There is no phone number, email address, password, social login, contact upload, advertising identifier, or behavioral analytics. CONVERSATIONS ONLY MEMBERS CAN READ Text, group messages, and images are encrypted on your device using Messaging Layer Security (MLS, RFC 9420). The service delivers ciphertext and does not hold the conversation keys. ADD PEOPLE DELIBERATELY Every contact starts with a deliberate action: enter their account ID, or scan their QR code in person when identity matters most. Conversations and groups are invite-only. RECOVERY YOU CONTROL Your 12-word recovery phrase restores your identity on a new device. Tessera cannot reset it for you. Message history does not follow a restored identity because conversation keys are intentionally excluded from the backup. HONEST SECURITY BOUNDARIES End-to-end encryption protects content, not all metadata. The service can see operational information such as IP addresses, account IDs, conversation membership, timestamps, sizes, platform, and push tokens. Tessera is not an anonymity network and does not claim to resist device compromise or global traffic analysis. REPORT, BLOCK, AND DELETE Report an account from a conversation and choose exactly which text excerpts to submit for human review. Block unwanted accounts; future messages from them are stopped before delivery and do not trigger push notifications. Delete your account permanently from Settings. Tessera has not yet undergone an independent security audit. We use an open IETF standard and mature open-source components, but that is not a substitute for reviewing the finished implementation. Two halves. One truth. Privacy Policy: https://tessera.innofun.digital/privacy/

About

FunnyGuy

Features
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FunnyGuy is where you dump the ridiculous parts of work and life—in text, anonymously, without naming anyone. “Quick sync” that never ends. The friend who cancels three times and still says “next time.” The chat that stays on read forever. Write what happened. Skip who did it. Post in English, Japanese, Korean, or Chinese. Follow people who get it. React once with Interesting, Absurd, or Forgive—then leave it. Report and block when something crosses the line. This is a vent with guardrails. Not a blacklist. Not a boss-rating board. Not a place to hunt people down.

Screenshots

Tessera4 screens
FunnyGuy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tessera at every 5 days against FunnyGuy's every 2 weeks. 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

Tessera ships an update every 5 days, FunnyGuy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Tessera versus FunnyGuy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTesseraFunnyGuy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperINNOFUN DIGITAL博翔 张

In-app purchases

None

Tessera

No in-app purchases

None

FunnyGuy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tessera free?
Tessera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FunnyGuy free?
FunnyGuy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tessera or FunnyGuy have ads?
Neither Tessera nor FunnyGuy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tessera or FunnyGuy?
Tessera ships an update every 5 days, and FunnyGuy every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tessera was updated on October 31, 2026 and FunnyGuy on November 6, 2026.

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