Comparison

Marivil vs murmur

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

Head to head
About

Marivil

Features
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Marivil is a private messenger built around one principle: your conversations belong to you. Every message and call is protected with end-to-end encryption — no ads, no tracking, no data mining. PRIVATE MESSAGING • 1:1 and group chats, end-to-end encrypted by default • Photos, videos, voice notes, and file sharing • Delivery and read receipts CALLS • Encrypted voice and video calls • Group video calls BUILT-IN ENCRYPTED MAIL • A private @marivil.com mailbox, protected with the same end-to-end encryption as your chats SECURITY YOU CAN VERIFY • Verify your contacts in person with a safety code or QR scan • Hardware-backed device authentication keeps your account tied to your device • Encryption keys are generated and stored on your device Marivil is free to use, with no ads. Learn more about our encryption at marivil.com/legal/encryption.

About

murmur

Share anonymous thoughts and observations tied to specific locations on a map. Discover what others are saying nearby or across the globe, with posts that disappear over time. Engage in community-driven events and discussions without the pressure of followers or popularity.

Highlights
  • Leave location-specific notes (murs)
  • Posts disappear after a set time
  • Anonymous posting with no profiles
  • Discover nearby or global messages
  • Participate in community events
  • On-device translation
  • No follower counts or popularity rankings
Features
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murmur - Leave words on a map ■ Does this sound familiar? ・You saw something on a walk and want to leave a word about it, right there ・You wonder what is going on around here today ・You have a thought too small for social media ・You want to write without counting numbers or followers murmur is a map for those small words. ■ Features ◆ Words tied to places (mur) Write a short note and it stays on the map where you wrote it. No sign-up is needed, and posts show no names or profiles. You can add one photo, too: take it on the spot or pick one from your photos (up to 10 murs with a photo at a time). ◆ Words for today Choose how long a mur stays, from 1 to 48 hours. When the time is up, it fades from the map. ◆ A word for a shop (must) Leave one word per person for a shop or any place. The word with the most favorites shows on the map as a speech bubble. Search by the shop's name, its genre, or what people wrote. Words written on the spot get a pin mark. ◆ Look nearby Set a radius and see the words left around you. Pick one of five steps, from 1km to 100km. ◆ See the world Browse words left in cities around the world, including places you have never been. ◆ Answer together (mood) From time to time, we ask everyone a question, like "How's the weather right now?" Tap an answer and it appears on the map as a regular mur. Zoom out to see the most common answer in each area. ◆ Build together (monument) Answer the mood near a monument on the map to help build it. When enough people join, it is complete. Share an image showing how many more people a monument under construction needs. ◆ Compete in teams (match) From time to time a match opens: pick a team, like Red or White, and see which one gets more people. Leave a mur to join, and your team's flag goes up where you left it. Get the result in a notification and share it as an image. ◆ Translated on your device Words in other languages can be translated on your device (on iPhone, iOS 18 or later). Nothing about what you read is ever sent anywhere. ◆ No following, no popularity ranking There are favorites and replies with no names attached. You choose whether to accept replies when you post. No following, no followers. Nothing rises to the top because it is popular. ■ About location Your location is used while you have the app open: to place a mur where you wrote it, and to show what is around you. The position saved with a mur is shifted on your device by up to the distance you choose when posting (0m–1km, 50m to start) before it is sent. ■ Who it is for ・Anyone who likes noticing small things around town ・Anyone curious about the mood of their own city ・Travelers who want to read local voices ・Anyone tired of social media numbers ■ Premium (monthly or yearly) ・Keep a mur for up to 7 days ・Place up to 3 marks, anywhere you choose ・Look back on your own murs on the map with footprints A mark is a named point that does not disappear. Use it for a shop, a stall on a certain day, a class you run. Place it at any spot you choose on the map (not near schools or hospitals, in mostly residential areas, and a few other places). A mark placed where you are gets an "On site" badge, and marks can get replies. Footprints stay only on your device and are never sent to our server. When you change phones, export them and import them on the new one. ■ On safety Every post is checked by an automated filter before it appears on the map. Photos are checked automatically before others see them; borderline ones are shown and then reviewed by a person. You can report any post or block its author from the post itself. A person reviews every report within 24 hours. Posts that break the Terms of Use are removed, and the device that posted them can no longer post. Small words, left right where they were written. 【Terms of Use / Privacy Policy】 Terms of Use: https://murmur.mamonis.studio/terms_of_use Privacy Policy: https://murmur.mamonis.studio/privacy_policy

Screenshots

Marivil4 screens
murmur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marivil at none against murmur's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. murmur sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Marivil asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Marivil versus murmur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarivilmurmur
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVeeran K PuthumkaraMAMORU TAKANAMI

In-app purchases

None

Marivil

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

murmur

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year

Questions

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

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