blip vs 55 Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
blip
This app offers a minimalist messaging experience, allowing users to communicate their status or feelings with a single tap. The meaning of a 'Yes' is context-dependent, adapting to the sender, recipient, time, and location.
- Single-tap messaging
- Context-aware message meaning
- Location-based communication
- Interactive notifications
- Direct reply from notifications
- Get directions from notifications
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Blip sends private, short-lived location check-ins to the people you actually meet in real life. Use one tap to say "I'm here," "On my way," "Come meet me," or "Are you free?" Add your current place, choose how long the blip lasts, and let friends open directions when they need to find you. Built for: - pickups and arrivals - meeting friends without a long text thread - quick safety check-ins - sharing a spot for a short time - automatic arrival, leave, or scheduled blips for registered contacts Blip is not an always-on tracking map. You choose when to send, can use precise or approximate location, and can turn on Ghost Mode when you want to stop sending new blips. Start with the free blip allowance. Blip Pro adds unlimited blips plus automatic circle and scheduled blips for registered Blip contacts. Blip supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, dark mode, readable contrast, clear button states, and plain-language controls across Quick, Auto, Recent, Settings, and Paywall flows.
55 Messenger
Communicate with friends through text, voice calls, video, and photos. Enjoy instant video messaging and secure conversations with messages that disappear after being read. Effectively manage group chats with robust features.
- Text, voice, and video calls
- Send photos
- Instant video messaging
- Trace-less messaging
- Burn after reading messages
- Group chat management
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In 55 Messenger, you can: · Talk to your friends by various ways, including text messages, voice calls, videos and photos. · Instant messaging with your friends by video call just like face-to-face. Send message without trace, your chatting record will only be stored in your own phone. · Burn after reading, the message will be destoryed automatically after being viewed. · Manage your multi-person chat effectively with powerful group management features. · Establish chat group and mange it effectively with powerful software functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: blip at 4.5 against 55 Messenger's 3.3. blip also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 65%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 55 Messenger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (77 vs 11). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. blip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 55 Messenger asks for nothing beyond the download.
blip holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 55 Messenger has 77 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of blip's written reviews are positive against 65% of 55 Messenger's.
blip ships an update fortnightly, 55 Messenger monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | blip | 55 Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | 3.3 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 64.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 236 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MyClickapps.com LLC | OCTOPUS US LLC |
Customer experience
blip
55 Messenger
Bugs and requests
blip
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
55 Messenger
Reported bugs
11 issues- Old version cannot log in
- New version cannot be used
- Cannot log in
- Network abnormal error
- Network connection unstable
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- Cannot answer phone calls
- New messages not pushed
- Cannot register, verification code error
- Cannot download new version
- Cannot log in, old version not working
- Cannot log in, verification code not received
Requested features
7 requests- Update the app
- Fix login issues for old versions
- Allow login with new version
- Improve notification delivery
- Add group chat functionality
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- Provide customer service
- Fix network connection problems
In-app purchases
blip
- YesMe Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- YesMe Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
55 Messenger
No in-app purchases









