Comparison

blip vs AnyTalk Messenger

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Single-tap messaging
  • Context-aware message meaning
  • Location-based communication
  • Interactive notifications
  • Direct reply from notifications
  • Get directions from notifications
Features
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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.

About

AnyTalk Messenger

Stay connected globally with free calls, messages, and media sharing. Offers end-to-end encryption and hidden chats for enhanced privacy. Seamlessly syncs across devices and supports multiple SIM cards for convenience.

Highlights
  • Free calls and video calls
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Hidden chats with password protection
  • Syncs across devices
  • Supports multiple SIM cards
  • Voice, photo, and video messaging
Features
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With AnyTalk you can stay in touch with anyone, anytime and anywhere! Freely. You can call or send messages, send photo and video messages as well as voice messages, locations and contacts worldwide over WiFi or 3G. AnyTalk seamlessly syncs across your devices and can be used on phones and tablets. CALLS AND VIDEO CALLS You can now call any of your AnyTalk contacts for free, arrange group calls (for up to 4 people), including video calls, while being sure that all your data is secured with encryption. (iOS 8.1+) SYNCHRONIZATION AND PRIVACY AnyTalk is taking care about your convenience and privacy, so we sync chats history across your devices, but don’t store it on our servers. Your chats history is yours and no one else can read it. USE DIFFERENT SIM CARDS AnyTalk give you ability to tie different phone numbers for the same account. This way you can insure yourself from losing access to the account when you lost sim-card, as well as freely use AnyTalk while you travel around the globe and use different sim cards. ENCRYPTION You can enable end-to-end encryption for both new or existing chats. When encryption is enabled, all outgoing messages will be encrypted by special key and only participants who got this key can read conversation. The key generates on device of user who initiate encryption and must be transferred to other chat participant by meeting in person. This way our servers knows nothing about your encryption key, plus you will avoid any possibility of man-in-the-middle attack. HIDDEN CHATS Encrypted chats will help you when it comes to data transfer and secure communication. But if someone get physical access to your mobile device — let’s say your friend, or mother, or girlfriend — we've got you covered with hidden chats! Such chats protected by password you will set and hidden from both chat and contact lists. Hidden chats is a private feature just for your usage, so no one knows that chat is hidden on your device — even your participant. Hidden chats available on phones only, tablets are not supported. For support please visit anytalkapp.com/support 9c91696931

Screenshots

blip4 screens
AnyTalk Messenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AnyTalk Messenger at none against blip's 2. AnyTalk Messenger also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). blip's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (83% vs 73%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. blip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AnyTalk Messenger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for blip against 4.4 for AnyTalk Messenger. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of blip's written reviews are positive against 73% of AnyTalk Messenger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

blip ships an update fortnightly, AnyTalk Messenger every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
blip versus AnyTalk Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterblipAnyTalk Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better73.1% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMyClickapps.com LLCMGA MEGAAPPS LIMITED

Customer experience

blip

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

AnyTalk Messenger

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative19.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

blip

Subscriptions2
  • YesMe Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • YesMe Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
None

AnyTalk Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is blip free?
blip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AnyTalk Messenger free?
AnyTalk Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, blip or AnyTalk Messenger?
blip is rated higher. blip averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while AnyTalk Messenger averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do blip or AnyTalk Messenger have ads?
Neither blip nor AnyTalk Messenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, blip or AnyTalk Messenger?
blip ships an update fortnightly, and AnyTalk Messenger every 5 weeks. Most recently, blip was updated on September 7, 2026 and AnyTalk Messenger on June 2, 2026.

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