Ohoy vs Bazon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ohoy
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Animate your text messages Ohoy is a great way to make your SMS and iMessages stand out. It is simple: 1. Write text 2.Choose between 6 animation types 3.Send Bonus: change the background colour of your message ( in-app purchase )
Bazon
A privacy-focused messaging app offering secure end-to-end encrypted chats and calls. It features a minimalist design for a distraction-free communication experience, with no ads or user profiling.
- End-to-end encryption for chats and calls
- Minimalist, distraction-free design
- Fast and focused messaging
- No ads, trackers, or profiling
- Privacy by design
- Minimal data collection
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Bazon is a privacy-first messenger with a minimalist design — focused on what matters: secure conversations. - End-to-end encryption (E2E) for chats and calls - Minimalist design, distraction-free experience - Fast messaging that stays focused on your communication - No ads. No trackers. No profiling. Privacy by design - Message and call content is end-to-end encrypted, so only participants can read or hear - We don’t store your message or call content on our servers. - We don’t collect data for advertising and we don’t sell your information. - We keep data to the minimum required to operate the service. Bazon is built for everyday communication and for moments when privacy matters most.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ohoy at every 2 weeks against Bazon's every 5 weeks. Ohoy also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ohoy ships an update every 2 weeks, Bazon every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ohoy | Bazon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesper Henriksen | Garegin Papian |
In-app purchases
Ohoy
No in-app purchases
Bazon
No in-app purchases
