*CRYPT vs Chatap | Meet & Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
*CRYPT
Securely send messages that only intended recipients can read. This app uses a simple key-based encryption method, ensuring your communications remain private. Share a secret key with your contact to enable decryption.
- End-to-end message encryption
- Simple key-based decryption
- Private communication
- User-defined encryption keys
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Encrypt your messages so only the people you send them to can understand. All you have to do is add a key that you would provide to the recipient to decrypt the message. So simple.
Chatap | Meet & Chat
Connect with genuine individuals through direct conversation, bypassing superficial interactions. Discover people nearby or globally, engage in multilingual chats, and enjoy a private experience where conversations are not saved.
- Real profiles
- Direct chat initiation
- Nearby and worldwide connections
- 8 languages supported
- Private, unsaved chats
- Block and report functionality
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Tired of fake profiles and endless swiping? Chatap is your space to meet real people and just… talk. Sign in with Apple or Google. Browse real profiles. Choose who you want to chat with. — Nearby or worldwide — 8 languages supported — Chats don't save — your privacy is protected — Block & report anytime No algorithms. No feeds. No judgment — just honest one-on-one conversations. Be curious. Be real. Be you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chatap | Meet & Chat at 4.1 against *CRYPT's 2.3. Chatap | Meet & Chat also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%) and ratings volume (222 vs 8). *CRYPT's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
Chatap | Meet & Chat holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chatap | Meet & Chat has 222 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of *CRYPT's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chatap | Meet & Chat's.
*CRYPT ships an update every 2 weeks, Chatap | Meet & Chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | *CRYPT | Chatap | Meet & Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (8 ratings) | 4.1 (222 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 222 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ablade Felix | Mikhail Stepanov |
Customer experience
*CRYPT
Chatap | Meet & Chat
In-app purchases
*CRYPT
No in-app purchases
Chatap | Meet & Chat
No in-app purchases
