Open messenger vs Local Chatting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open messenger
This social media chat app allows you to exchange content with contacts across multiple platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Discover new people and content on a public board, and create groups with up to 50 contacts. Share photos, videos, audio, and use stickers without leaving the app.
- Cross-platform messaging
- Content sharing
- Discover new people
- Group creation
- Embedded content viewing
- Sticker support
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Open messenger is the first social media chat which enables you to exchange content with people you connected on the following networks: - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Pinterest - Steam - Google Contacts - SoundCloud - Flickr - Vimeo - GitHub - Twitch - Path - 500px Just log into one or more of the available networks and navigate through your friends, people you follow and your circles to start chatting with available contacts. Navigate the public board to discover awesome contents and new people. Create groups with up to 50 of your contacts! Exchange photos, videos, audio recordings, choose between hundreds of stickers available through GIPHY and enjoy embedded contents directly available without leaving the app.
Local Chatting
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Local Chatting, allows you to collectively message with people in your district about any topic you want. We are far from boring stages such as friend request, matchmaking, etc. Fun, friendly and free! It lets you find new people around you who want to share your interests and chat with you! Join the people who enjoy chatting and making new friends. EVERYONE can participate; age, religion, language, race does not matter!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Local Chatting at every 4 days against Open messenger's every 2 months. Open messenger's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Open messenger ships an update every 2 months, Local Chatting every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open messenger | Local Chatting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GDVerse SRL | Nejat Boy |
In-app purchases
Open messenger
No in-app purchases
Local Chatting
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Open messenger or Local Chatting have ads?
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