GEKKO Messenger vs Crait Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GEKKO Messenger
A secure and feature-rich messaging application that allows users to connect with friends through text, voice, and video calls. It offers privacy controls, media sharing, and unique plugins for enhanced communication and utility.
- Find friends without contact access
- Private chat with PIN
- Audio and video calls
- Send photos, videos, documents
- Voice assistance
- Block/unblock contacts
- Theme changer and plugins
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Welcome to GEKKO Messenger. The best and entertaining messenger you can find on the store. • HOW TO USE : Create a new account simply choosing a login and a password. That's all. When you have an account you can login, add friends (if they given you their login o a nick) and start to chat. You can choose if share your profile infos or make it private. Conversations never been so easy before. • FEATURES : - Find new friends without contact access - Single Chats - Private chat with PIN - Audio messages - Voice calls - Video calls - Send photos, videos, documents and audio - Voice assistance - Block / Unblock contact - Nudge 1 time a minute - Theme changer - Plugins where to edit photo, listen music and much more PLUGINS : - Radio - Perfect Zero (Game) - Friends radar - Photo Editor - Screenshot Notifier HELP : Create a new chat searching for helper. If you have feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: info@gekkotech.net
Crait Lite
This secure messaging tool enhances workgroup productivity with encrypted calls, self-destructing messages, and file sharing. It protects digital assets by offering end-to-end encryption for sensitive business communications.
- End-to-end encryption
- Self-destructing messages
- Secure voice and group calls
- Large group chat support (up to 1000)
- Secure file sharing
- Secure email for users
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Crait Lite is where secure communication and collaboration happens. It is a secure messaging tool designed to make working life easier and more productive for work-groups. Why Crait? The simple answer is: Businesses need to protect their digital assets. Businesses are targets and will be targets of cyber hacking because they have information valuable to would-be criminals. No sector of corporate America is excluded from the threat of cyber hacking. This is why at Crait, we believe that business communication deserves a security upgrade. What Crait provides - Secure one-on-one or group calls and can support chats with up to 1000 people. - Messages that self-destruct after the messages are read. - End-to-end encryption between the sender’s device and the recipient such that the encryption key never leaves the device; no party in the middle. - Secure chat, voice, as well as file-sharing capabilities to work-groups. - Secure email for Crait-to-Crait users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crait Lite at none against GEKKO Messenger's 2. GEKKO Messenger's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. GEKKO Messenger sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Crait Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
GEKKO Messenger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively.
GEKKO Messenger ships an update every 4 days, Crait Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GEKKO Messenger | Crait Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gennaro Coda | Crait Technology Inc. |
Customer experience
GEKKO Messenger
Crait Lite
In-app purchases
GEKKO Messenger
- 1000 GG Coins$0.99
- 5000 GG Coins$3.99
Crait Lite
No in-app purchases









