Comparison

QChat vs Kuxin IM

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

Head to head
About

QChat

Connect with over 100 million users for instant messaging. This app facilitates communication with customer care and merchants for travelers worldwide, fostering a customer community. A seller version is also available.

Highlights
  • Instant messaging
  • Customer care contact
  • Merchant communication
  • Global traveler support
  • Customer community building
  • Seller version available
Features
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Provide an online instant message to over 100 millions Qunar.com end users, for them to contact the customer care and merchant while they tripping around the world, providing the customer help and build up customer community. seller version. 已针对ios 10进行过优化。

About

Kuxin IM

A secure and feature-rich instant messaging application designed for high availability and privacy. It offers end-to-end encryption, private cloud deployment, and robust group chat capabilities for large communities.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Private cloud deployment
  • High availability server
  • Large group chat support
  • Video and voice conferencing
  • Burn after reading messages
Features
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This is an original instant messaging software with stable performance and comprehensive functions. It features: 1. High availability: the server does not need to be restarted for half a year, and automatic load balancing 2. Full functions: mainstream IM has all the functions, and we have none 3. Private cloud: support private deployment and deep customization, not controlled by others 4. High security: communication protocol adopts high-strength encryption algorithm, and chat records are not leaked 5. High freedom: the user-defined protocol is simple and clear, and there are no more restrictions 6. High speed: Based on protobuf's binary byte format, the package is very small, the data volume is small, the transmission speed is fast, and the bandwidth occupation is low 7. High concurrency: the measured concurrency is more than 30W, 2-5 times that of general IM, and supports hundreds of millions of users when clustering 8. Support appointment meeting, voice conference, video conference, shared desktop, text chat in the meeting, member management, etc Specific functions include: 1. Address book, supporting friend verification or not, QR code, tag grouping, blacking, my colleagues, official account, multi sign on, my mobile phone sending messages to my computer, etc 2. Single chat, support message receipt, burn after reading, display read, message interference free, top setting, withdrawal, video chat, search chat record, etc 3. Group chat, support announcement, @ group members, group sharing, group entry verification, group nickname, group management, number of readers, video conference, etc., support 10000 people 4. Message, support long text, picture, audio recording, video recording, business card, location, animation, file, red envelope, screenshot and other types 5. Privacy, delivered, read, burned after reading, end-to-end encryption, private group, non-public group members and other features are exclusive

Screenshots

QChat4 screens
Kuxin IM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kuxin IM at 5.0 against QChat's 1.0. Kuxin IM also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). QChat's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kuxin IM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QChat ships an update every 2 months, Kuxin IM fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QChat versus Kuxin IM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQChatKuxin IM
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB179 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperBeijing Qunar Information Technology Company Limit路路 院

Customer experience

QChat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative73.9%

Kuxin IM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QChat

No in-app purchases

None

Kuxin IM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QChat free?
QChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kuxin IM free?
Kuxin IM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QChat or Kuxin IM?
Kuxin IM is rated higher. QChat averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Kuxin IM averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do QChat or Kuxin IM have ads?
Neither QChat nor Kuxin IM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QChat or Kuxin IM?
QChat ships an update every 2 months, and Kuxin IM fortnightly. Most recently, QChat was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kuxin IM on November 3, 2026.

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