mssgs vs Franca

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mssgs compared with Franca
Detail	mssgs	Franca
What it does	Group chat app with public feed, communities, voice calls and games, all with data hosted in Europe	Translate voice notes and messages into any language across messaging apps
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	2009	Not given
Based in	NL	GB
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free to start, no credit card required. Premium costs 8,500 credits for 30 days (never auto-renews) and includes higher message length limits (5,000 vs 2,000 characters) and larger attachments (50 MB vs 25 MB).	Free: 5 voice minutes a month, 30 translated texts a day, up to 10 minutes a month of translating voice notes received. Plus: €3.99 a month billed monthly (60 voice minutes a month, unlimited translated texts). Pro: pricing not specified. Pay yearly and get 2 months free.
Key features	End-to-end encrypted private chats Voice and video calls with screen sharing Communities with text, voice, photo and announcement channels Nine built-in games including Four in a Row and Battleship Ghost mode with auto-deleting messages File sharing up to 25 MB (50 MB with Premium) Bots, webhooks and MCP server for AI assistants Stories and public feed Friends map with location sharing Two-factor authentication with passkeys	Support for over 150 languages with voice in 54 and text in the rest Translate received voice notes by uploading or letting Franca listen to the room for up to 3 minutes Face-to-face translation mode for conversations with another language speaker Shareable links showing translated text for 7 days without requiring app installation Six natural AI voices for voice note generation with Sound like you mode Web version with ability to hear user's own voice speaking recipient's language Privacy-first design with no contact book access or recording storage
What makes it different	All data hosted in the Netherlands, never leaves Europe Completely free, no ads or tracking Independent Dutch company, bootstrapped with no venture capital Built by RUAL with 15+ years of software experience since 2009 Nine built-in games integrated directly into chats	Works bidirectionally: translate sent messages and received voice notes Text translation is completely free; voice translation available on paid plans Automatically tailors message tone and format (as is, tidy, shorter, casual or formal) for each recipient and app
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	36 −1 (down) since last check	2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	6	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	31	17
Referring domains (Majestic)	48	1

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