xat vs Chalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xat
Connect with friends and discover communities based on shared interests. Create your own free chat groups or join existing ones to communicate with users globally. Get help and support within the app's dedicated chat.
- Group and private chat
- Discover groups by interest
- Create custom chat groups
- Global user communication
- In-app help chat
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xat is a free group and private chat messaging app. Chat with your friends and people with a shared interest. Chat with other xat users from around the world. To discover new xat groups click the Groups menu. You can also make your own xat chat group for free. If you get stuck you can ask for help on help chat.
Chalk
This app allows real-time group chats with both online and offline modes. Create or join rooms to connect with people nearby or globally, even without an internet connection. Secure, password-protected rooms are available.
- Real-time group chat
- Online and offline modes
- Create or join rooms
- Secure, password-protected rooms
- No account or subscriptions required
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Draw, type, and share your creativity with people nearby and around the world. Chalk-Talk is a real-time group chat app with online and offline modes. Create or join rooms with or without an internet connection—ideal when you’re on the go, in low-signal areas, or hanging out with nearby friends. Want to extend your reach? Create an online room, and chat with anyone anywhere. • No account or subscriptions required • Create secure, password-protected chat rooms • [NEW!] Online mode: chat with anyone anywhere in the world (internet required) • Offline mode: chat with anyone nearby (no internet required)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chalk at 4.4 against xat's 3.0. Chalk also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 52%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). xat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. xat sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Chalk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chalk holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of xat's written reviews are positive against 75% of Chalk's.
xat ships an update every 4 months, Chalk every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | xat | Chalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (25 ratings) | 4.4 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | xat.com | Ouroboros Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
xat
Chalk
In-app purchases
xat
- 500 xats$4.99
- 1200 xats$9.99
- 2500 xats$19.99
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- 6000 xats$39.99
Chalk
- Remove Advertisements$3.99
