Chanty vs Pebb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chanty
This app streamlines team communication and boosts productivity by consolidating chat, task management, and file sharing into one platform. It offers instant messaging, audio/video calls, and a Kanban board for task organization. All features are available for free, forever.
- Instant messaging
- Audio and video calls
- Task management with Kanban board
- Teambook hub for organizing content
- Voice messages
- Third-party app integrations
- Pinned messages and discussion threads
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Chanty helps teams improve productivity and business communication. With Chanty you can collaborate and communicate effectively with your team from one place. No more need to change between apps to get the work done. Chanty is an easy to use team chat and collaboration app that offers: • Instant messaging between team members: one-to-one messages, public and private conversations • Unlimited searchable message history for secure unlimited messaging forever • Audio and video calls: communication with the whole team (group calls) or any team member (one-on-one calls) with Chanty audio and video conference feature • Task management with a Kanban board: a flexible and simple way to manage your tasks, setting a due date and task priority • Teambook hub: a single place to organize your tasks, conversations, pinned messages, links and content • Voice messages: allows you to instantly send voice messages to your teammates • Integrations: Chanty integrates with all of your favorite third-party apps • Pinned message: lets you pin any message on Chanty and get back to it later • Discussion threads: lets you stay on topic without endless history scrolling • Dark mode: choose between lignt/dark theme according to your preferences • File and screen sharing: you can now hold your video conference and share your screen for presentation • Other team collaboration features: user and team @mentions, gifs and emojis, online status, conversation actions and many more • 24/7 Customer support Chanty is free, forever.
Pebb
This app streamlines communication and operations for both frontline and office teams. It offers instant chat, file sharing, voice/video calls, shift management, and attendance tracking. Centralize company information and build employee profiles for better engagement and accountability.
- Instant team chat and collaboration
- File and media sharing
- Voice and video calls
- Shift and schedule management
- Real-time attendance tracking
- Task assignment and monitoring
- Centralized knowledge base
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Pebb is the all-in-one work app designed for both frontline and office teams. Connect your entire workforce in one simple platform that makes it easy to communicate, operate, and engage better — wherever work happens. With Pebb, teams can: • Chat and collaborate instantly in one-on-one or group conversations. • Upload and share photos, videos, and files to keep everyone aligned. • Make voice and video calls for faster communication. • Share company updates through an interactive news feed. • Organize company events and keep everyone informed. • Manage shifts and schedules effortlessly. • Clock in and track attendance in real time. • Track employee PTO and vacations easily. • Assign and monitor tasks to boost accountability. • Build employee profiles to highlight your people and teams. • Create a knowledge base to centralize company information, policies, and documents. Whether your team works in retail, hospitality, healthcare, construction, manufacturing, or tech, Pebb brings everyone together in one app. Simplify communication, strengthen company culture, and improve operations — all from a single, mobile-first platform built for every team. Why teams choose Pebb: • Simple, modern, and mobile-friendly design. • Built for both frontline and office employees. • Free plan available for any organization size. • Secure, reliable, and easy to set up. Pebb helps your team: • Communicate better. • Operate smarter. • Engage deeper. Thousands of teams already use Pebb every day to stay connected and make work simpler. Download Pebb today and bring your entire team together — in one app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chanty at every 3 days against Pebb's every 2 weeks. Chanty also leads on ratings volume (138 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Chanty against 4.4 for Pebb. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chanty has 138 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Chanty's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pebb's.
Chanty ships an update every 3 days, Pebb every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chanty | Pebb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (138 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chanty, Inc. | Pebb LLC |
Customer experience
Chanty
Pebb
Bugs and requests
Chanty
Reported bugs
27 issues- App is often glitchy
- App won't open on phone
- Message threads only readable by a 1 inch window
- Deleted content can still be accessed
- App constantly gives notification badges despite all being read
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- Almost never scrolls the thread down when a new message is sent
- Requires a reboot to see sent messages if too many are sent in a row
- App is very slow to load
- Links do not display correctly
- Loading bugs are almost systematic
- Small details are annoying
- Messages take long to load
- Sometimes have to switch to another chat and then back in
- Cannot delete multiple messages at the same time
- Long pressing a message activates the magnifier, so you can see the menu but can’t select anything
- If listening to audio and open the app, it switches the audio to as if you’re on a phone call
- Long press on a message to interact with it also triggers the magnifier
- Overall App feels a bit fuzzy
- App would glitch, not let us send messages, wouldn’t open etc.
- Video and Voice calls fail to work on so many levels
- You cannot delete chat messages
- Trouble opening video files
- Exiting a png file window is not fixed on iPhone
- Holding on a chat message to react isn’t that fluid
- Tasks are still a little confusing
- Public chats need to be easier to be found, or automatically add all users
- For private chats it would be nice if only the organizer can add new people
Requested features
13 requests- Webhooks for custom integrations
- Document organization and handling
- E-signatures
- Annotations and comments
- Recordable voice and video calls with comment/export
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- File manager with folders, organization, comments, zip downloads
- Chat organization in sidebar (folders/categories)
- External chat participants via email
- Upgrade payment plans for more clients
- Watch App
- One fee per organizer for paid version, not per user
- Make public chats easier to find
- Allow only organizer to add people to private chats
Pebb
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chanty
No in-app purchases
Pebb
No in-app purchases








