Comparison

Nextcloud Talk vs Databag

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

Head to head
About

Nextcloud Talk

Communicate privately with secure audio/video calls, web conferences, and chat. This app offers end-to-end encryption and is mediated by your own server for maximum privacy. It supports HD calls, screen sharing, and push notifications.

Highlights
  • HD audio/video calls
  • Group and one-on-one calls
  • Webinars & public web meetings
  • Individual and group chat
  • Easy screen sharing
  • Mobile push notifications
  • End-to-end encrypted calls
Features
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Use Nextcloud Talk to have one-on-one or group audio or video calls, create or join web conferences and send chat messages. All communication is fully encrypted and mediated by your own server, providing the highest degree of privacy possible. Nextcloud Talk is easy to use and will always be completely free! Nextcloud Talk supports: * HD (H.264) audio/video calls * Group and one-on-one calls * Webinars & public web meetings * Individual and group chat * Easy screen sharing * Mobile call & chat push notifications * Integration in Nextcloud Files and Nextcloud Groupware * Fully on-premise, 100% open source * End-to-end Encrypted calls * Scaling to millions of users * SIP gate: dial in by phone The Nextcloud Talk app requires a Nextcloud Talk server to function. Nextcloud is a private, self-hosted file sync and communication platform, designed to put you back in control over your data. It runs on a server of your choice, be it at home, at a service provider or in your enterprise, and gives you access to your documents, calendars, contacts, email and other data. You can share with others even across different Nextcloud servers and work together on documents. Nextcloud is fully open source, giving you the option to extend them for your own use, participate in their development or simply verify they do what we promise. Millions of users use Nextcloud daily at businesses and homes around the world. Business users rely on the professional support of Nextcloud GmbH, making sure they have a fully supported, enterprise-ready platform for productivity and collaboration, fully under control of their IT department.

About

Databag

This self-hosted messaging service offers decentralized and federated communication with end-to-end encryption. Organize conversations by topic and enjoy low latency with mobile alerts for new messages and calls.

Highlights
  • Decentralized communication
  • Federated accounts
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Topic-based threads
  • Audio and video calls
  • Mobile alerts
Features
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Databag is a selfhosted messaging service. Notable features include: - Decentralized (direct communication between app and server node) - Federated (accounts on different nodes can communicate) - Public-Private key based identity (not bound to any blockchain or hosting domain) - End-to-End encryption (the hosting admin cannot view sealed topics, default unsealed) - Audio and Video Calls (nat traversal requires separate relay server) - Topic based threads (messages organized by topic not contacts) - Lightweight (server can run on a raspberry pi zero v1.3) - Low latency (use of websockets for push events to avoid polling) - Unlimited accounts per node (host for your whole family) - Mobile alerts for new contacts, messages, and calls (supports APN)

Screenshots

Nextcloud Talk4 screens
Databag3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Databag at 100% against Nextcloud Talk's 56%. Databag also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). Nextcloud Talk's advantage is ratings volume (418 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

Databag holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nextcloud Talk has 418 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Nextcloud Talk's written reviews are positive against 100% of Databag's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextcloud Talk ships an update every 3 weeks, Databag fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nextcloud Talk versus Databag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextcloud TalkDatabag
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (418 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings418 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextcloud GmbHRoland Osborne

Customer experience

Nextcloud Talk

All ratings418 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral17.9%
Negative26.4%

Databag

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nextcloud Talk

No in-app purchases

None

Databag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nextcloud Talk free?
Nextcloud Talk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Databag free?
Databag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nextcloud Talk or Databag?
Databag is rated higher. Nextcloud Talk averages 4.5 out of 5 from 418 ratings, while Databag averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nextcloud Talk or Databag have ads?
Neither Nextcloud Talk nor Databag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nextcloud Talk or Databag?
Nextcloud Talk ships an update every 3 weeks, and Databag fortnightly. Most recently, Nextcloud Talk was updated on October 6, 2026 and Databag on September 23, 2026.

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