Comparison

Nextcloud Talk vs Kuma

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

Kuma

Features
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Kuma Status — Are your systems healthy? Find out in under 3 seconds. Kuma Status is a premium mobile app built to monitor your public Uptime Kuma status pages. No administration, no complexity — just the essentials to know at a glance whether your services are up. WHY KUMA STATUS? • Direct & private — Your phone connects straight to your Uptime Kuma instances. No intermediate servers, no telemetry, no data collection. • Credential-free — The app only accesses public status page APIs. No admin passwords or tokens are ever stored on your device. • Home screen widget — A beautiful Material 3 widget shows your favorite instance's real-time health and last check time. • Smart alerts — Get a local notification the moment a service goes down or recovers, including the outage duration. • Offline support — The last known state stays visible even without a connection, with a clear warning banner. • Self-signed certificates — Works with local instances using a custom TLS certificate, with latency measurement. • Demo mode — Pre-loaded simulated environments (Homelab and Production) to try the app instantly. BUILT FOR HOMELABBERS AND TEAMS Whether you run a NAS at home or a fleet of production servers, Kuma Status gives you peace of mind at a glance. Kuma Status is a third-party client and is not affiliated with the official Uptime Kuma project.

Screenshots

Nextcloud Talk4 screens
Kuma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nextcloud Talk at none against Kuma's 1. Nextcloud Talk also leads on ads (none vs shown). Kuma's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price and device support 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. Kuma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nextcloud Talk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextcloud Talk ships an update every 3 weeks, Kuma every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nextcloud Talk versus Kuma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextcloud TalkKuma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (418 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings418 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextcloud GmbHTheo Vankoekelberg

In-app purchases

None

Nextcloud Talk

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kuma

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Nextcloud Talk free?
Nextcloud Talk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kuma free?
Kuma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nextcloud Talk or Kuma have ads?
Kuma shows ads; Nextcloud Talk does not.
Which is updated more often, Nextcloud Talk or Kuma?
Nextcloud Talk ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kuma every 8 days. Most recently, Nextcloud Talk was updated on October 1, 2026 and Kuma on September 18, 2026.

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