fairchat vs OneChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
fairchat
This messenger app allows you to browse and create groups, add members, and send various media types. It supports unlimited group sizes and video conferencing, ensuring seamless synchronization with other Rocket.Chat applications.
- Browse and start groups
- Add members to groups
- Unlimited group size
- Send text with emojis
- Photo, video, and file upload
- Start video conference
- Push notifications
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fairchat is a feature rich app for any Rocket.Chat server: - browse or start groups - add members to groups - unlimited group size - send text with emojis - photo, video and file upload - start video conference - send audio or video messages - push notifications via fairkom push gateway - always in sync with all apps and Rocket.Chat web interface Sign up for a free account at https://fairchat.net GDPR compliance: This app does NOT copy your address book (like most other messengers do). Find your chat partners in the search dialog by their nicknames. They should register as well at fairchat.net For a complete feature list see https://fairchat.eu You may use this app with any RocketChat server version 0.70+ Technology: React Native License: MIT Code and Issues: https://git.fairkom.net/chat/fairchat.ReactNative/issues Based on passion of the RocketChat team. Customized with Love in the Alps. fairkom is an official Rocket.Chat partner.
OneChat
Engage in real-time global conversations or filter discussions by topic. Purchase "Shouts" to make your messages visible to all users. Offers options for anonymous sign-in or verification via US mobile number.
- Real-time global chat
- Filter conversations by hashtag
- Purchase 'Shouts' for visibility
- Anonymous or verified sign-in
- Block other users
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OneChat is the world's biggest chatroom. Join the real-time conversation with others from around the globe or narrow down the chatter by adding a filter. For those that want to be the "loudest", sticky banners called Shouts are offered for purchase and will remain on screen until another Shout is purchased by you, or another person. Be seen in a vast world of words! Verified users can now: - Filter by hashtag - Purchase Shouts - Sign in anonymously or use your US-based mobile phone number to verify - Block other users to hide their conversation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: fairchat at none against OneChat's 1. fairchat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). OneChat's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. OneChat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. fairchat asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for fairchat against 5.0 for OneChat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of fairchat's written reviews are positive against 100% of OneChat's.
fairchat ships an update every 3 months, OneChat every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | fairchat | OneChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fairkom | Airwave Tech Inc |
Customer experience
fairchat
OneChat
In-app purchases
fairchat
No in-app purchases
OneChat
- Shouts$0.99
