Librem Chat vs FluffyChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Librem Chat
This app provides secure text, voice, and video communication with end-to-end encryption. Share images, videos, and files in chat rooms while keeping conversations private. It is free and open-source software.
- End-to-end encryption
- Text chat rooms
- Voice and video calls
- Image, video, and file sharing
- Free and open-source
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* Chat rooms * Share images, videos, and files * Make voice and video calls * Keep your conversations secret with end-to-end encryption * Free and open-source software (FOSS)
FluffyChat
This open-source messenger app offers secure, decentralized communication with a user-friendly interface. It supports various message types, group chats, and advanced moderation features, all while prioritizing user privacy and a delightful experience.
- Send messages, images, and files
- Voice messages and location sharing
- Unlimited private and public group chats
- Public channels with thousands of participants
- End-to-end encryption
- Encrypted chat backup
- Discover and join public groups
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FluffyChat is an open source, nonprofit and cute matrix messenger app. The app is easy to use but secure and decentralized. Features: - Send all kinds of messages, images and files - Voice messages - Location sharing - Push notifications - Unlimited private and public group chats - Public channels with thousands of participants - Feature rich group moderation including all matrix features - Discover and join public groups - Material You design - Hides complexity of Matrix IDs behind simple QR codes - Custom emotes and stickers - Spaces - Compatible with Element, Nheko, NeoChat and all other Matrix apps - End to end encryption - Encrypted chat backup - Emoji verification & cross signing ... and much more. FluffyChat comes with a dream! Imagine a world where everyone can choose the messenger they like and is still able to chat with all of their friends. A world where there are no companies spying on you when you send selfies to friends and lovers. And a world where apps are made for fluffyness and not for profit.
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Verdict
Librem Chat and FluffyChat both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 48% of FluffyChat's written reviews are positive against 33% of Librem Chat's. FluffyChat also leads on ratings volume (98 vs 11). Librem Chat's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
FluffyChat holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FluffyChat has 98 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Librem Chat's written reviews are positive against 48% of FluffyChat's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Librem Chat | FluffyChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) | 4.0 (98 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 48.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PURISM, SPC | Christian Kussowski |
Customer experience
Librem Chat
FluffyChat
In-app purchases
Librem Chat
No in-app purchases
FluffyChat
No in-app purchases
