KIKS chat vs Stolpersteine NRW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KIKS chat
This secure, GDPR-compliant platform facilitates efficient communication for schools. It combines standard chat features with cloud storage, organized through channels and direct messaging for seamless interaction among all participants.
- GDPR compliant communication
- Secure cloud storage integration
- Organized communication via #Channels
- Direct and group chat functionality
- Data protection compliant platform
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KIKS chat - contemporary way of school communication. An efficient communication between all participants of a school is the starting point for a target-oriented way of working. KIKS chat combines the usual chat functionalities with your own cloud storage into a data protection compliant and secure communication platform - GDPR compliant. KIKS chaz offers a contemporary way of communication for schools and is subjected to a strict privacy policy. Communicate easily, quickly and securely within the company– with KIKS chat Organization via #Channels: With the # Channel function, you can easily and transparently chat in groups or teams and thus coordinate your in-house communication without great effort. Communication via single or group chats: You can quickly and easily interact with one or more users. This feature is not public and works like the latest generation of messenger apps.
Stolpersteine NRW
Explore the history of Nazi regime victims through interactive augmented reality, biographical texts, photos, and audio stories. Discover memorial stones in your local area and learn about their lives.
- Augmented reality historical content
- Biographical texts and audio stories
- Historical photos, audio, and videos
- Map of memorial stone locations
- Suggested memorial stone routes
- Interactive search filters
- Teaching materials
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"Stolpersteine commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime. With texts, photos, audio, graphic stories and augmented reality elements, the app provides interactive information about people who lived in your street or town during the Nazi era: Stolpersteine NRW brings history to life. Note on use: This app uses Google Maps to navigate to the Stolpersteine and the Google Firebase service, which is required for the AR functions. This transfers data to Google. There are around 18,000 Stolpersteine in North Rhine-Westphalia, which have been laid in more than 280 cities. Each stone commemorates a person who was a victim of National Socialism. Stolpersteine NRW takes you on an interactive journey to where the victims last lived before they were forced to flee, commit suicide or were deported. Stolpersteine NRW provides information about the individual lifes of the victims, for example in the form of: - biographical texts and audio stories - artistic illustrations in the form of graphic stories - historical photos, audio recordings and videos - augmented reality content Additionally, there are the following contents: - Map with all Stolperstein locations - Suggestions for Stolperstein routes through North Rhine-Westphalian cities - Teaching material (in cooperation with “Planet Schule”) - Interactive filters for searching and researching all 18,000 data records Experts from more than 250 cities in North Rhine-Westphalia have supported this project. Without their knowledge and research support, the project would not have been possible. We look forward to receiving feedback at stolpersteine@wdr.de! --------------------------------------------- FAQ: What are Stolpersteine? - Stolpersteine are 10x10cm brass plaques embedded in sidewalks with basic information about a victim of the Nazi regime. They are usually laid at the last known place of residence before deportation / flight. Why are there Stolpersteine? - The artist Gunter Demnig lays the Stolpersteine as part of his project to commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime. How many Stolpersteine are there? And where can you see them? - More than 100,000 Stolpersteine have been laid in Europe (mainly in Germany) to date. Over the past 30 years, the largest decentralized memorial in the world has been created. In NRW there are around 18,000 Stolpersteine in more than 280 towns and cities. The first Stolpersteine were laid in Cologne in 1992. More follow every year."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stolpersteine NRW at 100% against KIKS chat's 33%. Stolpersteine NRW also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). KIKS chat's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
KIKS chat ships an update fortnightly, Stolpersteine NRW every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KIKS chat | Stolpersteine NRW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 339 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stashcat GmbH | WDR |
Customer experience
KIKS chat
Stolpersteine NRW
In-app purchases
KIKS chat
No in-app purchases
Stolpersteine NRW
No in-app purchases
Questions
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