Civica Foundation vs Chatta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Civica Foundation
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Civica Keystone Foundation for iOS. This will only function against client endpoints and will not work for users without Keystone or a license.
Chatta
This app facilitates communication between family members and elderly relatives by allowing messages and video calls to appear directly on the TV screen. It bridges the digital divide for those less comfortable with traditional smartphones or computers.
- TV-integrated messaging
- Video calling to TV
- Photo and video message sharing
- Message read notifications
- Message history viewing
- Media gallery
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Chatta is specially designed to help families communicate with their elderly relatives who often struggle to use smartphones, tablets, or computers but are comfortable and familiar with the TV. The Chatta mobile app is free to download, and family members or friends can use it to message or video call an elderly relative who has a TV with the Chatta TV app embedded in it. Developed in partnership with LG, family ‘supporters’ can send text, photo and video messages from the Chatta app which pop up over their loved one’s TV without the need to change inputs or channels. Messages can’t be missed! And they receive a reassuring notification when the message has been read. Elderly TV users can access a Chatta menu allowing them to view a message history of past messages or a ‘media gallery’ containing just the photos or media attached to past messages. Packaged with an LG Ultra High Definition 4K Smart TV, Chatta is the first messaging and video chat application embedded in TV to bridge the digital divide and make it easier for families to stay in touch with their loved ones connecting generations with a technology everyone feels comfortable with.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Chatta at 3 against Civica Foundation's 1. Civica Foundation's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Civica Foundation | Chatta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Civica UK Limited | Care Messenger Holdings Limited |
In-app purchases
Civica Foundation
No in-app purchases
Chatta
No in-app purchases
Questions
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