TSEA Link vs Retichat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TSEA Link
This app connects students passionate about esports, fostering a positive social environment for both casual and competitive gaming. It provides updates on news, events, and communities, and facilitates access to official communication channels.
- Link-related news updates
- Browse and RSVP to events
- View member profile and status
- Check Spawn Point hours and reservations
- Receive important notifications
- Join Discord and WhatsApp groups
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Tilburg Student E-sports Association Link aims to create a platform for E-sports whether it is casual or competitive. We are in the process of creating a positive social environment in which students can share their love and passion in playing games. We facilitate this by organizing social, casual, competitive and academic events. The official TSEA Link App keeps you up-to-date on all Link-related news, events, and communities. Features: - Read all Link related news - Browse through a timeline of all Link events and provide attendance - View your profile with membership status and special partnerships - Look up opening hours and reservations of Spawn Point - Receive notifications about new Link news, events, Spawn Point, streams, important documents, and more - Easily join the official Discord server or an official Whatsapp group Note: This app is only available for use by registered members of TSEA Link.
Retichat
This app provides end-to-end encrypted communication over decentralized networks. It supports store-and-forward propagation and federated nodes for lightweight push notifications. Future updates will include LoRa, group, and channel support.
- End-to-end forward encryption
- Decentralized and organization-less
- LXMF Store-and-Forward support
- RFed federated propagation
- Lightweight push notifications
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Reticulum LXMF chat client for iPhone Offers end-to-end forward encrypted communication over Reticulum networks Completely decentralized and organization-less Support for LXMF Store-and-Forward propagation Additional functionality using RFed federated propagation nodes Features lightweight push notification through a notify-only (no message data) relay RFed capability Soon to come: LoRa support Group support Channel support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TSEA Link at 5.0 against Retichat's 2.9. TSEA Link also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). Retichat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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.
TSEA Link holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retichat has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TSEA Link ships an update every 3 months, Retichat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TSEA Link | Retichat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RocketScience IT | New Endian LLC |
Customer experience
TSEA Link
Retichat
In-app purchases
TSEA Link
No in-app purchases
Retichat
No in-app purchases
