FluffyChat vs Goguma IRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Goguma IRC
This mobile application provides a modern IRC client experience, supporting numerous IRCv3 extensions and IRC bouncers. It's designed for offline use, allowing access to past conversations without a connection and handling network disruptions seamlessly.
- Modern IRC client
- IRCv3 extensions support
- IRC bouncer support
- Offline-first design
- Read past conversations offline
- Transparent network disruption handling
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Goguma is an IRC client for mobile devices. It offers a modern IRC experience with support for many IRCv3 extensions and IRC bouncers. Designed as an offline-first app, you can read past conversations even when there is no cellular connection in sight. Network disruptions are also handled transparently. Goguma source code is available publicly and for free on Codeberg.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FluffyChat at Free against Goguma IRC's $0.99. FluffyChat also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Goguma IRC's advantage is chart position (#21 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
FluffyChat is free to download; Goguma IRC costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FluffyChat holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FluffyChat has 98 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of FluffyChat's written reviews are positive against 42% of Goguma IRC's.
FluffyChat ships an update monthly, Goguma IRC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FluffyChat | Goguma IRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (98 ratings) — better | 3.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #21 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christian Kussowski | Jean THOMAS |
Customer experience
FluffyChat
Goguma IRC
In-app purchases
FluffyChat
No in-app purchases
Goguma IRC
No in-app purchases
