Comparison

FluffyChat vs Neo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FluffyChat

A secure, open-source, and decentralized messaging app that prioritizes user privacy and ease of use. It supports various message types, group chats, and advanced moderation features, all within a customizable and user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Unlimited private and public group chats
  • Location sharing
  • Custom emotes and stickers
  • Encrypted chat backup
  • Feature-rich group moderation
Features
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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.

About

Neo

A modern and fast Matrix chat client designed for focused communication. It offers a clean UI for navigating rooms, spaces, and threads, with support for encrypted messages, rich media sharing, and voice/video calls.

Highlights
  • Modern and clean UI
  • Encrypted room support
  • Rich message sending
  • Threads and Spaces organization
  • Voice and video calls
  • RSS feed integration
  • Local message translation
Features
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Neo is a futuristic Matrix client built for speed, focus, and modern communication. Move quickly through Matrix rooms, spaces, threads with a modern and clean UI. Sign in with your Matrix account, join rooms, send rich messages, organize conversations with Threads and Matrix Spaces, and navigate everything from a fast sidebar. Neo supports encrypted rooms, image video sharing, reactions, threads, voice and video calls, rich notifications, RSS feeds, and local message translation with a single tap. Core Matrix Features • Sign in with username/password or SSO • Support for regular and encrypted Matrix rooms • Send text, images, videos, files, GIFs, stickers, and reactions • Use threads to keep long conversations on track • Organize rooms with native Matrix Spaces • Rich notifications with avatars and message previews • Voice and video calls Neo Extras • Fast sidebar navigation for rooms and spaces • Online GIF picker powered by Tenor • Message search • One-tap downloads for images, videos, and GIFs • RSS feed subscriptions and in-app reading • News view with RSS integration • Sticker picker, including Memoji stickers • Per-contact notification modes • Custom notification sounds • Custom default reaction emojis • Emoji folders • Local message translation • Foldable Markdown code blocks • Apple Intelligence message summaries on supported devices EULA / Terms of Service: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mszpro/Privacy-Policy/refs/heads/main/neo-matrix-tos.md Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mszpro/Privacy-Policy/refs/heads/main/neo-privacy-policy.md

Screenshots

FluffyChat4 screens
Neo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FluffyChat at none against Neo's 2. FluffyChat also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (105 vs 8). Neo's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FluffyChat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FluffyChat holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FluffyChat has 105 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of FluffyChat's written reviews are positive against 50% of Neo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FluffyChat ships an update monthly, Neo every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FluffyChat versus Neo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluffyChatNeo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (105 ratings) — better3.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings105 — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB263 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperChristian KussowskiAsterKit

Customer experience

FluffyChat

All ratings105 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive48.2%
Neutral20.5%
Negative31.3%

Neo

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

FluffyChat

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Neo

Subscriptions1
  • Nil Pro Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Nil Pro Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is FluffyChat free?
FluffyChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neo free?
Neo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FluffyChat or Neo?
FluffyChat is rated higher. FluffyChat averages 3.9 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while Neo averages 3.5 from 8 ratings.
Do FluffyChat or Neo have ads?
Neither FluffyChat nor Neo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FluffyChat or Neo?
FluffyChat ships an update monthly, and Neo every 10 days. Most recently, FluffyChat was updated on November 10, 2026 and Neo on November 5, 2026.

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