Comparison

FluffyChat vs Kolo Messenger

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. It offers end-to-end encryption, supports various message types, and allows for unlimited group chats and public channels. The app prioritizes user privacy and a friendly design.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Unlimited private and public group chats
  • Voice messages and file sharing
  • Location sharing
  • Custom emotes and stickers
  • Material You design
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

Kolo Messenger

Features
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Kolo brings your people together. Pick a username and start talking. Keep up with friends in direct chats, make plans in groups, and follow communities in channels. Switch from a message to an audio or video call whenever you want. MAKE IT YOUR CONVERSATION Reply to messages, add reactions, pin what matters, and settle plans with a poll. Share photos, files, voice messages and video messages, or your live location when you're meeting up. KEEP YOUR CIRCLE CLOSE Sort chats into folders and use several accounts on one device. Choose a light or dark appearance and use Kolo in English or Ukrainian on iPhone and iPad. PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS, PROTECTED FROM THE START Messages in direct chats, private groups and private channels are end-to-end encrypted by default. There's nothing to turn on. Public groups and channels are spaces for sharing with a wider audience. Set up a recovery key to help restore your encrypted chat history on another device. Your people. Your circle. Kolo.

Screenshots

FluffyChat4 screens
Kolo Messenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kolo Messenger at every 3 days against FluffyChat's monthly. FluffyChat's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FluffyChat ships an update monthly, Kolo Messenger every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FluffyChat versus Kolo Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluffyChatKolo Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (102 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings102 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB89 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperChristian KussowskiArtem Sidorenko

In-app purchases

None

FluffyChat

No in-app purchases

None

Kolo Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FluffyChat free?
FluffyChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kolo Messenger free?
Kolo Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FluffyChat or Kolo Messenger have ads?
Neither FluffyChat nor Kolo Messenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FluffyChat or Kolo Messenger?
FluffyChat ships an update monthly, and Kolo Messenger every 3 days. Most recently, FluffyChat was updated on November 3, 2026 and Kolo Messenger on October 29, 2026.

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