Farcaster vs NZ Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farcaster
A decentralized social network where users control their identity and data. Connect with a global community by creating a profile, posting public messages, and engaging in private conversations. Experience a new way to socialize online.
- Decentralized social network
- User-controlled identity
- Create public profile
- Post public messages
- Send private messages
- Discover users and profiles
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Sign up requires an in-app purchase. Farcaster is a new type of social network. It's decentralized, like email, which means you control your account and identity. It's an ever-growing community of interesting, curious people from all over the world. Connect with others by creating a profile and posting public messages. What can you do with Farcaster: - Create a Farcaster account and public profile - Post and reply to public messages - Send private messages to friends - Find other users and visit public profiles You can keep updated by following us on (@farcaster) or on X (@farcaster_xyz). If you need to contact support, please send an email to support+ios@neynar.com.
NZ Chat
Connect with loved ones through free voice and video calls, messaging, and a wide selection of stickers. This secure platform aims to bridge distances and enhance communication with evolving features.
- Secure communication
- Voice and video calls
- Messaging
- Variety of stickers
- Global availability
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NZChat is a fast, secure, and seamless communication platform that brings you closer to family and friends for free. Express yourself fully with high-quality voice and video calls, instant messaging, dynamic feeds, and an endless collection of fun stickers. Available globally, NZChat is constantly evolving with innovative features and real-time engagement tools to make your daily connections smarter, more convenient, and deeply engaging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NZ Chat at 100% against Farcaster's 51%. NZ Chat also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Farcaster's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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. Farcaster sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and NZ Chat sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NZ Chat holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Farcaster has 1.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Farcaster's written reviews are positive against 100% of NZ Chat's.
Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, NZ Chat every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farcaster | NZ Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 387 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Merkle Manufactory | Natronz |
Customer experience
Farcaster
NZ Chat
Bugs and requests
Farcaster
Reported bugs
5 issues- Registration issues
- Inability to upload photos
- Crashes and app instability
- Problems with in-app purchases
- Sync issues between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Multi-language support
- Improved notifications
- Expanded content sharing options
- Better integration with web3 tools
- Enhanced analytics and metrics
NZ Chat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Farcaster
- Warpcast Gas Fee$1.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$2.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$3.00
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- Onchain Gas Fee$5.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$9.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$12.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$18.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$24.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$27.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$36.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$45.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$48.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$54.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$60.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$72.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$80.00
NZ Chat
- 15 coins for purchases$0.99
- 40 coins for purchases$0.99
- 60 coins for purchases$0.99
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- 80 coins for purchases$0.99
- 100 coins for purchases2 variants$0.99
- 20 coins for purchases$0.99
- 200 coins for purchases$2.99
- 305 coins for purchases$3.99
- 410 coins for purchases$4.99
- 600 coins for purchases$6.99
