NomadNet vs Retichat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NomadNet
Connect with like-minded digital nomads nearby to find friends, partners, or collaborators. Discover individuals with similar values, interests, or complementary skills to exchange ideas and build a community.
- Discover like-minded nomads
- Find new friends
- Connect with joint-venture partners
- Exchange ideas and know-how
- Community registration
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Connect With Like-Minded Digital Nomads Around You – In Seconds! Discover: - Like-Minded Nomads Around You – with similar values - New Friends – with similar interests - Joint-Venture Partners – with complementary skills - Exchange Ideas & Knowhow – with other successful nomads Don't leave it to chance to meet the people you might match. Come join the NomadNet community now! Register For Free Terms of use: https://nomadnet.net/tou
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 review sentiment: NomadNet at 100% against Retichat's 38%. NomadNet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Retichat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. NomadNet sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Retichat asks for nothing beyond the download.
NomadNet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retichat has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NomadNet's written reviews are positive against 38% of Retichat's.
NomadNet ships an update every 4 days, Retichat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NomadNet | Retichat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Connected Kingdoms LLC | New Endian LLC |
Customer experience
NomadNet
Retichat
In-app purchases
NomadNet
- Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
Retichat
No in-app purchases
