Monal vs FediMatch

There has never been a better time to get into XMPP, a free public chat network no one controls or owns. Monal is a fast and user friendly way to use XMPP. Just download the app, login or register and you are ready to chat in minutes. It looks and works the way other apps do, so there is no need to “learn XMPP” or even care what it is. Notable features: - Open Source - No Ads! Strong focus on privacy. Does not phone home and does not have software "metrics" - Does not read any personal information - With a direct connection to your server, your password and all other info are never sent to a third-party - OMEMO encrypted chat - Will work with corporate XMPP servers that require VPN - Multi user chat (MUC) support for group chats - Audio/Video calls Implements certain XMPP extensions intended to improve mobile communication: - XEP-0357: Push Notifications - XEP-0280: Message Carbons keep messages in synch between clients - XEP-0198: Stream Management to quickly reconnect - XEP-0199: XMPP Ping to maintain connections - XEP-0313: Message Archive Management to download chat history - XEP-0352: Client State Indication for dramatic reduction on power use - XEP-0363: HTTP File Upload to send images in conversations

Meet interesting people on Mastodon & co. via an intuitive swiping interface in this new Fediverse client. Filter, follow, match, chat and express yourself! What makes this Mastodon Client unique? - FediMatch is designed to get you into the Fediverse as quickly as possible. When you initially create an account on an instance of your choice, your feed is empty. You need to find people to follow before you can really dive in. FediMatch uses the familiar card swiping system to let you find people to follow and chat. - To guide you, you can design your own "Algorithm" to determine how much another user might align with you. - And of course: NO DATA is saved in the CLOUD, or SHARED otherwise. Everything stays on your device and your Mastodon account.