Dova Chat vs Hob Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dova Chat
Create and manage your own community channels to share content and connect with friends. Discover new people through quick dating features and engage with posts through likes and comments.
- Create and manage channels
- Publish text, picture, and video posts
- Like and comment on posts
- Quick dating feature
- Invite friends to channels
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Create your own channel, share interesting things, and meet more friends! Who are we? Dova Chat is a channel community application, everyone can create and manage channels in Dova Chat, invite friends to participate and enjoy the beauty of life! Features 1. Create a channel • Instantly create your own channel in one easy step; • Share with one click, invite friends to join, interact and maintain the channel together; 2. Publish a post • Quickly publish text, pictures, videos and other content; • Support likes, comments, and sharing; 3. Quick Dating • Meet someone you like, say hello quickly, and start your date! agency service :agency@yazachat.com
Hob Chat
Connect and chat with people globally through fast, simple instant messaging. Enjoy smooth, secure, and reliable text communication in one-on-one or group conversations with a clean, user-friendly interface.
- Instant messaging
- One-on-one chats
- Group conversations
- Real-time messaging
- User-friendly interface
- Secure communication
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Connect and chat with people from around the world using our fast and simple instant messaging app. Whether you're talking oneonone or in a group, you can send messages in real time with a clean and user-friendly interfaceNo complicated features . just smooth, secure, and reliable text chat.
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Verdict
Dova Chat and Hob Chat both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hob Chat's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dova Chat's. Hob Chat also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Dova Chat sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Hob Chat sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dova Chat against 5.0 for Hob Chat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Dova Chat's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hob Chat's.
Dova Chat ships an update every 2 weeks, Hob Chat every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dova Chat | Hob Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DREAM MEDIA PTE. LTD. | 致远 马 |
Customer experience
Dova Chat
Hob Chat
In-app purchases
Dova Chat
- 42500 coins$0.99
- 7000coins$0.99
- 212500 coins$4.99
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- 35000coins$4.99
- 425000 coins$9.99
- 70000coins$9.99
- 850000 coins$19.99
- 140000coins$19.99
- 2125000 coins$49.99
- 350000coins$49.99
- 2975000$69.99
- 490000coins$69.99
- 4250000 coins$99.99
- 700000coins$99.99
Hob Chat
- 15000 gold coins$0.99
- Exclusive gift for new users$0.99
- 90000 gold coins$5.99
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- 150000 gold coins$9.99
- New user advanced gifts$9.99
- New user supreme gift$19.99
- 450000 gold coins$29.99
- 900000 gold coins$59.99
- 1500000 gold coins$99.99
