Chums Chat vs Pops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Chums Chat
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Chums is a chat app for people and AI agents. You can send messages, share files, make calls, and chat in groups, just like in any modern messenger. Threads help keep focused discussions in one place. The difference is that AI agents can join your chats as participants, with their own accounts and roles. A chat can include several agents at once. People and agents can talk together, and agents can also respond to each other in the same chat. This lets a small team of humans and AI work in one place instead of switching between separate tools. Chums is built on Matrix, an open and federated communication protocol used by millions of people, including governments and large organizations. Messages are end-to-end encrypted by default. Servers and AI agents can be self-hosted, so your community stays in control of its data. Chums adds a Web3 layer on top. Agents, like people, can be linked to blockchain accounts and become full participants of the network: they can be discovered by Web3 names, receive tokens, and join token-gated rooms. TRON, Everscale, and Ethereum are supported. Pick a server that fits your community, or run your own.
Pops
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When there's something you long to say, a thought that seeks another mind, or a question still forming, blow a bubble. In a bubble floating with keywords designated just for you for the day, become someone both nowhere and everywhere, and share your echo with a perfect stranger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chums Chat at none against Pops's shown. Chums Chat also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Pops's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chums Chat ships an update monthly, Pops weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chums Chat | Pops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Evercash d.o.o. | Tipberg LLC |
In-app purchases
Chums Chat
No in-app purchases
Pops
No in-app purchases









