Comparison

TVU Partyline vs Chatstone

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TVU Partyline

Facilitates seamless communication for remote production teams, allowing producers, talent, and guests to collaborate with high-definition video and synchronized audio. Participants can join sessions easily via a URL to watch and interact in real-time with minimal delay.

Highlights
  • Seamless remote communication
  • Full HD video quality
  • Synchronized audio and video
  • Real-time interaction
  • Simple URL invitations
  • Undetectable delay
Features
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TVU Partyline enables all members in a remote production environment to communicate seamlessly as if they were all together in the same physical space. Producers, talent and guests with tools collaborate remotely with full HD video quality and perfectly synchronized audio and video. Through a Real Time Interactive Layer (RTIL), anyone can be invited to join a Partyline session using a simple URL to watch, interact and participate in a show production in real-time with undetectable delay.

About

Chatstone

Features
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Chatstone is a chat client for Minecraft: Java Edition servers. Join your server from your iPhone or iPad, read and write chat, run commands and keep up with your friends while you are away from your PC. Add any Java Edition server by its address and join with a player name. Chatstone speaks 34 versions of the game, from 1.7.2 up to 26.3, and picks the right one for each server on its own. CHAT ANYWHERE - Full server chat with colors and formatting, player chat and system messages - Commands with suggestions, private messages from the player list - Swipe to reply, mute players, search the chat, copy lines - Quick messages, one tap away - Titles, boss bars, your health, food, level and location JOIN WITH EASE - Anti-idle keeps you from being kicked for standing still - Reconnects automatically when the network or the server drops - Commands sent after joining, such as /warp or /home - Saves your /login password for AuthMe-style servers and logs you in - Several servers at once, switch between chats with a swipe - Home screen widget with the latest chat MORE THAN CHAT - Inventory and server menus: lobby selectors, shops and GUIs - A map of the land around you: tap to walk, a joystick, jump and your marked places - Captcha maps shown right in the chat - Server resource packs: download them, or join without downloading anything - Forward chat to a Discord webhook YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS - Chat logs with full-text search, export to text or HTML - Import servers.dat from your PC, backup and restore - No ads, no tracking. Your servers, logs and passwords stay on your device Available in 12 languages, with dark and light themes and an iPad layout with the server list beside the chat. Chatstone is free and has no ads. If it helps you, you can support its development with an optional tip in the app. How to start: tap Add server, enter the address of any Java Edition server, pick a player name and join. Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.

Screenshots

TVU Partyline1 screens
Chatstone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TVU Partyline at none against Chatstone's 4. TVU Partyline also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Chatstone's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chatstone sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. TVU Partyline asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TVU Partyline ships an update every 5 weeks, Chatstone every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TVU Partyline versus Chatstone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTVU PartylineChatstone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTVU Networks CorporationAdrian Lukacs

In-app purchases

None

TVU Partyline

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Chatstone

One-time4
  • Tip: Bread$1.99
  • Tip: Emerald$4.99
  • Tip: Diamond$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Tip: Enchanted golden apple$22.99

Questions

Is TVU Partyline free?
TVU Partyline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chatstone free?
Chatstone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TVU Partyline or Chatstone have ads?
Neither TVU Partyline nor Chatstone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TVU Partyline or Chatstone?
TVU Partyline ships an update every 5 weeks, and Chatstone every 6 days. Most recently, TVU Partyline was updated on November 4, 2026 and Chatstone on October 29, 2026.

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