Loops by Pixelfed vs Retichat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loops by Pixelfed
Create and discover short videos on a decentralized network. Enjoy authentic content without ads, tracking, or algorithmic manipulation. Take control of your social media experience.
- Create short videos
- Discover videos
- Federated network
- No ads
- No tracking
- Authentic content
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Create and discover short videos in a federated network that puts you in control. No ads, no tracking, no manipulative algorithms — just authentic content from real people.
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: Loops by Pixelfed at 88% against Retichat's 33%. Loops by Pixelfed also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (29 vs 8). Retichat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Loops by Pixelfed holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Loops by Pixelfed's written reviews are positive against 33% of Retichat's.
Loops by Pixelfed ships an update every 3 months, Retichat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loops by Pixelfed | Retichat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29 ratings) — better | 2.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Supernault | New Endian LLC |
Customer experience
Loops by Pixelfed
Retichat
In-app purchases
Loops by Pixelfed
No in-app purchases
Retichat
No in-app purchases
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