Wafrn vs javi!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wafrn
Connect with friends on decentralized social networks like Mastodon and Bluesky. This app offers custom emojis, drawing tools, and a supportive community. Actively developed with user feedback in mind.
- Connect to Bluesky and fediverse
- Custom emojis and reactions
- Drawing editor
- Quotes and bookmarks
- Active development based on user input
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Wafrn is a social network built to be a caring and inviting place. You can connect with your friends on Bluesky and the fediverse (Mastodon, Sharkey, Pleroma, Gotosocial, etc), natively, with no shenanigans. You can draw in the editor and upload your drawing seamlessly. We have custom emojis, emoji reactions, quotes, bookmarks... Everything you can hope for in a fediverse app and more. Development of new features is currently active and we are listening to every input from our users, so if you want something new included, we are all ears,
javi!
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IRC is alive — and it can be convenient and modern! The javi! IRC client brings you the experience you expect from modern messengers while keeping the best of classic IRC chats. Chat with people on popular networks, or create your own independent community by connecting to your own IRC server. And enjoy it all in a modern interface, just like any modern messenger — with reactions, push notifications, channels, and more. What we offer: • Connect to any IRC server • Channels and direct messages • A modern interface for classic IRC servers • IRCv3 support • Message history • Push notifications on the official javi! server • Your chats are safely stored in your private iCloud • Safety tools: block or report users • A set of retro smileys! • No ads or trackers javi! is an independent IRC client. Third-party IRC servers are operated by their respective owners and may not support every client feature. BRING BACK YOUR 2003!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Wafrn at 3 against javi!'s 1. Wafrn also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | Wafrn | javi! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Juan Dominguez Jara | Andrey Makeev |
In-app purchases
Wafrn
No in-app purchases
javi!
No in-app purchases









