Flotilla Chat vs Status
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Flotilla Chat
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Engage with your community online, without giving up control. - Protect your community from censorship and surveillance by self-hosting. - Switch between forum-style threads, chat, and encrypted direct messages. - Communities are fully configurable, down to what software your server is running. - Engage with the wider nostr network by cross-posting between public and community spaces. - Compatible third-party apps allow users to control their own experience.
Status
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Status is your privacy companion for private, fully end-to-end encrypted messaging with friends, family, and business partners; a secure crypto wallet; a built-in browser for accessing websites and decentralized services; and decentralized, self-sovereign, censorship-resistant community spaces. - Anonymous user profiles: No phone number, email, or bank account required to create a Status profile. - Truly private messenger: Peer-to-peer, fully end-to-end encrypted messaging (no backdoors), built for secure and confidential communication. - Secure crypto wallet: A self-custodial, multi-chain wallet for sending, receiving, and managing digital assets. Only you hold the keys to your funds. - Browser: Access websites, apps, and decentralized services directly within Status, with your wallet seamlessly connected for secure and private interactions. - Decentralized communities: Self-sovereign, censorship-resistant community spaces for those who value privacy, freedom, and autonomy in their digital interactions. - Token market center: A fast and simple way to track token prices and volume at a glance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Flotilla Chat at 15.0 against Status's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Flotilla Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, Status monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Flotilla Chat | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks โ better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Coracle Social LLC | Status Research & Development GmbH |
In-app purchases
Flotilla Chat
No in-app purchases
Status
No in-app purchases









