Comparison

Jouzt vs Piko Chat

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

Head to head
About

Jouzt

A social media platform for creators to share art, music, and videos without AI or toxic algorithms. Engage in content battles, collaborate on posts, and customize your profile with human-created cosmetics. Join a growing community focused on real human creativity.

Highlights
  • AI-free and toxic algorithm-free environment
  • Content battles and collaborative posting (Jouzting)
  • Share art, music, and videos
  • Customizable profiles with human-created cosmetics
  • Public and private post collections
  • In-app messaging and group chats
Features
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Jouzt is the home of human creativity. A refreshing new social media platform made by creators for creators. Create posts in a place that doesn’t allow AI and toxic algorithms. Host and engage in fun content battles with others. Share art, music, videos, and other content in a safe space where you come first. Jouzt is also the home of Jouzting! Respond to other users posts with your own: recreate their work, collaborate to build on each others posts, start a project or competitions...there are infinite ways to Jouzt, get creative! Join in with others by building public or private collections of posts. Be yourself. Jazz up your profile with human created cosmetics like avatar frames and banners. Earn more cosmetics by supporting other users! We are constantly developing fun new features with the help of our community. Join now to shape a platform that cares about it’s users. We don’t use generative AI for any of our marketing and do not allow it on the platform. We’re a social platform investing in people. Update and decorate your profile, enjoy and support real human creativity across multiple categories like art, music, food, fun and more. Make the most of fun features like Jouzting, post collections, messaging, sharing posts and in-app group chats. Follow other users, earn cosmetics and check out the cosmetic shop where you can support real creators. There’s heaps to do on Jouzt and our awesome community is growing every day. Join the human revolution today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Piko Chat

Experience a nostalgic chat platform reminiscent of the early internet. Send pixel art notes, private letters, and engage in cozy themed rooms. Customize your profile and express yourself through drawings and reactions without the pressure of endless feeds.

Highlights
  • Send pixel art notes and private letters
  • Engage in themed 'pod' chat rooms
  • React to messages and keep conversations alive
  • Customize profile, status bar, and theme
  • Add optional public pins to a world map
  • No endless feed or influencer focus
Features
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the internet, but fun again! Piko Chat is a nostalgic social app inspired by the 2000s internet. Customize your profile, send letters, draw pixel art, and meet new people. Join Pods to talk about art, life, internet nostalgia, or whatever you’re into. In Piko Chat you can: - Customize your profile - Send and receive letters - Draw pixel art messages - Join Pods and communities - Reply and react to posts - Meet people from around the world Make your profile yours with themes, pixel avatars, status bars, photos, and more. No algorithmic feed. No AI content. No influencers. Just people making things, talking, and hanging out. If you miss Frutiger Aero, old forums, custom profiles, pixel art, and the old internet, you’ll probably feel at home here. Piko Chat. chat like it’s 2006. Subscription Some features in Piko Chat may require a paid subscription. Pricing, renewal terms, free trial information, and cancellation options are shown in the app before purchase. Privacy Policy https://pikochat.net/privacy Terms of Service https://pikochat.net/terms

Screenshots

Jouzt4 screens
Piko Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Piko Chat at 2.9K against Jouzt's 6. Piko Chat also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). Jouzt's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Jouzt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Piko Chat sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jouzt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piko Chat has 2.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Jouzt's written reviews are positive against 88% of Piko Chat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jouzt ships an update every 3 weeks, Piko Chat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Jouzt versus Piko Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJouztPiko Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.8 (2.9K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.3% of reviews
Number of ratings62.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#198 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB76 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperJouztEbonnee Almeida

Customer experience

Jouzt

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Piko Chat

All ratings2,805 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative6.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Jouzt

Subscriptions1
  • Jouzt+$3.991 Month
12 purchases

Piko Chat

Subscriptions7
  • Piko Plus Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Piko Plus Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Piko Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Piko Plus Yearly Offer$19.991 Year
  • Piko Plus Yearly Supporter$24.991 Year
  • Piko Plus Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Piko Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • 100 Piko Coins$1.99
  • 300 Piko Coins$4.99
  • 600 Piko Coins$8.99
Show 2 more
  • Piko Coins$19.99
  • Piko Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Jouzt free?
Jouzt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piko Chat free?
Piko Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jouzt or Piko Chat?
Jouzt is rated higher. Jouzt averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Piko Chat averages 4.8 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Jouzt or Piko Chat have ads?
Neither Jouzt nor Piko Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jouzt or Piko Chat?
Jouzt ships an update every 3 weeks, and Piko Chat every 5 days. Most recently, Jouzt was updated on October 30, 2026 and Piko Chat on October 31, 2026.

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