Comparison

PhaseMate vs pocketChat

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

Head to head
About

PhaseMate

This app simplifies Phase 10 game nights by organizing scores, tracking player phases, and displaying standings. It offers a clean interface that adapts to different screen sizes and orientations, with no account or internet connection needed.

Highlights
  • Score and phase tracking
  • Player standings and rankings
  • Resume ongoing games
  • View past rounds and saved games
  • Phase reference guide
  • Save player names
  • Game statistics and summaries
Features
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Less counting. More playing. PhaseMate keeps your Phase 10 game night organized: enter scores, track phases and compare standings in one place. MADE FOR YOUR GROUP • Start games with 2 to 6 players and resume ongoing games. • Enter points for each round and mark completed phases. • Keep track of total points, current phases and rankings. • Look back at completed rounds and saved games. MORE ROOM FOR THE GAME On sufficiently wide displays, standings and round entry appear side by side. Tap a name in the standings to jump directly to that player's entry. Smaller iPhones keep a compact entry layout. The interface adapts to portrait, landscape and the available space, including iPhone Duo. HELP AT HAND Look up all ten phases, save frequently used player names, and explore statistics and game summaries after playing. READY WHEN YOU ARE No account, no ads and no internet connection required. Your game data is stored locally on your device. Includes German and English interfaces, plus Light and Dark Mode. PhaseMate is an independent scorekeeping companion. A card game is required to play.

About

pocketChat

This app consolidates multiple streaming platform chats into one color-coded view on your phone. It offers features like text-to-speech, OBS control, and event tracking for streamers. Manage your stream and engage with your audience from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Multi-platform chat consolidation
  • Text-to-speech for chat and events
  • OBS stream and scene control
  • Customizable stream deck
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Event tracking and alerts
Features
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pocketChat is your free companion app for live and IRL streaming on Twitch, YouTube, Kick and TikTok. Bring chats, events, text-to-speech, OBS control and more together on your phone. Your stream. In your pocket. CHAT FOR TWITCH, YOUTUBE, KICK & TIKTOK pocketChat brings Twitch, YouTube, Kick and TikTok together in one color-coded chat. Send messages to Twitch, YouTube or Kick – or all three at once. You can currently read TikTok chat, but sending messages is not yet supported. pocketChat displays BTTV, FFZ and 7TV emotes on Twitch, 7TV emotes on Kick, and BTTV and 7TV emotes on YouTube. Moderate your Twitch and Kick chats, delete messages, hand out timeouts or ban users. YouTube events include Super Chats, Super Stickers, channel memberships and Jewels. STREAM EVENTS & EVENT TTS Keep track of donations, subs, gift sub bombs, follows, cheers, raids, Hype Trains and more. pocketChat integrates Twitch EventSub, Kick, YouTube, TikTok, StreamElements, Streamlabs, TipeeeStream, Ko-fi and PayPal. Have events from Twitch, Kick and YouTube, plus donations from TipeeeStream, StreamElements, Ko-fi and PayPal read aloud automatically. Enable each event type individually, customize announcements and vary the wording based on event values – for example, singular or plural for gifted subs. Choose a voice for each event and add sounds imported from your device. Filter your events or replay past ones. Follow events and chat together in a customizable view. TEXT-TO-SPEECH Let your stream speak directly in the app – without extra third-party software. Choose from free on-device TTS, Amazon Polly and ElevenLabs. Chat messages can be read aloud automatically. Viewers can also trigger TTS messages with Bits, donations or Channel Points. OBS Start and stop your OBS stream from your phone. Switch scenes, show or hide sources and toggle filters. Control your microphone and audio with live status indicators. A regularly updated OBS preview shows your stream output. POCKETDECK Create a customizable stream deck with your own OBS buttons: switch scenes, toggle sources and filters or combine multiple actions. Control chat modes such as sub-only, emote-only, follower-only or slow mode – in a dedicated tab or a compact popup. REALTIMEIRL Share your GPS location live with RealtimeIRL (rtirl.com). Privacy zones prevent location sharing in places you define, such as your home. Location sharing can start and stop automatically based on your bitrate. GPS accuracy and movement filters are adjustable. MOBLIN REMOTE CONTROL Control Moblin over local Wi-Fi: streaming and recording, quick mute, instant replay, clips, scenes, bitrate, zoom, microphone, filters and reactions. Monitor temperature, battery and bitrate, and open a stream preview when needed. MORE FEATURES PocketOverlay: Show location, weather, time, speed, distance and bitrate on stream. Show or hide individual values and manage your distance traveled. BelaBox / SRT Stats: View live bitrate per network interface and streaming status. Start or stop your stream. DJI and GoPro cameras: Connect compatible cameras, control RTMP streams and check battery levels. Alert Box: Display StreamElements, Streamlabs, TipeeeStream, Blerp or custom overlays directly in the app. Browser tab for any website with persistent logins. Chat history when connecting, an ignore list for bots and spam, and a keep-alive tone for Bluetooth speakers. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU pocketChat uses its own backend API. Your OAuth tokens stay protected on the server. FEEDBACK & SUGGESTIONS Got feedback or a feature request? Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AT9yqm6ZTj

Screenshots

PhaseMate4 screens
pocketChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: pocketChat at Free against PhaseMate's $0.99. pocketChat also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

pocketChat is free to download; PhaseMate costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhaseMate ships an update every 2 months, pocketChat every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PhaseMate versus pocketChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhaseMatepocketChat
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSascha MusickSven Schroder

Customer experience

PhaseMate

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

pocketChat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PhaseMate

No in-app purchases

None

pocketChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhaseMate free?
PhaseMate costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is pocketChat free?
pocketChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhaseMate or pocketChat have ads?
Neither PhaseMate nor pocketChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhaseMate or pocketChat?
PhaseMate ships an update every 2 months, and pocketChat every 2 days. Most recently, PhaseMate was updated on October 30, 2026 and pocketChat on November 9, 2026.

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