Comparison

Echoed vs Tumult

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

Head to head
About

Echoed

A private space for close-knit groups to connect through servers, direct messages, and voice/video calls. Organize events, manage tasks, and customize your experience without ads or algorithms.

Highlights
  • Servers and DMs
  • Voice and video calls
  • Event and task management
  • Customizable profiles and themes
  • Real-time messaging
  • No ads or algorithms
Features
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Not an office, not a feed, not another thing trying to sell you something. A private space for the people who matter — your friend group, your gaming crew, your small community — built warm and weird on purpose. — WHAT YOU GET — Servers and DMs Drop into a server for your crew or slide into DMs. Channels, categories, roles, pins, replies, reactions, threads, stickers, custom emoji — everything you'd expect, none of the enterprise bloat. Voice and video calls One-tap voice for quick chats, group video for movie nights, and full server voice channels so you can keep the conversation going while you play. Events and tasks, right in the chat Plan the next session without leaving the server. Calendar channels for events and RSVPs, task boards for coordinating who's doing what. No more third-party schedulers. Make it yours Custom status, per-server profiles, themes, activity indicators, stickers, emoji packs. The app feels like your space, not ours. Real-time and reliable Built on a modern realtime stack so messages, calls, and presence just work — fast, live, no refresh-button energy. Quiet by default No ads. No algorithm. No "people you may know." We don't data-mine your conversations. You choose who sees what. — THE VIBE — Echoed is dark-first, warm, and a little bit rebellious. Golden accents because we're not sterile-corporate-blue. Late-night-basement vibes because that's where the good conversations happen. Design that respects the fact that you're talking to people you actually know. — FOR — • Friend groups that want a private place that feels like home • Gaming squads coordinating raids, drops, watch-parties • Small communities, book clubs, study groups, creative collabs • Anyone tired of platforms that treat a chat app like a billboard — COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION — • Belarusian translation revised and enhanced by @lenify Echoed is free, private, and built with care. Your people. Your space. Your echo.

About

Tumult

Features
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Where your crew hangs out. Tumult is the free voice and text app for your friends, your squad, your community. Spin up a server, drop into a voice channel and start talking — no phone number required, no ads, no trackers. VOICE THAT KEEPS UP Low-latency voice channels that feel like sitting in the same room. Push-to-talk or voice activation, per-user volume, and audio that stays clear when the whole squad talks at once. ONE SERVER FOR THE WHOLE CREW Organize everything with categories, text channels and voice channels. Roles and per-channel permissions keep big communities tidy, and invite links get new people in with one tap. CHAT THAT'S ACTUALLY FUN React with any emoji, reply in context, pin what matters. Flood the chat with GIFs, sticker packs and your server's own custom stickers. Too much to type? Hold, talk, send — voice messages play right in the chat. STAY IN THE LOOP, NOT ON EDGE @mentions, typing indicators and smart notifications tell you what needs you now. Quiet hours keep your nights to yourself. Direct messages and group DMs for conversations that don't need a server. WATCH TOGETHER Jump into live feeds and screen shares from your friends on desktop — see the play, react in real time, clip-worthy moments included. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Free, with no ads and no trackers. Your messages are encrypted in transit and at rest, and we don't sell your data — you are the customer, not the product. Tumult is also on Windows, macOS and Linux — your servers, messages and friends stay in sync everywhere. Download at tumult.gg.

Screenshots

Echoed4 screens
Tumult4 screens

Verdict

The call

Echoed and Tumult are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Echoed versus Tumult: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoedTumult
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB74 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMashrafi RahmanAD CONSULTING

In-app purchases

None

Echoed

No in-app purchases

None

Tumult

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echoed free?
Echoed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tumult free?
Tumult is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Echoed or Tumult have ads?
Neither Echoed nor Tumult shows ads.

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