Comparison

Taverns vs Cloak.Chat

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

Head to head
About

Taverns

Create custom online communities for gaming groups, fandoms, or friends. Organize conversations, calls, and watch parties with customizable spaces and robust moderation tools. Enjoy synchronized video watching and extensive file sharing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Customizable community spaces
  • Synchronized watch parties
  • Voice and video calls
  • File sharing up to 2 GB
  • Role and permission management
  • End-to-end encrypted calls
Features
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Taverns is a community and group chat app for gaming groups, guilds, clans, fandoms, roleplayers, creators, and friends. Create a Tavern, organize it into Halls, and give every conversation, call, event, and watch party a place of its own. Core community features are available without a subscription, including Stage watch parties and file uploads up to 2 GB. WATCH TOGETHER IN A STAGE • Start a synchronized watch party from a YouTube, TikTok, X, Vimeo, Twitch clip, or video-file link • Chat and react over the video, build an Up Next queue, and vote to skip CHAT, CALL, AND SHARE • Use text Halls, direct messages, group chats, threads, forums, announcements, and polls • Join voice and video calls and share your screen • Send files up to 2 GB each • Use up to 700 custom emoji and 1,000 stickers per Tavern, plus GIFs and reactions BUILD A PLACE THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS • Customize Tavern themes, backgrounds, colors, fonts, Hall icons, and profiles • Arrange Halls into categories and create public, private, or staff-only spaces • Discover public Taverns or build your own TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY OWNERS • Set roles and detailed permissions • Publish rules, plan events, manage invites, and moderate members • Keep fast chat and longer forum discussions organized SAFETY AND PRIVACY Report content or accounts, block people, choose who can contact you, manage friend requests, and control how sensitive content appears. Voice, video, and screen sharing are end-to-end encrypted when everyone is using a current Taverns app. A voice Hall is not encrypted while it is being restreamed to a third-party service. Taverns works with the same account on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Windows, Linux, and the web. Support: https://tav.gg/support Privacy Policy: https://tav.gg/privacy Terms of Service: https://tav.gg/terms Community Guidelines: https://tav.gg/policies/community-guidelines

About

Cloak.Chat

Securely communicate with friends, communities, and teams through end-to-end encrypted messages, voice, and video calls. Features include disappearing messages, organized channels, and on-device encrypted search for ultimate privacy.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Encrypted on-device search
  • Disappearing messages
  • Communities and channels
  • Encrypted voice and video calls
  • File sharing with encrypted vault
Features
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Cloak is private, end-to-end encrypted communication for communities, friends, and teams. Your messages, calls, and files are encrypted on your device before they ever leave it, so only you and your recipients can read them. Cloak's servers never see your plaintext. Privacy here is the foundation, not a setting. WHY CLOAK - End-to-end encryption by default on messages, voice, video, and screen sharing - Encrypted on-device, so Cloak can never read your conversations - No surveillance, no data mining, no strangers in the middle - On-device encrypted search that keeps your history yours - Disappearing messages that clean up after themselves COMMUNITIES & CHANNELS - Build communities with organized channels and rooms for every topic - Roles and permissions to control who can do what - Calendars and events to keep your group on schedule MESSAGING - Direct messages and group DMs for your closest circles - Rich formatting with markdown, code blocks, custom emoji, reactions, and replies - On-device encrypted search to find anything, fast VOICE, VIDEO & SCREEN SHARING - Crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls - Group calls that stay private from end to end - Screen sharing for work, gaming, and hanging out FILES & MEDIA - Share files, photos, and media backed by an encrypted file vault - Storage quotas so you always know your space SAFETY & CONTROL - Two-factor authentication and QR device linking for secure sign-in - Block and report tools to keep your spaces healthy - Notifications you can fine-tune AUTOMATION & EXTRAS - Bots and automation to power up your community - Achievements and profile badges to make it yours CLOAK PRO Upgrade any time with an optional auto-renewable subscription to unlock more rooms, larger uploads, more encrypted storage, and expanded voice and video streaming. Cloak is fully usable without it. Your words. Your circle. Your privacy. ——— Cloak Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your app store account at purchase confirmation. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your device's subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://cloak.chat/terms Privacy Policy: https://cloak.chat/privacy

Screenshots

Taverns4 screens
Cloak.Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taverns at none against Cloak.Chat's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Cloak.Chat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Taverns asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Taverns against 5.0 for Cloak.Chat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Taverns versus Cloak.Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTavernsCloak.Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB117 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMEKASMITHJames Reich

In-app purchases

None

Taverns

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cloak.Chat

Subscriptions2
  • Cloak Basic$6.991 Month
  • Cloak Pro$14.991 Month

Questions

Is Taverns free?
Taverns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloak.Chat free?
Cloak.Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Taverns or Cloak.Chat?
Taverns and Cloak.Chat are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Taverns or Cloak.Chat have ads?
Neither Taverns nor Cloak.Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taverns or Cloak.Chat?
Taverns ships an update every 3 days, and Cloak.Chat every 3 days. Most recently, Taverns was updated on November 9, 2026 and Cloak.Chat on October 31, 2026.

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