Daccord vs Cloak.Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daccord
An open-source chat and voice application offering real-time messaging, voice, video, and screen sharing. Users can connect to their own servers for complete data control and privacy, with no ads or tracking.
- Real-time messaging
- Multi-server support
- Voice, video, and screen sharing
- Custom emoji support
- Native cross-platform apps
- Self-hosted server option
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Daccord is the free, open-source alternative to Discord — chat, voice, and video with native apps you control. Connect to your own server, not someone else's cloud. No ads. No tracking. No corporate lock-in. Your server, your data, your rules. FEATURES • Real-time messaging — send, edit, delete, and reply across channels and direct messages, with updates that feel alive. • Multi-server — connect to many Daccord servers at once and switch between them seamlessly. Your work crew and your gaming crew, side by side. • Voice, video & screen sharing — crystal-clear calls powered by LiveKit/WebRTC, with camera and screen share built right in. • Emoji — full unicode support plus custom server emoji, all behind a slick built-in picker. • Native on every platform — lightweight, fast, and built with Flutter, with a responsive UI that adapts from phone to desktop. SELF-HOSTED BY DESIGN Don't just join a server — run your own and keep full control of your data, accounts, and voice traffic. Nothing passes through us. Daccord is GPLv3-licensed and community-driven, with nothing locked behind a paywall. Note: Daccord is in early development. Things move fast and you may hit rough edges — we'd love your help filing them down.
Cloak.Chat
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daccord at none against Cloak.Chat's 2. Cloak.Chat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Cloak.Chat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Daccord asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daccord ships an update weekly, Cloak.Chat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daccord | Cloak.Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Cattrall | James Reich |
In-app purchases
Daccord
No in-app purchases
Cloak.Chat
- Cloak Basic$6.991 Month
- Cloak Pro$14.991 Month









