ReFx Server Manager vs Chatstone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReFx Server Manager
Manage your game servers directly from your mobile device. Monitor server status, access the web console, edit configuration files, and handle backups. It also includes tools for game-specific content like Minecraft plugins and Steam Workshop items.
- Live server status monitoring
- Full web console access
- Configuration file editor
- Backup creation and restoration
- Automated task scheduling
- Minecraft version and mod management
- TeamSpeak server administration
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ReFx puts your game servers in your pocket. Sign in to your existing ReFx Hosting account and manage every server you own from one fast, native app — no laptop required. MANAGE EVERY SERVER • Live status at a glance — see what's running, starting, or stopped, with real-time CPU, memory, and player gauges • Full web console with command history — start, stop, restart, and send commands from anywhere • Browse and edit configuration files with a built-in editor • Create, restore, and download backups • Schedule automated tasks — restarts, commands, and backups on your timetable • Manage MySQL databases GAMES & CONTENT • Minecraft tools — switch versions and loaders, and install plugins, mods, and modpacks • Steam Workshop content, installed in a tap • TeamSpeak voice-server administration • Switch the game running on a server BILLING & SUPPORT, BUILT IN • View invoices, receipts, and billing history • Open and reply to support tickets without leaving the app STAY IN THE LOOP • Push notifications when a server changes state, an invoice needs attention, or support replies • Secure access with Face ID / Touch ID app lock ReFx is a free companion to your existing hosting account. New accounts and payments are handled on our website; the app is for managing the servers you already run. Questions or feedback? We're here: https://refx.gg/support
Chatstone
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Chatstone is a chat client for Minecraft: Java Edition servers. Join your server from your iPhone or iPad, read and write chat, run commands and keep up with your friends while you are away from your PC. Add any Java Edition server by its address and join with a player name. Chatstone speaks 34 versions of the game, from 1.7.2 up to 26.3, and picks the right one for each server on its own. CHAT ANYWHERE - Full server chat with colors and formatting, player chat and system messages - Commands with suggestions, private messages from the player list - Swipe to reply, mute players, search the chat, copy lines - Quick messages, one tap away - Titles, boss bars, your health, food, level and location JOIN WITH EASE - Anti-idle keeps you from being kicked for standing still - Reconnects automatically when the network or the server drops - Commands sent after joining, such as /warp or /home - Saves your /login password for AuthMe-style servers and logs you in - Several servers at once, switch between chats with a swipe - Home screen widget with the latest chat MORE THAN CHAT - Inventory and server menus: lobby selectors, shops and GUIs - A map of the land around you: tap to walk, a joystick, jump and your marked places - Captcha maps shown right in the chat - Server resource packs: download them, or join without downloading anything - Forward chat to a Discord webhook YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS - Chat logs with full-text search, export to text or HTML - Import servers.dat from your PC, backup and restore - No ads, no tracking. Your servers, logs and passwords stay on your device Available in 12 languages, with dark and light themes and an iPad layout with the server list beside the chat. Chatstone is free and has no ads. If it helps you, you can support its development with an optional tip in the app. How to start: tap Add server, enter the address of any Java Edition server, pick a player name and join. Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReFx Server Manager at none against Chatstone's 4. Chatstone's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). 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. Chatstone sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ReFx Server Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
ReFx Server Manager ships an update fortnightly, Chatstone every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReFx Server Manager | Chatstone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FRANK RICHARD BARBARA | Adrian Lukacs |
In-app purchases
ReFx Server Manager
No in-app purchases
Chatstone
- Tip: Bread$1.99
- Tip: Emerald$4.99
- Tip: Diamond$9.99
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- Tip: Enchanted golden apple$22.99
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