Boogie Chat vs Thurcom Phone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boogie Chat
This free XMPP/Jabber client allows users to connect to multiple chat rooms and communicate with friends or colleagues. It supports single and multi-user chats, image uploads, and can be used to connect to internal company chat services. An optional in-app purchase unlocks multiple accounts and chat rooms.
- XMPP/Jabber client
- Multi-user chat rooms
- Image uploads
- Connect to internal chat services
- Optional multi-account support
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Boogie Chat is a FREE XMPP/Jabber chat client for iPad and iPhone. With Boogie Chat you can join multiple chat rooms to talk with several of your friends or colleagues simultaneously. The app supports both single user chat and multiple user chat rooms (MUC XEP-0045), and image upload through XEP-0363 (with Dropbox option for servers that do not support image uploads directly) With Boogie Chat companies can connect to their own internal chat services. Many compatible Jabber servers are OpenSource and can be found freely from the internet allowing for a near zero cost private chat service. The Boogie Chat client is free with an optional in-app purchase to permit multiple accounts and multiple chat rooms.
Thurcom Phone
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Mit der Thurcom Phone App haben Sie Ihren Thurcom Festnetzanschluss überall dabei. Empfangen Sie mit Ihrem Smartphone unterwegs Anrufe auf Ihren Festnetzanschluss oder telefonieren Sie zu den günstigen Thurcom Tarifen. Die Thurcom App nutzt dabei bestehende WLAN, 3G oder 4G Verbindungen. Hinweise: Sie benötigen einen Thurcom Telefon Anschluss, damit Sie diese App nutzen können. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. Bitte beachten Sie, dass beim Telefonieren mit der Thurcom Phone App über ein mobiles Netzwerk, zusätzliche Kosten bei Ihrem Mobilfunkanbieter entstehen können. With this application from THURCOM, you receive all incoming calls to your fix phone on your mobile, whether at home or traveling, you can also make mobile calls at the tariff of your fix phone, and thus benefit from the advantageous conditions included in your telephony offer. Note: you need to have an account from Thurcom in order to use this software. This is a supplier specific application. More information is available on the homepage of your voice provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thurcom Phone at none against Boogie Chat's 1. Boogie Chat's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Boogie Chat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thurcom Phone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boogie Chat ships an update every 2 months, Thurcom Phone every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boogie Chat | Thurcom Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boogie Software Oy | Thurcom |
In-app purchases
Boogie Chat
- Multi-Pack, rooms and servers$3.99
Thurcom Phone
No in-app purchases
