Boogie Chat vs TheNote.app
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.
TheNote.app
Organize your thoughts, research, and incoming information with intelligent RSS agents and nested note threads. This app offers a clean, minimalist interface for personal journals, research, and project planning, with secure synchronization across devices.
- Intelligent RSS agents
- Nested note threads
- Attach images and screenshots
- Search across all notes
- Secure synchronization
- Privacy-focused
- Minimalist interface
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TheNote.app - News and Notes Follow blogs, news sites, changelogs, and niche sources through intelligent RSS agents. Organize your thoughts, research, and incoming information in note threads. Note threads Create as many levels as you need. Ideal for: - Personal journals - Travel diaries - Research - Book summaries with images - Coaching and therapy notes - Project planning - Content ideas - Daily thoughts and reflections Key features - Nested note threads - Clean, minimalist interface without distractions - Quick navigation through threads - Ability to attach images and screenshots - Search across all note threads - Secure synchronization - Privacy first - Your notes belong only to you. We never sell data - Everything is stored securely and synced reliably between devices - No folders - just clean, natural note organization. Sincerely, TheNote.app Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TheNote.app at 3.0 against Boogie Chat's 1.3. TheNote.app also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Boogie Chat's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. TheNote.app asks for nothing beyond the download.
TheNote.app holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Boogie Chat's written reviews are positive against 50% of TheNote.app's.
Boogie Chat ships an update every 2 months, TheNote.app weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boogie Chat | TheNote.app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Boogie Software Oy | Sviatoslav Bylim |
Customer experience
Boogie Chat
TheNote.app
In-app purchases
Boogie Chat
- Multi-Pack, rooms and servers$3.99
TheNote.app
No in-app purchases
