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Cheogram vs monocles chat: catalog facts
Cheogram	monocles chat
Free The app is free to install; telephone routes are separate services.	Free The app is free and open source under the GPL.
Android	Android
Combines XMPP chat with SMS and calls Pluggable telephone routes from several providers	Built on the established Conversations codebase Adds features from blabber.im and Cheogram
Phone features need a separate route provider Email and SIP bridges are only demos	Android only Requires an XMPP account to use
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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