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Conversations vs Converse: catalog facts
Conversations	Converse
Freemium Free and open source. The Google Play build is a paid way to support development.	Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 licence.
Android	Web, Self-hosted
Federated protocol, so you choose or run the server OMEMO encryption with a mature, well-reviewed implementation	Works with any standard XMPP server OMEMO end-to-end encryption
Feature availability depends on what the chosen server supports Paid on Google Play, though free builds exist on F-Droid	Needs an XMPP account or server to be useful Some features such as URL previews depend on server support
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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