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Faraday vs FluffyChat: catalog facts
Faraday	FluffyChat
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Android	Linux, Android, iOS, Web
Built for Matrix servers you run yourself Uses the decentralised Matrix protocol	End-to-end encryption with cross-signing and encrypted key backups UnifiedPush support for notifications without Google services
Android only Repository description and documentation are mostly in Russian	Audio and video calls are still experimental Requires a Matrix account on some homeserver
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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