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monocles chat vs aTalk: catalog facts
monocles chat	aTalk
Free The app is free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Built on the established Conversations codebase Adds features from blabber.im and Cheogram	OMEMO encryption including group chats DNSSEC and DANE connection security
Android only Requires an XMPP account to use	Android only Needs an XMPP account on a server
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Apache-2.0
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 October 2, 2026

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