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monocles chat vs BombusMod: catalog facts
monocles chat	BombusMod
Free The app is free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Built on the established Conversations codebase Adds features from blabber.im and Cheogram	Works with any XMPP server Long-running project with an extensive feature set
Android only Requires an XMPP account to use	Website and developer documentation are in Russian Requires an XMPP account from a server of your choice
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-2.0
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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