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monocles chat vs Conversations: catalog facts
monocles chat	Conversations
Free The app is free and open source under the GPL.	Freemium Free and open source. The Google Play build is a paid way to support development.
Android	Android
Built on the established Conversations codebase Adds features from blabber.im and Cheogram	Federated protocol, so you choose or run the server OMEMO encryption with a mature, well-reviewed implementation
Android only Requires an XMPP account to use	Feature availability depends on what the chosen server supports Paid on Google Play, though free builds exist on F-Droid
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-3.0
Account 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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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