FocusMastodon vs HexDroid IRC
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
FocusMastodon
★★★★★Main Features★★★★★ - Clean and beautiful Material Design UI - Extremely Customizable – themes, font related customizations – basically everything you’d ever wish to be able to customize, it’s all there for you. Tailor your perfect experience - Background sync - Powerful mute filters - Night mode - Support for 2 accounts，Each account’s syncability can be controlled by you in the Settings of the app - Fully customizable tabs - Use our awesome readability-style browser for the best web experience of any app - Play Mastodon videos and GIFs without leaving your timeline - Native YouTube, Mastodon GIF, and Mastodon video playback - Widgets to view the home timeline, mentions, and unread counts
HexDroid IRC
HexDroid is a clean, fast, open-source IRC client for modern Android. Connect to your favourite networks, chat with friends and communities, and never miss a mention — all from a Material Design interface built for mobile.Connect anywhere * Multiple networks at once, each with independent settings * Auto-connect and auto-join on startup, with optional post-connect commands * Bouncer support: ZNC and soju * Always Connected mode keeps your session alive in the backgroundSecurity * TLS on every connection by default * SASL: PLAIN, EXTERNAL (client certificates), and SCRAM-SHA-256 * Trust-On-First-Use pinning for self-signed certificates * Credentials encrypted with the Android Keystore, never plain text. * Secure Chat end-to-end encryption (AES-256-GCM, with Blowfish/FiSH fallback) * Tor and SOCKS proxy supportModern IRC (IRCv3) * Swipe to reply, with inline quote previews * Typing indicators, chat-history replay, reactions, read markers, account tags and moreChat experience * Instant mention alerts — reply straight from the notification * /command and @nick autocomplete * Colour-coded nicks, consistent across messages and the sidebar * Inline image/video previews, mIRC + ANSI colour, formatting toolbar * In-buffer search, jump-to-unread, channel op and IRCop tools * Ignore list with nick and hostmask support * Mute notifications from usersDCC file transfers * Send and receive files, plus DCC Chat * Passive/reverse DCC and Secure DCC (SSEND/SCHAT) over TLS with RESUME support * Progress tracking on a dedicated Transfers screen * Off by default — enable it in settings when you need itCustomisation * Translations * Per-network character encoding (auto-detect, UTF-8, windows-1251, and more) * Custom nick colours, drag-and-drop network ordering * Settings backup and restore to JSON * Optional on-device chat logging to internal storage or a folder you choosePrivacy No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your messages and credentials are sent only to the IRC servers you connect to.Permissions * Internet / network state: connect to IRC servers * Notifications: alert you to mentions * Foreground service and wake lock: optional, only used by Always ConnectedIRCv3 features depend on server support. Background connectivity may vary with device and battery settings.Free and open source, licensed under GPLv3.Support: irc.afternet.org #HexDroid Privacy policy: hexdroid.boxlabs.uk/privacy
| Feature | FocusMastodon | HexDroid IRC |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | GitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | Media PlayerMessagingVideoBrowserSocial | MessagingBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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