Open Source Rocket.Chat Alternatives for iPhone

There are many alternatives to Rocket.Chat for iPhone if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source iPhone alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Element or Matrix. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Rocket.Chat and 16 are open source and available for iPhone so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source iPhone alternatives to Rocket.Chat are Zulip, Element X, Quiet Chat and Tracim.

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Rocket.Chat alternatives are mainly Group Chat Apps, but if you're looking for Instant Messengers or Encrypted Chat Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted and Self-Hosted + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Rocket.Chat.
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  1. Element icon

    Element

     783 likes

    Provides secure collaboration with end-to-end encryption, supporting chat, voice, and video calls. Available on all major platforms, it enables digital sovereignty with a decentralized design and interoperability through bridges to systems like Slack and Teams. Includes enterprise-grade SaaS.

    311 Element alternatives

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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Snapcraft
    Video calls for desktop and mobile
     
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    Element vs Rocket.Chat Comments
    James AI
    Positive
    1

    Yes its their main competitor, except for the omnichannel feature

    • Element is Free Personal and Open SourceRocket.Chat is Freemium and Open Source
    • Element is Privacy focused and LightweightRocket.Chat is not according to our users
  2. Matrix icon

    Matrix

     390 likes

    Open standard protocol enabling decentralized, encrypted instant messaging, VoIP signaling, IoT device connectivity, and persistent data management across federated servers without central control or single points of failure, bridging communication platforms.

    170 Matrix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Self-Hosted
    • WebRTC
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
    • Java
    • Perl
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    Matrix vs Rocket.Chat Comments
    Guest
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    Matrix is "a set of open APIs", not team collaboration software.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Matrix is Free and Open SourceRocket.Chat is Freemium and Open Source
    • Matrix is Privacy focused, Security-focused and LightweightRocket.Chat is not according to our users
  4. Jitsi Meet icon

    Jitsi Meet

     287 likes

    Go ahead, video chat with the whole team. In fact, invite everyone you know. Jitsi Meet is a fully encrypted, 100% open source video conferencing solution that you can use all day, every day, for free.

    150 Jitsi Meet alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple Watch
    • F-Droid
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    luison
    Negative
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    Jitsi is a video chatting system not a team coms

    • Jitsi Meet is Free and Open SourceRocket.Chat is Freemium and Open Source
    • Jitsi Meet is Security-focused, Privacy focused and LightweightRocket.Chat is not according to our users
  5. Zulip icon

    Zulip

     267 likes

    Threaded group conversations combine live and asynchronous messaging, separating topics for organized collaboration, supporting open-source, cloud, and self-hosted deployments, secure communication with encryption, and multi-platform access for diverse teams.

    227 Zulip alternatives

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    • BSD
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    • F-Droid
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  7. Quiet Chat icon

    Quiet Chat

     19 likes

    Peer-to-peer group chatting over Tor and IPFS, with local-first encrypted messaging and no central servers, offers privacy-focused decentralized collaboration for teams, supporting desktop and mobile. FOSS, open to contributors, and avoids surveillance-based tracking.

    59 Quiet Chat alternatives

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  9. Tracim icon

    Tracim

     17 likes

    All you need in a team collaboration tool dedicated to small efficient teams. Chat, notes, drive, online collaborative edition, calendars, news, spaces, notifications...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    • Online
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    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. 0xchat icon

    0xchat

     4 likes

    0xchat is a secure chat app built on the Nostr protocol. It prioritizes security, featuring private key login, encrypted private chats and contacts, encrypted group chats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • BSD
    0xchat screenshot 1
     
  11. Databag icon

    Databag

     3 likes

    A tiny self-hosted federated messenger for the decentralized web.

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    • Android Tablet
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    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
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  12. Semaphor icon

    Semaphor

     13 likes

    Zero Knowledge, end-to-end encrypted collaboration tool for teams and businesses. Reviewable source code. Python wrapper for bots & integrations. Encryption white paper. Native offline mode. Faster file-sharing. Built for enterprise.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    Semaphor screenshot 1
     
  13. Sylk Suite icon

    Sylk Suite

     3 likes

    Sylk Suite allows the creation and delivery of rich multimedia applications accessed by SIP Clients, XMPP endpoints and WebRTC applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • iPhone
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  14. qTeams icon

    qTeams

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    The future of Team collaboration. Secure. Cross platform. Manage Teams, Groups, Private & Public Channels. Invite. Meet. Work. Automate with over 700'000 Apps. Built-in Webinar & Webmeetings. Available as PrivateCloud or On Premise. Decentralized.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Team Management
     
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