FluffyChat

very cute

FluffyChat is the most stable Matrix client I have used, it has all of the features like the others, and comes with a very clean and simple interface.

Recent update literally broke the app - the PIN is never submitted, making it impossible to open.

I wasn't a huge fan of this app, I've yet to find a way to attach videos that doesn't require saving them as files first. On top of that there is a bug that shows notifications until you come out of the chat and go back in which is really annoying. Since the latest update though, things have gotten much worse. The app has become extremely slow, I get error messages multiple times per day and the entire app then crashes. Now I am hearing notifications and I know I have messages, but they don't load unless I quit the app and reload, which lately takes forever. Reporting bugs or submitting crash reports requires you to sign into git hub. I'm not going to do that.

Fluffy is great from my experience. It is far less buggy than Element for iOS and it has a great style that meshes better with the iOS environment. However, there are a few features I would say need some work. • I frequently swipe from the left side of the screen to go back (similar to Android functionality and is commonly used throughout iOS as well) but this feature is not present and always throws me off. I hate reaching into the top left corner to go back. • The lack of read receipts is also a bit of a drawback. There is absolutely no way to see if a user has read your message. • Group calls are (understandably) not present. This can be difficult to implement and I don’t rely on them, but still a feature Fluffy omits vs Element. “Stories” and “todolists” are apparently features this app has prioritized over what I’ve mentioned; two things not even part of the Matrix spec as far as I know. I would say if the development focused more on the basics of a chat app as I have mentioned it could easily beat out the other clients on the platform.

Multimedia constantly breaks and remains broken for long periods of time. Voice recordings stopped working, now videos sent no longer play. This app does not play nice with iOS

Hands down the best matrix client for iOS / iPadOS. The only problem I’ve seen is jumping doesn’t seem to work correctly for me. When it tries to jump to the last read message then it winds up at the bottom again. Otherwise an absolutely awesome client. Great if you’re using heisenbridge for irc.

Sending multiple photos as well as font scaling are my main reasons to use this app. The most important one is now gone. Switching back to element over this.

... Crashes after updating just now. Uninstalling, redownloading, and reinstalling didn't fix it. This was in my iPhone 12 mini's iOS v16.7.

Until I turned on the lock app option so I would have to enter a passcode to get in. I know what you’re thinking. I forgot the passcode, but no. Every time I try to open the app now it just stays as a blank white screen and that’s it. I can’t even use the app. I’ve tried reinstalling it multiple times, and it just doesn’t seem to fix the problem.