baresip+ vs Cheogram
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
baresip+
This is a baresip based SIP and mobile calling and messaging User Agent for Android. Currently baresip+ supports SIP and mobile based voice calls and messages as well as SIP based video calls. In addition, voice conference calls, voicemail Message Waiting Indication as well as blind and attended call transfers are available when SIP is used. MMS messaging is not supported yet. In SIP calls audio can be coded with Opus, AMR, Codec2, G.729, G.722, G.722.1, or PCMU/PCMA codecs. Video can be coded with VP9, VP8, H.265, H.264, or AV1 codecs. Security is achieved via TLS or WSS SIP signaling transport and ZRTP or (DTLS) SRTP media encapsulation. Development of baresip+ is motivated by need for a secure, open source SIP based VoIP User Agent for Android that does not depend on proprietary, third party push notification services. Contacts, mobile calling, and SMS messaging were added in order to reduce app pollution. This application can be installed on Android devices running Android version 9 or later. Mobile calling and messaging needs Android version 10 or later. If you don't need video calling, you can instead of this app install its lighter weight sister app baresip. Source code is available at GitHub, where also issues can be reported.
Cheogram
The Cheogram Android app allows you to join a worldwide communication network. It especially focuses on features useful to users who want to contact those on other networks as well, such as SMS-enabled phone numbers. Based on the app Conversations, but with unique features: * Messages with both media and text, including animated media * Unobtrusive display of subject lines, where present * Links to known contacts are shown with their name * Show timestamps for calls * Integrates with gateways' add contact flows * When using a gateway to the phone network, integrate with the native Android Phone app * Address book integration * Tag contacts and channels and browse by tag * Command UI Where to get service: Cheogram Android requires you have an account with a Jabber service. You can run your own service, or use one provided by someone else, for example: https://snikket.org/hosting/ Art in screenshots is from https://www.peppercarrot.com by David Revoy, CC-BY. Artwork has been modified to crop out sections for avatars and photos, and in some cases add transparency. Use of this artwork does not imply endorsement of this project by the artist.
| Feature | baresip+ | Cheogram |
|---|---|---|
| License | BSD-3-Clause | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | DirectF-Droid |
| Categories | SMSMessagingBrowser | SMSMessagingBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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