Argon Chat vs Sloga

Argon Chat is hosted voice chat for gaming communities, combining calls with multiplayer games and rewards for time spent in voice. It advertises noise suppression and low-latency voice, while an overlay shows who is speaking during gameplay. PlayFrame places multiplayer games inside voice channels without separate game installs. Users earn XP and collectible coins with rarity tiers and redeem codes. Communities can set roles, ranks, and per-channel permissions, and the app supports friends, direct messages, and one-to-one calls. Bots support moderation, music, and games; developers can use a bot API with REST endpoints and real-time Server-Sent Events for messages, roles, voice, and other events. Security listings include passwordless login, two-factor authentication, and session control. The privacy policy describes encryption at rest, access controls, account deletion, and data-access rights, and says Argon does not sell personal data or use third-party targeted advertising. Argon is in open beta. Its free plan includes voice, messaging, screen sharing, and communities. Downloads are listed for Windows 11 64-bit and macOS 26+ Apple Silicon.

Sloga is a free chat app for gaming communities, with servers, channels, roles, voice, video, and screen sharing. Communities can also use events, threads, forums, announcement channels, and Discover listings, while automatic real-time translation is available in every channel. Messages and attachments support end-to-end encryption; calls are encrypted in the Windows, Linux, and Android apps, but not yet in the Mac app. Call transcription runs on the user's device on Windows, Android, and the web, with Linux support forthcoming. Discord server templates can be imported to recreate categories, channels, roles, and permissions without linking a Discord account. Attachments can reach 5GB, though files over 20MB are deleted 24 hours after sending. Voice servers are listed in the United States, São Paulo, and Singapore; the app selects the fastest region unless a server owner pins one. Watch parties work with YouTube and Jellyfin, synchronizing playback while each participant uses their own copy. Sloga has browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android apps; iOS is listed as coming soon. Its web and mobile clients, server, and shared client libraries are AGPL-3.0, while desktop encryption components remain private. The service is hosted and costs nothing, with no subscription required.