GameChat vs Sloga

GameChat is a Nintendo Switch 2 system feature for voice chat, screen sharing and video chat while friends play. A session supports up to 12 people in voice chat. Up to four participants can share game screens simultaneously, including while playing different games, and up to four can join video chat. The console’s built-in microphone filters unwanted sounds, including game audio, and adjusts volume to surrounding conditions. Video chat requires a compatible USB-C camera sold separately; backgrounds can be changed, including to the current game. Players use the C Button on the right Joy-Con 2 controller to start chats, answer invitations or mute themselves. Sessions are limited to approved friends. Setup requires text-message verification through the phone number on a Nintendo Account. Online use requires internet, a Nintendo Account and Nintendo Switch Online membership; availability varies by country. GameChat is available only on Nintendo Switch 2.

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.