Stoat

Stoat is a free and open-source app that offers similar features to Discord, which is why it has become one of its biggest competitors. Through the app, you can join all kinds of communities and, of course, create your own. You can chat, make calls, share files, join video conferences, and much more.

Sign up to use the app

As is common among almost all social apps, you need to sign up to use Stoat. Fortunately, this process is very quick. All you have to do is enter an email address and set a password. After a few minutes (if the servers are not overloaded), you will receive an email with your verification link. Once you have verified your email account, you can start using the app, which is fully cross-platform. In other words, you can access this version and the Windows or Mac version with the same login details.

Create your own communities

Just like on Discord, Stoat allows you to join any open online community. Once inside, you can comment on any of the public threads and join the voice chat rooms. If you prefer, of course, you can always create your own groups and invite your friends to build more personal communities from scratch. Inside your own communities, you can establish as many threads and sections as you like and, of course, set your own rules.

Video calls, instant messaging and more

Stoat has everything you could need to be able to create and maintain an online community, centered around your interests and those of your friends. You can send direct messages to any other user, and even create massive group chats. Similarly, you can make individual calls to friends... or participate in video calls with dozens of people within a server. Thanks to the integrated bots, you can listen to music on your favorite channels.

My thoughts on Stoat

As is to be expected, Stoat is a bit green compared to apps with a much more storied history, like Discord. That being said, this app is a competent and lightweight alternative, with all the basic features you would expect and it arguably outperforms the competition in certain respects. For example, the Stoat APK is one-seventh the size of Discord's. And that is also noticeable in the app's operation, which feels fast and fluid.

Stoat is for you if

✓ You are looking for a free and open-source alternative to Discord.

✓ You are interested in creating or joining communities with chat and video call functionalities.

✓ You want a lightweight and fluid app to communicate with friends.

An interesting alternative to Discord

Download the Stoat APK and discover an app with everything you need to manage online communities, and communicate with your friends, both via text and calls. Turn your Android device into a top communication hub and keep enjoying all the traditional features of Discord, but with a bit more privacy.