Analysis updated 2026-07-12 · repo last pushed 2014-04-07
Connect to your self-hosted Mogo chat server and chat from your iPhone.
Let a small team or friend group chat natively from their phones instead of a browser.
Browse existing chat rooms and create new ones from the app.
| jurre/mogo-ios | alexzielenski/black-mac-os-x | juanpe/jppopsequenceanimation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 40 | 35 | 29 |
| Language | Objective-C | Objective-C | Objective-C |
| Last pushed | 2014-04-07 | 2011-04-12 | 2016-02-12 |
| Maintenance | Dormant | Dormant | Dormant |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | moderate | moderate |
| Complexity | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| Audience | developer | developer | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Requires a running Mogo chat server to connect to, plus Xcode and Objective-C familiarity to build and configure the app.
Mogo iOS is a mobile app for iPhone that lets people participate in group chat rooms hosted on a Mogo chat server. Think of it as a dedicated mobile front-end for a self-hosted chat service, instead of opening a browser to talk with your team or community, you get a native iOS app with sign-in, room lists, and conversation views. The app is straightforward to use. You enter the web address of your Mogo server along with your username and password, and from there you can jump into existing chat rooms or create new ones. The screenshots in the project show a clean, simple interface: a login screen, a list of available rooms, an ongoing conversation, and a screen for adding new rooms. It connects to a separate open-source project called mogo-chat, which is the actual chat server doing the heavy lifting in the background. This would appeal to anyone running their own Mogo chat instance who wants a native iOS experience rather than a mobile web app. For example, a small company or friend group that set up their own chat server could use this so members can chat from their phones with a proper app icon and native interface. It is essentially a client, the app itself does not run the chat service, it just provides a way to connect to one that is already hosted somewhere. The project is written in Objective-C, which was the standard language for iOS apps before Swift became dominant. With around 40 stars and a fairly minimal README, this appears to be a smaller, community-driven project rather than a polished commercial product. The README does not go into detail about setup, configuration, or advanced features, so anyone looking to build or customize it further would likely need to dig into the code directly.
A native iPhone chat app that connects to a self-hosted Mogo chat server, letting users sign in, browse rooms, and chat from their phone instead of a browser.
Mainly Objective-C. The stack also includes Objective-C, iOS.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2014-04-07).
The explanation does not mention a license, so the terms of use are unclear.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
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