crouton and nightbot do different jobs
nightbot answers commands and keeps chat clean. crouton does the talking. keep both.
side by side
| nightbot | crouton | |
|---|---|---|
| what it's for | commands, timers and spam filters | talking with your chat |
| price | its site lists no price | three streams free, then $15 or $30 a month |
| commands and timers | yes | no: keep nightbot |
| spam filters | six | no, it never acts on its own |
| answering chat | the commands you set up | anyone who tags it, in its own words |
| welcomes and follows | not on its pages | a line written for each |
| raids | not on its pages | catches raiders up |
| regulars | a regulars list, for permissions | remembers them and their jokes |
| song requests, giveaways and polls | yes | no |
| platforms | twitch, youtube, trovo and soop | twitch |
what each one does
nightbot
- commands, with the lines you write
- timers that post every so often
- six spam filters, from caps to links
- song requests, giveaways and polls
- managers, and a log of what it did
- on twitch, youtube, trovo and soop, since 2012
crouton
- says hi to first messages and new follows
- catches raiders up, and shouts out their streamer
- answers anyone who tags it
- keeps chat company through ad breaks
- remembers your regulars and their jokes
- starts a quick game when chat goes quiet
using both
keep nightbot for commands, timers and spam filters.
got a !lurk or !so command in nightbot? keep one: delete it there, or type !bot off lurks or !bot off shoutouts.
CroutonChats is its own account, and it waits its turn when chat's busy.
stream chatan example
night_owl_22: !discord
Nightbot: come hang out between streams: discord.gg/yourserver
first-time chattiny_teapot: hi! first time here
CroutonChats: welcome in, tiny_teapot! perfect timing, a new game's starting 
questions
can i use both?
yes, that's the idea. nightbot keeps your commands, and CroutonChats does the talking.
is crouton ai?
yes: anthropic's claude writes its lines. nothing goes in chat until you turn it on.
does crouton keep chat clean?
no, keep nightbot's filters for that. crouton only times someone out when you or a helper you named ask, and never a mod.
what does crouton cost?
three streams free, no card. then Starter is $15 a month under 25 viewers, or Plus is $30.
where this comes from
nightbot's own site and docs, checked . if they've changed since, theirs is right: tell support@crouton.chat and we'll fix ours.
try crouton beside nightbot
three streams free, no card. nothing goes in chat until you say so.