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24 alternatives to Chat SDK

Easily add instant messaging to your iPhone or Android app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chat SDK launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Send▲131

   Instant messaging meets email (by Microsoft)

   2015 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hop▲171

   Turns email into a chat interface

   2014 · spikenow.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tribe 2.0▲998

   Introducing Augmented Messaging™

   2016 · tribe.pm · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hello for iOS▲125

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5CS
   Chat SDK for your mobile app▲15

   2013 · chatterkit.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ChatGame▲84

   Free video chat & live beautification during call

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sendbird▲227

   The simplest chat & messaging solution for your app

   2016 · sendbird.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chatmunk▲286

   Experience topics & events in real-time channels for Twitter

   2016 · bj8839.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Conversity▲128

    In-App Live Chat SDK

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Point for iOS▲243

    Send and discuss links with friends, now on your iPhone

    2015 · getpoint.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Easily add peer-to-peer chat to your iPhone/Android app (from Hipmob)▲25

    Easy, customizable peer-to-peer chat for iPhone and Android apps Today we’re announcing the release of our peer-to-peer chat SDK. Get it here for iOS and Android. At the heart, we built this for 2 key...

    2012 · hipmob.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GoChat▲152

    Location-based chat for Pokemon Go

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TalkJS▲219

    Build full-featured chat into your websites and mobile apps

    2017 · talkjs.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    MinChat▲71

    chat sdk to build in-app chat functionality within minutes

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Snapchat Chat▲160

    Putting the Chat into Snapchat

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Meow▲72

    Chatroulette style messenger app for iOS and Android

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Blastchat▲88

    A push notification themed mass messaging app

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    AppLozic - Chat & In-App Messaging SDK▲78

    Chat API & messaging SDK for your mobile and web apps

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Another Voice▲77

    Voice messaging reinvented for iMessage

    2016 · voicemod.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Reply 3.0▲72

    Fullscreen messaging for iOS and Android

    2016 · replyapp.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Chatkit▲227

    Build the in-app messaging experience your users deserve

    2018 · pusher.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Appew▲105

    Start a conversation around your app

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Missive for iOS▲84

    Meet the one app for team email and chat, now on iOS

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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