Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to link-Chat

Ephemeral chat

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1CW
   Chat with people who share the same Internet connection (= IP address)▲17

   I built a simple, ephemeral chat service that connects you only with users who share the exact same public IP address as you. It's essentially a temporary, isolated chat room defined by your NAT gateway. It's not super useful nowadays, but let's see where this takes us. :)

   Jan 2026 · ipchat.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Disposable▲126

   A real-time, e2e encrypted ephemeral communication tool

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shadowticks▲122

   Anonymous messaging, chat in incognito mode, encryption

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tick Chat▲92

   Chat via nearby persons. Instant, Secure, Anonymously. 🕶

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5EE
   EphChat – Ephemeral, Anonymous, Encrypted Realtime Chat▲17

   2014 · ephchat.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fence Chat▲150

   Chat with people nearby, anonymously in your browser

   2016 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pure Chat - Free Live Chat▲134

   Free full-featured live chat with unlimited users & chats

   2017 · purechat.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chot.xyz▲71

   Privacy focused chat that doesn't store your messages

   2019 · chot.xyz · its alternatives →

9. 9GI
   Gossipr.io – Ephemerial and Linkable Group Chats▲21

   2019 · gossipr.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mask Link▲74

    Share a link discreetly

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 116M
    60 Minutes Chat – Anonymously chat in self-destructing chatrooms nearby▲47

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pigeon Link▲33

    AI powered, global communication app - zero data retention

    Jun 2026 · pigeonlink.host · its alternatives →

13. 13EE
    Ephemere – End-to-end encrypted and ephemeral messaging▲16

    2021 · ephemere.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    kody.exchange▲19

    Ephemeral chatrooms for agents

    Aug 2026 · kody.exchange · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Whisper Chat▲12

    First chatroom that stores absolutely nothing—ever.

    2025 · its alternatives →

16. 16AC
    Anonymous Chat with a Link Share▲5

    2020 · kchatty.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Randomize▲11

    Talk to strangers, random text chat, fully anonymous

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Public chat rooms with ephemeral chat and anonymous signup▲7

    Phispr is an ephemeral chat application designed for anonymous, temporary conversations that vanish without a trace. Built with Go, it offers both web and terminal user interfaces. A weekend project exploded into a two weeks project, and with a funny origin. https://github.com/bnkamalesh/phispr/blob/main/docs/genesis....

    2025 · phispr.space · its alternatives →

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    Always enable Temporary Chat for ChatGPT▲8

    Always enable Temporary Chat for ChatGPT

    Nov 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    DullChat▲8

    Minimal chat. No data. No accounts. Just presence.

    2025 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Chat24▲6

    Where strangers become friends — safe, fast, and free

    Oct 2025 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Secret Room▲2

    Share Secrets. Leave No Trace.

    Jan 2026 · secretroom.entrext.in · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ectochat▲7

    The P2P chat that doesn't care to track you.

    2021 · ectochat.com · its alternatives →

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    Back to one-time end-to-end encrypted anonymous chats in 2025▲20

    yaps[dot]chat - one-time end-to-end encrypted anonymous chats

    2025 · yaps.chat · its alternatives →

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