Alternatives

Products that do what TapChat is mobile IRC done right does

1MA
MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205
2015 · idoco.github.io
2CI
ClapChat – Instant messaging for HN users▲120
2016 · clap.chat
3TA
Tact – A simple chat app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS▲69
2021 · justtact.com
4LS
Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350
2015 · sdelements.github.io
5
Confide▲98
Enterprise Snapchat!
2014
6SI
Snapception – Intercept all snapchats received over the network▲210
2014 · github.com
7SA
Subway, a persistent web client for IRC▲84
2012 · github.com
8
Taptalk▲133
Personal video and photo messaging
2014
9WI
Whapp-irc – A simple WhatsApp IRC gateway▲100
2019 · github.com
10
Madhat▲105
Snapchat meets Twitter.
2015
11AP
AtomPair – Pair Programming with Slack and HipChat Integration▲127
2015 · atom.io
12GB
Glowing Bear, a self-hosted web IRC front end for WeeChat▲17
2018 · github.com
13DL
Distributed – Live social chat app to help remote teams stay in sync▲47
2021 · joindistributed.com
14TM
Toc Messenger – A distributed messaging app that syncs across devices▲41
2015 · github.com
15
Snap Me Now▲125
Snapchat for the web
2014
16
TapChat▲87
WhatsApp for Strangers
2014
17CI
ChatSecure iOS v4.0 – OMEMO and Signal Protocol▲107
2017 · chatsecure.org
18
Tapstack▲101
One-tap moment-sharing
2016
19SE
Synac: Easy, self-hosted, IRC-like messaging application▲5
2017 · github.com
20
Airchat▲72
Location-based chatting with group controls
2013
21
Blastchat▲93
Mass communication done easy
2015
22AO
An open source IRC client for your web browser▲44
2013 · github.com
23DI
Drop-In Chat – Chatify your app▲49
2014 · dropinchat.com
24SR
Super realtime webchat, so you can feel closer with people online▲6
2016 · thedank.chat

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