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1. 1IB
   I built an app for when I talk too much in online meetings▲451

   Hey HN! Alexis here, I’m a product manager and software developer in Berlin by way of New York. I want to show you this app I made – It’s like a "buddy" for those, like myself, who inadvertedly talk too much in meetings. The app gives me feedback and a little more in control of what I have influence over by: * Keeping track of how long I’ve been speaking * Catching myself before I talk too much * Developing a better sense of timing I truly love having conversations with people in real-life. But online meetings, especially group calls, tend to make me nervous. I can't read body language. The…

   2022 · unblah.me

2. 2LS
   Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350

   2015 · sdelements.github.io

3. 3IM
   I made a command-line iMessage interface▲130

   2015 · github.com

4. 4IM
   I made a command-line Slack chat client▲90

   2015 · github.com

5. 5IM
   I made a decentralized Push To Talk (walkie talkie) web app▲21

   2019 · qvdev.github.io

6. 6IB
   I built an app to improve your Vocabulary▲69

   2011 · wordstash.com

7. 7IM
   I made a chatbot to get excused from meetings▲18

   2016 · chadbot.co

8. 8IB
   I built a random chat app with AI conversation prompts▲6

   2023 · talkkshopp.com

9. 9MA
   Mantaphrase, an app that lets you converse in a foreign language▲127

   2012 · mantaphrase.com

10. 10
    Inline▲100

    A thread-based chat app for work with your team and agents

    3d ago · inline.chat

11. 11IC
    I created a minimal, secure, terminal native chat application▲7

    2022 · github.com

12. 12PI
    Prompt.im - A simple real-time chat app built in 1 day▲18

    2011 · prompt.im

13. 13IB
    I build free anonymous chat app▲6

    Sep 2025 · apps.apple.com

14. 14IM
    I Made a Chat Server▲20

    2021 · github.com

15. 15AA
    An anonymous chatting app for anyone to deploy▲15

    2019 · github.com

16. 16IB
    I built a web-based iMessage interface▲45

    2015 · github.com

17. 17IM
    I Made an iMessaging API▲15

    2020 · sendblue.co

18. 18IB
    I built an app that helps amplify the voice of the customer▲23

    2020 · shieldvoc.com

19. 19IM
    I made a website to connect you with speakers of different languages▲10

    2017 · trypol.ly

20. 20MW
    My weekend project, conversation starters via SMS▲8

    2012 · breaktheicefor.me

21. 21RR
    Real Real-Time Chat▲7

    2013 · chox.co

22. 22CS
    Chat SDK for your mobile app▲15

    2013 · chatterkit.com

23. 23AA
    An anonymous app to vent, chat, and see others do the same in real-time▲13

    2021 · testflight.apple.com

24. 24SS
    Super simple chat app▲7

    2018 · boredchat.mustak.im

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