Alternatives

Products that do what Waldo, a free background messenger for iOS does

1. 1CI
   ChatSecure iOS v4.0 – OMEMO and Signal Protocol▲107

   2017 · chatsecure.org

2. 2MO
   Minimalist offline journal app with a chat interface▲126

   2021 · thezenjournal.com

3. 3TA
   Talk – A free group video call app with screen sharing▲310

   2020 · github.com

4. 4TA
   Tact – A simple chat app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS▲69

   2021 · justtact.com

5. 5QA
   QuicklyChat - A video walkie-talkie for the workplace▲110

   2012 · quicklychat.com

6. 6DF
   Distraction Free Facebook Messenger, a Chrome Extension▲28

   2014 · chrome.google.com

7. 7CA
   Continuo, a simple activity tracker for iPhone▲60

   2015 · continuoapp.com

8. 8NA
   Nod – Anonymous proximity messenger▲53

   2015 · yougotthenod.com

9. 9EA
   Echoplexus – An OSS alternative to Hipchat, Flowdock, and others▲51

   2013 · echoplex.us

10. 10TA
    Thread – Ad-free social networking and iMessage alternative▲35

    2019 · get.thread-app.com

11. 11
    Betadrop▲100

    Feedback from friends

    2016

12. 12
    Pie for Android 1.0▲83

    Deliciously simple chat for work

    2015

13. 13SF
    Scribblechat for iOS (OpenGL chat client with handwriting)▲15

    2017 · getscribblechat.com

14. 14ED
    Ensichat – Decentralized instant messenger for Android▲27

    2015 · github.com

15. 15CM
    Cyberspace - my new web browser for iOS▲41

    2010 · cyberspaceapp.com

16. 16CC
    cisimple - CI for mobile (iOS and Android)▲16

    2012 · cisimple.com

17. 17TC
    The Crowdtilt Mobile App▲35

    2013 · tilt.crowdtilt.com

18. 18TL
    Textter, Live letter-by-letter messaging for iOS▲24

    2014 · textter.com

19. 19OA
    Oruapp – a minimal, location based messaging▲17

    2015 · oruapp.co

20. 20QA
    Quartz – A (much) better Voice Memos app (iPhone)▲8

    Jul 2026 · madebywindmill.com

21. 21AA
    An anonymous chatting app for anyone to deploy▲15

    2019 · github.com

22. 22HI
    HelpStack.io – open-source support SDK for iOS▲24

    2014 · helpstack.io

23. 23PI
    Parable – iOS app for visual posts and conversations▲8

    2014 · itunes.apple.com

24. 24PA
    Pinnin – A simple Pinboard client for iPhone▲15

    2014 · pinninapp.com

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