BonChat
★ 5.0What it actually doesBonChat is a messenger with encryption and group support, but unstable and associated with financial schemes; regular issues with file uploads, notifications, and registration.
Actually does
- ✓Messaging60% of reviews
- ✓Group chats30% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠File sharing
- ⚠End-to-end encryption
- ⚠Self-hosted
- ⚠Sync across devices
Common complaints
- ✗Association with financial pyramids and fraud schemes (Club C8, ECP, LUMEN X)12% of mentions
«The app uses some Marco Belini and his ECP club. The project is a standard financial pyramid. The whole goal of the project is to get you to invite as many people as possible who invest their money»
- ✗Photos and videos fail to upload5% of mentions
«Photos and videos don't upload. Clearing cache doesn't help.»
- ✗Very slow loading of attachments and files10% of mentions
«attachments in chats open very slowly and they're not visible when opening a dialog at all»
- ✗Notifications not received or received with delay5% of mentions
«I don't receive notifications even though everything is enabled, they come only when I open the chat myself and quickly disappear»
- ✗Issues with registration and server discovery10% of mentions
«How do I register? Where do I find the right server? Trying by my IP didn't work»
What people praise
- ★Convenience and ease of use
«Very convenient. Fast and easy registration»
- ★Basic messaging functionality works
«Everything works fine. Loads smoothly. Has all the necessary chats, training, and communication features for work»
- ★Group communication and collaborative work
«I've been using it for half a year now in my club»