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★ 3.8What it actually doesA decentralized messaging app that uses mesh Bluetooth networks to enable communication without internet or registration, but suffers from frequent crashes and media transmission issues.
Actually does
- ✓Messaging85% of reviews
- ✓File sharing(bonus)45% of reviews
- ✓No account required15% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free5% of reviews
- ✓Open source
- ✓Offline-first30% of reviews
- ✓Group chats10% of reviews
- ✓QR scanner(bonus)20% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠No telemetry
Common complaints
- ✗Crashes on startup27% of mentions
«Crashes after 10 seconds of use»
- ✗Photos and audio don't send23% of mentions
«Friends send me photos, but I can't send them no matter what»
- ✗Devices cannot find each other17% of mentions
«three smartphones running the app, Bluetooth enabled on all, location enabled and no one can detect each other»
- ✗QR scanner does not work13% of mentions
«Does not scan QR code, tried on different phones and still doesn't scan»
- ✗Message duplication and flooding10% of mentions
«read the message and it keeps coming back over and over again even if you delete the conversation»
What people praise
- ★Works without internet via Bluetooth
«Works even without internet»
- ★Complete privacy without registration
«independent and wonderful in its own way»
- ★Perfect decentralization concept
«Five stars upfront for the idea»
- ★Mesh network for private communication
«Chat with someone through a private network»
- ★Messages reach the recipient
«Messages send and reach the other person»