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AChat and Session
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A messenger with fully anonymous account creation, where a recovery password restores your Account ID on a new device.
Which to choose
Choose Session if you want no identifier tied to you and your messages sent through onion routing.
Choose AChat if you want communities with threads, and rooms people can join by link.
Side by side
| Feature | AChat | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Sign up without a phone number | Yes | YesTheir page (opens in a new tab) |
| End-to-end encryption on personal chats | Yes | YesTheir page (opens in a new tab) |
| History comes back on a new device | Partly | PartlyTheir page (opens in a new tab) |
What AChat doesn't do
AChat has no voice or video calls. Your encrypted history comes back only with another linked device or your recovery key. Lose both, and nobody can restore it, including us.
What each costs
Session
We couldn't confirm a price on the pages we checked. Their site has the current answer.
Check it yourself
Prices change. Open their site before you decide.
Session website (opens in a new tab)