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AChat and SimpleX Chat
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A messenger with no user identifiers at all, not even random ones.
Which to choose
Choose SimpleX if having no identifier of any kind matters most to you.
Choose AChat if you want people to find you by username, and anonymous rooms you can share or embed.
Side by side
| Feature | AChat | SimpleX Chat |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | YesTheir 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
SimpleX Chat
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.
SimpleX Chat website (opens in a new tab)