CLUSTER AUTHENTICATION-CHAT-MESSAGING · 60 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2025-11-25
Authenticated real-time chat apps
This cluster comprises 57 real-time chat and messaging applications that share core features: user authentication (username, email, Google, Apple, phone, or token-based), one-to-one and group conversations, and persistent or temporary message history. The dated entry history before the index start shows a steady monthly trickle of 1 to 4 entries from January 2025 through July 2026 (32 total), with no strong upward or downward trend. Traction leadership is held by FelFelChat with 12 stars, followed by keichat.wpf (2 stars) and the-chat-app (1 star).
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 9 hand-coded · 11 unlabelled
Operator · 14 hobby · 1 indie · 5 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 21chat-app0★1 mo—Real-time chat web application replicating Instagram Direct Messages with username authentication and message requests.
- 22chat-app0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyA chat application with secure authentication and real-time messaging, built as a Nuxt frontend with a Node backend.
- 23CP1_Mobile0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyMobile chat app for authenticated users to send and receive direct messages in real time using Firebase.
- 24mobile-cp1-s20★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyMobile chat app enabling one-to-one real-time messaging between authenticated users, with participant combinations determined by sign-in provider.
- 25CP1-Mobile0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyMobile chat app for one-to-one conversations with authentication and real-time messaging, built as a school assignment.
- 26Multi-user-ChatApp0★1 mo—Real-time chat application enabling private messaging and group conversations with user authentication.
- 27mobdev-cp40★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyMobile chat app enabling one-to-one real-time messaging between authenticated users, with conversations restricted by sign-in provider.
- 28Novagram1★1 molivehobbyMessaging app that provides real-time chat, user profiles, and secure authentication for personal conversations.
- 29chatsoap0★3 molivehobbyReal-time messaging app with persistent chat history and secure authentication for teams, communities, or personal use.
- 30SoussTalk4★1 yrabandonedlivehobbySecure real-time messaging app with emotion detection and scam prevention for safer conversations.
- 31Imessage0★1 mo—Real-time chat application with user presence, media sharing, customization options, and authentication.
- 32Vmessages0★1 mo—hobbyRealtime chat application that lets users exchange messages, authenticate, and share media in conversations.
- 33catchat0★1 molivehand-codedRealtime chat app with username authentication, image sharing, and view-once photos.
- 34sprachly-app2★7 mostaleliveReal-time chat application with persistent messaging, presence and typing indicators, and public or private channels for secure conversations.
- 35BlueCue-Chat-App0★3 mo—hobbyMobile chat app that lets authenticated users exchange real-time one-to-one messages and images.
- 36CommunicationX0★1 molivehand-codedhobbyA chat platform similar to Discord with user authentication, channels, and real-time messaging.
- 37Guff0★1 mo—hand-codedindieReal-time chat web app for friends to communicate with authentication and push notifications.
- 38chatify0★4 molivehobbyReal-time chat application with video calls, group conversations, and user profiles for seamless communication.
- 39GhostChat0★8 mostalelivehobbyChat app that lets users create temporary, authentication-free group chats with real-time messaging that automatically expire after a set duration.
- 40realtime-messaging-platform1★5 molivehand-codedhobbyReal-time chat application with user authentication and mobile support for Android devices.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.