CLUSTER CHAT-MESSAGING-PRIVATE · 25 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2022-05-02
Secure private messaging apps
This cluster covers chat applications built around private, encrypted, real-time messaging for users on web, mobile, and desktop. Dated entries span October 2019 to July 2026 and are sparse and intermittent, with most dated entries appearing after March 2025 and two-entry months in April 2025 and May 2026. Traction leaders are komai-bin, komai, and Shadow-chat, all with 0 stars, indicating a flat activity signal.
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 · 3 ai-built · 17 unlabelled
Operator · 7 hobby · 5 open source · 8 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.
- 01komai-bin0★26 daysliveopen sourceChat application built on an open messaging protocol that lets users send encrypted messages and calls.
- 02komai0★27 daysliveopen sourceChat application built on an open messaging protocol that lets users send encrypted messages and calls.
- 03ephemeral2uo-0★15 days—hobbyWeb chat application for private real-time conversations in access-code-protected rooms, designed for ephemeral messaging.
- 04realtime-chat-app0★12 daysliveReal-time private messaging app that provides secure authentication and one-to-one conversations between users.
- 05unlockchat0★6 days—hobbyPrivate chat app that lets users exchange messages and images and pay to unlock blurred images.
- 06Shadow-chat0★24 days—hobbyTerminal chat app that sends encrypted messages between users through a shared real-time database.
- 07mychat0★9 days—Real-time messaging platform that enables private chat between users with username and password authentication.
- 08myDTO Chat0★1 moliveChat app that provides private messaging for members of an online service, syncing conversations between mobile and desktop.
- 09Dark180★17 dayslivePrivate messenger offering secure chats, stories, voice and video calls, and community groups with a dark theme.
- 10volla-messages-bin0★2 moliveopen sourcePrivate messaging application for mobile and desktop devices that lets users exchange encrypted chat messages.
- 11Signal-Clone0★1 mo—hobbyWeb messaging app that recreates a privacy-focused messenger interface for real-time conversations with simulated encryption indicators and delivery receipts.
- 12twochat0★1 mo—hobbyWeb app for private one-on-one text chat and video calls protected by a shared password, with messages encrypted in the browser.
- 13why20★26 daysliveopen sourceChat application that encrypts conversations to provide private and secure real-time messaging between users.
- 14PrivateChatApp0★1 mo—hobbyPrivate one-on-one chat messenger for secure, real-time conversations between two users.
- 15CMG Chat0★3 yrabandonedliveChat app letting matched users message each other privately within a linked platform, with access to live customer support.
- 16Ermis0★5 moliveopen sourceMobile chat app that provides secure and private communication with a companion server.
- 17vibe-chat0★5 moliveai-builthobbyA chat application that allows private conversations with invited users.
- 18Shadowchats0★7 mostale—ai-builtChat app that lets users exchange anonymous or private messages with others in real time.
- 19Encrypted Messaging - Kibo0★8 mostaleliveEncrypted keyboard app that secures messages in real-time for private conversation.
- 20privateChat0★1 yrabandonedliveai-builtWeb app that lets users exchange private messages with each other in real time.
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