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CLUSTER CHAT-SHARING-EMOJI · 19 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-21

Real-time chat apps

The cluster comprises real-time chat applications that emphasize rich messaging features such as emoji, media sharing, message reactions, typing indicators, persistent history, group threads, push notifications, and in one case voice/video calls. The dated history is sparse: only seven pre-index entries exist, with a single entry in 2018-02, two in 2025-02, and four spread across March, May, and June 2026, making the timeline too thin to infer a clear growth pattern. Among traction leaders, CHAT stands out with 10 stars, followed by perry-chat with 5 stars and chatblink with 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

FEB 2018: 1FEB 2025: 2JUN 2026: 2AUG 2026: 4SEP 2026: 4OCT 2026: 6
FEB 2018OCT 2026

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 · 1 ai-built · 4 hand-coded · 14 unlabelled

Operator · 12 hobby · 1 open source · 6 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 19 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01perry-chat5★2 molivehobbyChat application for real-time messaging with emoji picker, dark/light themes, and instant synchronization across devices.
  2. 02CHAT10★1 mo—Real-time chat app with group threads, media sharing, voice and video calls, and browser push notifications.
  3. 03CRYPTIC-READY0★today—hobbyReal-time chat app that lets users sign in, exchange text messages, and share photo or video uploads.
  4. 04chatblink0★13 days—hobbyReal-time chat app that lets users join open or request-only rooms, send messages with emojis and GIFs, and create persistent rooms.
  5. 05PokiChat-new0★6 daysliveReal-time chat app that supports emoji, image sharing, message reactions, typing indicators, and persistent message history.
  6. 06Web-Chatroom0★19 daysliveRealtime chat application supporting friends, group chats, media sharing, emoji, and push notifications.
  7. 07ChatApp-v20★6 days—hobbyReal-time chat application that allows friends to exchange messages, create group conversations, and upload profile pictures.
  8. 08react-firebase-chat0★10 dayslivehobbyReal-time chat web app where users register, find other people, exchange messages, share images, use emojis, and manage blocked users.
  9. 09rival-chat0★9 days—hobbyReal-time chat app where friends can message, manage friend requests, and play quick games together inside the conversation.
  10. 10willow0★3 days—hobbyRealtime chat app with toxicity detection and rephrasing, friend requests, group chats, and admin moderation tools.
  11. 11flutter-firebase-chat2★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyChat application enabling real-time messaging, media sharing, Google sign-in, and admin moderation controls.
  12. 12chat-frontend0★1 mo—hobbyReal-time chat application supporting group and private messaging, friend and group management, an admin dashboard, and file transfers with progress and resume.
  13. 13addits_tech0★1 mo—hand-codedReal-time chat application that lets users join a common room, exchange messages, and receive push notifications, with Firebase backend.
  14. 14Ocelot0★3 moliveopen sourceChat client app that connects to the Lichat protocol network, supporting data sharing, emotes, and other community chat extensions.
  15. 15NovaChatt0★2 mo—Real-time chat application with voice and video calls, Google sign-in, QR code contact sharing, and dark mode.
  16. 16Chat-app-React0★1 yrabandonedlivehobbyReal-time chat application that lets users exchange messages, share emojis, GIFs, and files over the web.
  17. 17Chatrix0★3 mo—hand-codedReal-time chat app with social feed, group chats, and friend system for mobile.
  18. 18SwiftMessage0★1 yrabandonedliveai-builthobbyChat application for instant messaging with emojis, file uploads, and AI-powered assistance.
  19. 19Telegram Desktop - Unofficial Asahi only0★unknownlivehand-codedhobbyInstant messaging app that syncs chats, media, and files across devices and stores conversation history in the cloud.

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.