# bitchat mesh

> the sidegroupchat

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6748219622](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6748219622)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6748219622`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** permissionless tech, llc
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (513 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-31
- **First published:** 2025-07-28
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitchat-mesh/id6748219622)
- **Website:** [http://bitchat.free](http://bitchat.free/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/jackjackbits/bitchat/blob/main/PRIVACY\_POLICY.md](https://github.com/jackjackbits/bitchat/blob/main/PRIVACY_POLICY.md)

## Description

bitchat mesh is a Bluetooth mesh chat extension that lets you chat with people around you without needing their phone numbers or emails. It enables a sidegroupchat for various functions and can operate without internet by using nearby devices to relay messages.

Messages are encrypted for privacy and security, with relays extending reach across distances.

## Rankings

- #71,671 — Overall
- #29 — chatgpt extension
- #29 — keywords: chatgpt
- #32 — chatgenie

## Review summary

Users praise the idea and basic Bluetooth-based local chat that works offline and across iPhone/Android, useful in outages. However, multiple reviews flag reliability problems (crashes, flaky notifications, background mode stopping, lost verification data), concerns about security audits/encryption, uneven feature parity between iOS and Android (missing channels /j, /channels, differing UI), a small or hard-to-find user base, and Bluetooth range/connectivity limitations that hamper distance chatting. Overall, strong concept with significant stability and adoption challenges.

### Pros

- Local proximity/offline messaging via Bluetooth (no internet needed).
- Cross‑platform chat between iPhone and Android.
- Useful in outages or low‑connectivity environments (basic communication when networks fail).
- Simple, clean concept with strong potential.

### Cons

- Reliability and stability issues (crashes, flaky notifications, background mode stops working, contacts/verification data disappearing).
- Security concerns and requests for audit results (references to third‑party security audit and encryption concerns).
- Platform parity and feature gaps between iOS and Android (UI differences, missing /j and /channels commands, limited channel options).
- Limited user adoption / few nearby users make it hard to connect.
- Bluetooth range/connectivity limitations that hamper distance‑based messaging.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6748219622)