# DatChat: Social Network Plus

> Speak Freely with Friends & Groups in a Private & Secure Social Networking Space

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `net.datchat.datchat`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Myseum
- **Category:** COMMUNICATION
- **Downloads:** 227,676
- **Rating:** 3.64 / 5 (938 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.29.11
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-30
- **First published:** 2018-03-27
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 100 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.datchat.datchat)
- **Website:** [https://www.datchat.net](https://www.datchat.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.datchat.net/privacy](https://www.datchat.net/privacy)

## Description

DatChat is a cutting-edge secure social networking app and private messenger designed to ensure your privacy and freedom to communicate safely. Featuring end-to-end encryption, self-destructing messages, and proprietary anti-screenshot protection, DatChat empowers you to control what happens to your messages after sending, including the ability to nuke conversations from both sender and receiver devices.

Enjoy private group chats where only invited friends can participate, with posts, comments, and likes that vanish without a trace after set view limits or manual deletion. Pictures stay protected with encrypted storage hidden behind a private camera roll, ensuring your images remain confidential. DatChat offers multiple accounts for private messaging and provides Pro subscriptions to unlock enhanced functionalities. Designed for privacy-conscious users, DatChat lets you speak freely in a safe and secure social networking space.

## Rankings

- #149,104 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FLASHLIGHT`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permissions.NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Reviewers consistently praise privacy and ad-free, encrypted chat, plus perceived quality and ongoing improvements. Recurrent criticisms focus on a poor, glitchy UI, a small, inactive user base, and update-induced issues that disrupt messaging or UI. Some users also report difficulty meeting new people or adding friends, indicating limited social connectivity despite strong privacy features.

### Pros

- Strong privacy and encrypted messaging.
- Ad-free experience.
- High-quality app with a privacy focus and positive reception.
- Active updates and responsive support.

### Cons

- Poor UI/UX with glitches and inconsistent behavior.
- Low user activity / small user base making it hard to find people.
- Update-related issues that break messaging or UI.
- Limited social features and difficulty meeting or adding friends.

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