# Simple Chat

> A private, peer-to-peer chat app for local Wi-Fi and no servers in between.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `net.forestany.simplechat`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rene Arentz
- **Category:** COMMUNICATION
- **Downloads:** 79
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-06
- **First published:** 2026-06-06
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 3.58 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.forestany.simplechat)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://forestany.net/simple-chat-privacy-policy.html](https://forestany.net/simple-chat-privacy-policy.html)

## Description

This app is a simple and secure chat tool that allows two users to communicate directly over a local Wi-Fi network. All messages are end-to-end encrypted and exchanged without any central server - ensuring full privacy and keeping your data within your network.<br><br>You can connect to another user in two ways:<br>- Automatic discovery: Find available chat rooms automatically using UDP multicast over local wifi.<br>- Manual connection: Enter the known IP address and port of another device in the local wifi to connect directly.<br><br>The app is built with Android, using Java 21 and Kotlin, and relies on the developer&#39;s own framework forestJ for reliable, encrypted peer-to-peer data exchange.<br><br>Everything happens locally - fast, simple, and private.

## Rankings

- #2,072,983 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `net.forestany.simplechat.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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