# 56k Online — 90s chat rooms & friends

> 90s chat rooms & friends (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Freeman.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/56k-online/id6829481032 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael Freeman](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883407712)
- Category: Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 52 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-03
- Data updated: 2026-11-05

## What is 56k Online?

56k is chat the way it felt in 1998, built for today's phones.

CHAT ROOMS
Local rooms for your state, your city, and your neighborhood, plus Town Square, Arts & Entertainment, Life, Romance, Special Interests, and rooms members open themselves. Every 56k room has a friendly host who welcomes newcomers, keeps things civil, and answers when you talk to them.

INSTANT MESSAGES
Pick a friend, say hi, and watch "is typing" appear. Reply, react, edit, unsend, send a picture or a GIF, and pick up the conversation on any device. Away messages answer for you when you step out.

FRIENDS LIST
Add people by screen name (they say yes first), sort them into Friends, Family, and Co-Workers, and hear the door open when one signs on. Put a short status under your name, or ask to be told the moment a particular friend comes online.

GROUP CHATS AND THE FEED
Group IMs with your friends. A feed of posts, moods, and pictures from the people on your list, with reactions and comments.

MAIL
Member-to-member mail with pictures that load top to bottom the way they used to. Trash, search, signatures, and yes, the voice.

YOUR PROFILE, YOUR WAY
A picture, your favorite music, a quote, and a look you choose: six styles, backgrounds, fonts, and colors.

AND THE LITTLE THINGS
The dial-up sound at sign-on, every time. A greeting voice you pick. Desktop themes like Windows 95 Teal and Hot Dog Stand. Chat fonts. Saved chat logs. Keywords in the bar at the top.

SAFE BY DESIGN
56k is for ages 13 and up. Every public room has a host and automatic screening, members can mute, block, and report anyone, and a staff team reviews reports. Rooms marked 18+ are only open to adults.

No ads. No tracking. No password: sign on with a code we email you.

## Is 56k Online safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess 56k Online.

## Is 56k Online legit?

56k Online appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for 56k Online is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-11-03

No release notes.

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