AirChat User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience47.1% of reviews
Neutral17.6% of reviews
Negative experience35.3% of reviews

~ Based on 17 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is AirChat Safe?

AirChat: Local Chat appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for AirChat is 79/100.

This assessment is based on 33 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.2/5.

Safety Analysis

78.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
9.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
12.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 33 App Store ratings for AirChat.

Is AirChat Legit?

AirChat: Local Chat appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for AirChat is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

small issue.

app only sends messages when when both people are using the chat at the same time. notifications don’t go through, u have my background on my notifications on we’re near each other but it’s just stuck ok sending. i’m guess ios has a problem with this app.

Response from developer

Thanks for the review, and letting us know about the bug! We are already working on a fix.

✨Great App✨

Very functional!

Response from developer

Thank you! We have some cool updates in the works, hang tight.

Not working

It does not work

Response from developer

We’ve made a huge update to the app, please give it another shot!

Great Concept!

A great option for communicating without WiFi! I tested it briefly and it works well, although I couldn’t find an option to send photos 🤨 looking forward to trying it in a real world scenario.

Response from developer

We’ve added photo support back!

Don’t work at all

It doesn’t work and the app is absolutely unusefull

Response from developer

Please give the app another try, we’ve recently rewritten the entire connection protocol.

Can’t turn off

The app won’t completely shut down. You have to disable Live Activities in settings. I will reinstall the app once this is resolved.

Response from developer

Sorry about this bug, we’ve fixed this in the latest version.

Can’t turn off

Can’t figure out how to turn it off. Had to uninstall.

Response from developer

Sorry about this bug, we’ve fixed this in the latest version.

Does not work in the background

Only works if you keep the app open

Response from developer

We’ve completely rewritten the wireless protocol, and the app now works even when it’s backgrounded.

No privacy?

The app chat is open to anyone in the area and automatically joins so there's no privacy if you were trying to message between friends or spouses like on an airplane if others have the app. When you go to direct message the replies back to the direct message are in the public chat. This seems like it should be such a simple solution and not set up this way. You should be able to direct message chat back-and-forth or only with select group members.
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Response from developer

We’ve rewritten AirChat from the ground up with better privacy controls, and end to end encryption!

Would love to see on MacOS

I have this app on an iPhone and iPad. It’s easy to see how useful this might be for communication in a grid down scenario. That being said, please make a desktop version of this software for the Mac. It would be a welcome pairing.

Response from developer

Mac version is on the way!

Perfect for flights 🛩️

This is perfect for those long flights without internet. So much fun!

I am mad

I thought this would actually work… It tried it and it didn’t work what so ever. I am really mad I was so excited for that don’t get the app

Response from developer

Please give the app another try, we’ve recently rewritten it!

Does not make sense

I can only send chats when another user has the app open. I could possibly have a setting wrong, but as it currently stands it’s useless if I can’t message someone without telling them to open the app.

Response from developer

We’ve recently rewritten the app, please give it another shot!

Its really nice, a few ideas though

Sending files would be nice!

- Groups
- voice messages

Important: keep chat history on restart

Bluetooth seems to be broken

No matter what distance Bluetooth seems to be broken on iOS 16.1- however with WiFi enabled, the app works seamlessly.

Great app

I like this app because of functions: (1) immediate connecting two devices whenever communication is started; (2) support both pressing Enter on the keyboard and clicking Send to send messages. Most apps has only the function of clicking send on the screen. (3) iPad and smart phone are not restricted to use the app, and not user is required to register. Etc
I hope the developer to add the option to save transcripts because they are important for business record.
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Great communication nearby

Tried AirChat. I can see it’s similar to FireChat but it’s only nearby. Great use for neighborhood, school, nearby areas. ;-)