# VeloChat > VeloChat (iPhone/iPad app by RUITAN HUANG.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/velochat/id6760106145 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [RUITAN HUANG](https://appshunter.io/developer/1882673623) - Category: Social Networking - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.1 · 47 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2026-03-19 - Data updated: 2026-06-27 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/velochat/id6760106145/reviews.md ## What is VeloChat? VeloChat is the coordination hub for cycling clubs and group rides. Whether you're organising a Saturday morning roll or managing a club of 200 riders, VeloChat keeps everyone on the same wheel.COORDINATE RIDESPost group rides with date, time, distance, and difficulty. Riders RSVP instantly, so you always know who's showing up. Every ride gets its own dedicated chat room — no more searching through group texts for the route details.CLUB MANAGEMENTCreate and manage your club in one place. Add members, assign roles, and keep your community together. Whether you ride under a club banner or organise informal group rides, VeloChat scales with you.REAL-TIME MESSAGINGEvery ride has its own chat room that stays live during the event. Chat rooms can be extended for post-ride wrap-ups. General topic rooms let your community discuss gear, routes, and upcoming events between rides.INSTANT NOTIFICATIONSNever miss a ride update. Get notified when a new ride is posted, when your RSVP is confirmed, and when the chat gets active. Push notifications keep you connected without needing to constantly check the app.BUILT FOR CYCLISTSVeloChat is designed around how cyclists actually communicate — quick updates before a ride, real-time coordination during, and the post-ride debrief after. No noise, no clutter. Just your club, your rides, your chat.FEATURES- Post and discover group rides with full details- RSVP to rides and see who else is coming- Dedicated chat room per ride, auto-created when you post- General club chat rooms with 24-hour expiry (extendable)- Club creation and member management- Push notifications for ride updates and messages- Follow other riders in your cycling network- Secure sign-in with email and one-time passcode — no password needed ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### Version 1.8 — 2026-06-17 What's New in 1.8 Coffee Champs - The top coffee-buyers in each club now earn playful medals and titles, King of the Beans, Duke of Drip, Baron of Brew, shown next to their name. Tap anyone's medal or avatar to see their coffee stats. Track who's shouting - After a ride, tap "I Paid These" to log that you bought the group's coffees. A new Coffee tab on your club page keeps a running, all-time tally, a friendly honesty board. Multiple rounds - On longer rides, anyone can add another round with "I'll get the next round", and yes, you can shout more than once. Each round shows who paid. Streaks & celebrations - Keep buying rounds to build an "on a roll" streak, and the ride chat pops confetti whenever there's a new Coffee Champ. Fixes & polish - Fixed chats occasionally getting stuck loading after tapping a notification, plus a clear message when a chat has been deleted. ### Version 1.7.1 — 2026-05-04 v1.7.1 — Cafe-friendly order list - Coffee orders now show as a clean card list with one card per drink + milk combo and the quantity on the right. So if 3 people want a Flat White with Oat and 1 wants Almond, those appear as separate orders — no guessing at the cafe. - Milk is now always shown for each order — "No milk" when not specified or the drink doesn't use milk. - Added "Order summary" and "By rider" section titles to make the popup easier to scan. ### Version 1.7 — 2026-04-29 v1.7 OTA 1 — Coffee preferences - Set your coffee preference in your profile and see what everyone is ordering when you RSVP to a ride. - New "Coffee orders" quick action in ride chats — tap to see who's coming and their coffee orders. - Smoother tab switching in the "Who's Coming" view. - Tab labels updated: "Attendees" is now "Riders". - Swipe between tabs in the RSVP popup. ### Version 1.6 — 2026-04-13 @mention people in a chat - Type @ to pick someone from the room. They get a special "mentioned you" notification that jumps straight to your message, even if the chat is muted. Use @everyone to ping the whole room. Pin a message - Long-press any message and tap "Pin" to keep it visible in a banner at the top of the chat. Tap the banner to jump back to the original. Great for meeting points and route links. Mute a chat - Open chat info and silence notifications for 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, or until you turn them back on. Muted chats still show unread badges — you just won't get pinged. Typing indicator - A small "… is typing" bubble now appears at the bottom of a chat while someone else is composing a reply. "New messages" divider - When you open a chat with unread messages, a red line appears above the first one you haven't seen, so you can pick up exactly where you left off. Improvements Faster chat list - Fixed a bug where opening a chat or switching tabs was running the same database queries up to six times. The Chats tab and individual chat rooms now open noticeably faster, especially after resuming the app from the background. ### Version 1.5 — 2026-04-11 No more notification spam when sending multiple photos — you now get one notification instead of one per photo Swipe to reply is more responsive — easier to trigger, less likely to misfire App opens faster with a smoother splash screen Fewer random sign-outs on app resume "I'm in" / "I'm out" detection understands more phrases including Australian slang --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-27.*