ATM Chat vs Open Friends App

ATMChat is a decentralized messaging app that works entirely offline. Messages travel directly between nearby devices using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth — no internet, no servers, no accounts, no phone numbers. PERFECT FOR • Flights, airplane mode, and travel • Remote areas with no cellular signal • Events, conferences, festivals • Any situation where you need to reach nearby people without the internet EVERYONE NEARBY — GROUP CHAT • One shared room with everyone on the mesh — no setup, no invites • Pinned at the top of your chat list with a live online count • Sender names on every message MESSAGING FEATURES • Text messages with delivery and read receipts • Photos and videos (sent peer-to-peer, not through any server) • Send up to 10 photos at once — auto-compressed to deliver even over Bluetooth • Voice messages • Contact cards and file sharing • Rich link previews • Reply to specific messages • Emoji reactions • Delete messages for everyone • Save any photo or video to your library — or a whole chat's media in one tap NOTIFICATIONS, YOUR WAY • Choose which alerts you get — messages, media, or peer-joined • Mute any single chat from its options menu • Peer alerts show the person's name and never repeat within half an hour MESH NETWORKING • Multi-hop relay — messages reach people beyond your direct range through intermediate devices • Dual transport: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth work simultaneously • Messages queue when a peer is temporarily out of range and deliver automatically on reconnect • Stable device identity survives display-name changes and network transitions IDENTITY & CUSTOMIZATION • Pick any display name — change it anytime • Custom avatar support • Connected peers count at a glance PRIVACY • No data collection. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. Ever. • Messages stay on your device — we have no servers, we can't read anything • Stable device ID stored only in your device's Keychain • Privacy policy: https://www.approvethemove.com/chat/privacy.html ACCESSIBILITY • Full VoiceOver support with semantic groupings • Dynamic Type scales every text element • High-contrast design — dark and light modes • No color-only information — every status has a text label too Built by Approve The Move — genuinely useful apps, always free, no subscriptions.

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