Statistical score
Score 59.0| Signal | Weight | Value | PointsPoints (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play installs Google Play listing (google-play-scraper) | 30% | 1,000,000 | 77 |
| Ratings count (App Store US, GB, CA, AU, DE + Google Play) iTunes Lookup API + Google Play listing | 25% | 5,433 | 63 |
| Average store rating (Bayesian, both stores) iTunes Lookup API + Google Play listing | 10% | 3.9 | 16 |
| Recent review sentiment Google Play recent reviews (40 newest) + App Store customer-review RSS when it returns entries, AFINN lexicon | 10% | 0.4 | 71 |
| Tranco web rank Tranco list (tranco-list.eu) | 12% | not in top 1M | 15 |
| Wikipedia views (last month) Wikimedia Pageviews API | 3% | 3,037 | 58 |
| GitHub stars GitHub API (api.github.com) | 5% | 36,720 | 100 |
| Reddit mentions (90d, unique authors) Reddit API search in r/Bitcoin, r/BitcoinBeginners, r/lightningnetwork | 7% | Not available | Not counted |
| Reddit sentiment (90d) AFINN lexicon over Reddit post titles and text | 3% | Not available | Not counted |
How missing data is treated: we never fill in estimates. Not counted means there's no usable public source for that signal here (or it doesn't apply), so it's left out and the remaining weights are re-balanced. Missing means we track it for this category but couldn't get it for this item; each one lowers the score by 10%. Items with less than half the weighted data aren't scored at all.
Updated 2026-10-23. Methodology
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chat with people around you. don't need their phone # or email. the sidegroupchat for any function. uses bluetooth mesh, no internet needed. relays messages to go the distance! encrypted private messages.
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Recent App Store reviews
- ★★★★★It works when little else doespositive
Solid app for anonymous, location based group chats, especially when access to the Internet is either greatly limited or completely blocked. Highly recommend.
brian485 · Oct 18, 2026
- ★★★★★Very slick and powerful toolpositive
I use this to chat with my family when we camp in remote areas. It works very well. I do wish somehow it could run in the background for relaying and receiving messages. iOS seems to stop the app from running after a few minutes of inactivity. I wish this technology was implemented directly into the messages App.
tekdout · Sep 13, 2026
- ★★★★★It’s an issue or not?neutral
The app works well for text messages, but I found an issue with media transfer between Android and iPhone. Text messages are delivered normally, but when I send photos or voice messages from Android to iPhone, nothing appears on the iPhone side. I tested on the latest version of the app, and even though the media appears to be sent, it never shows up on the receiving device. Photos and voice messa
Khalid Guy · Aug 17, 2026
- ★★★★★Keep getting notifications about bit chatters nearby, no option to disable itneutral
Why would I care that there is a bit chatter nearby? Why can’t I disable it, but still get notifications for actual chats? This app is made by children…
mike15576 · Jul 27, 2026
- ★★★★★Great tool for communitypositive
This app delivers a great solution for communities to organize securely
data_notavalible · Jul 25, 2026
Sentiment: AFINN word lexicon, automated.
Latest news
- India orders takedown of Jack Dorsey’s bitcoin-linked messaging app BitchatCoinDesk · Jul 24, 2026
- How The App India Tried To Kill Proved Why Cypherpunk Tools Keep WinningBitcoin Magazine · Jul 30, 2026
- Jack Dorsey Hailed As A 'Legend' For Creating An App That Sends Bitcoin Without Internet—But How Does ItBenzinga · Jun 23, 2026
- India orders GitHub to remove Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat repositoriesCrypto News · Jul 24, 2026
- Bitcoin in India's sights with the ordered removal of BitchatCointribune · Jul 24, 2026
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