Welcome to LanChat
Chat with phones on the same Wi-Fi or hotspot. No accounts and no servers: messages go straight from phone to phone.
Shown to people you connect with.
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To install on iPhone: tap Share, then “Add to Home Screen”.
Chats
No chats yet. People you verify appear here with your saved messages, so LanChat recognises their phone next time.
Messages are saved encrypted on this phone and work offline. Keep LanChat open while chatting: phones disconnect when the app is closed.
Invite someone
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Send this invite
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Paste their reply
Keep this screen open until you are connected.
Join with a code
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Paste the invite
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Send this reply back
Keep this screen open until you are connected.
Check it’s really them
Both phones show a number. Compare them out loud or side by side. They must match exactly.
Verified