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bitchat mesh is #6 in Social Networking Free in France and charting in 19 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
25 Sep 2026Full timeline · 32 events
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 100Top Free · Social Networking · MY
- 📈bitchat mesh charting in a new countryPhilippines
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 10Top Free · Social Networking · DE
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 100Top Free · Social Networking · TW
- 🌟bitchat mesh featured by Appleapps · FR
- 🌟bitchat mesh featured by Appleapps · FR
- 📊bitchat mesh: downloads up ×2.7 in a weekabout 2.5k a day now (our estimate)
- 📦bitchat mesh updated to version 1.8.0What's New in bitchat 1.8.0:
- Busy location channels are fast again. The people list opens instantly even with hundreds of people nearby, and the chat no longer jumps back while you scroll through a fast conversation.
- Your drafts are kept when you switch between mesh, location channels and private chats.
- Join a nearby location channel with one tap, and share channel invites from the share sheet.
- Give someone a local alias on their fingerprint screen. Verified contacts now show a seal in private chats.
- A recent chats section keeps every private conversation within reach.
- A banner tells you when Bluetooth is off or Tor is stalled.
- Panic wipe now asks for confirmation and tells you when it's done.
- On Mac, scan verification QR codes with the camera. @-mention suggestions now work from the keyboard.
- Messages from someone who shares your name are no longer treated as your own.
- Security hardening and fixes throughout, and the app is now fully localized in all 30 supported languages.… more - 📈bitchat mesh charting in a new country in 2 chartsSouth Korea · Malaysia
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Free · Social Networking · SA · Top Free · Social Networking · TR
- 📈bitchat mesh hit #1Top Free · All Apps · FR
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Free · Social Networking · PL · Top Free · Social Networking · ZA
- 📈bitchat mesh charting in a new country in 2 chartsTaiwan · South Africa
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 10Top Free · All Apps · FR
- 📈bitchat mesh new best rank in the overall chart: #9Top Free · All Apps · FR
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 100Top Free · Social Networking · IT
- 📈bitchat mesh hit #1Top Free · Social Networking · FR
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 100Top Free · All Apps · FR
- 📈bitchat mesh charting in a new countryPoland
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 10Top Free · Social Networking · ES
- 📊bitchat mesh: downloads up ×5.7 in a weekabout 1.1k a day now (our estimate)
- 📈bitchat mesh entered the top 100 in 5 chartsTop Free · Social Networking · AE · Top Free · Social Networking · DE · Top Free · Social Networking · GB · Top Free · Social Networking · MX · +1 more
- 📈bitchat mesh charting in a new country in 5 chartsCanada · France · Indonesia · Japan · +1 more
- 📈bitchat mesh charting in a new country in 5 chartsGermany · India · Netherlands · Turkey · +1 more
- 🆕bitchat mesh first spotted by AppInsider#84 in Top Free · Social Networking · Spain
- 📦bitchat mesh version 1.7.1bitchat 1.7.1 is a security and reliability release.
- private photos and voice notes are now encrypted before they travel over bluetooth
- stronger identity verification during encrypted handshakes stops impersonation
- identity keys are now bound to this device and never sync or transfer — a seized backup or cloned storage no longer yields your keys. your identity stays with the device: switching phones or reinstalling starts fresh
- panic wipe is faster, more thorough, and behaves the same every time
- a locked phone gives away less
- direct messages reliably survive reconnects, bluetooth toggles, and app restarts
- persian localization (فارسی) and an in-app language picker
- verified badge next to names you've verified; blocked people no longer appear in @-mention suggestions… more - 🆕bitchat mesh released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Social Networking Freebitchat mesh at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free, encrypted social networking app that enables local messaging via Bluetooth mesh without requiring internet access or phone numbers. The app is charting in the top 50 free social networking categories across diverse markets including France, Germany, and Canada, indicating strong early adoption for offline communication tools.
Similar apps: Bridgefy, FireChat, Briar
bitchat mesh on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
bitchat mesh declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
bitchat mesh downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where bitchat mesh's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| France | Social NetworkingFree | #6 |
 United States | Social NetworkingFree | #75 |
 Germany | Social NetworkingFree | #26 |
 Brazil | Social NetworkingFree | #18 |
| Spain | Social NetworkingFree | #12 |
 United Kingdom | Social NetworkingFree | #45 |
 Saudi Arabia | Social NetworkingFree | #15 |
| France | All AppsFree | #98 |
 United Arab Emirates | Social NetworkingFree | #11 |
 Canada | Social NetworkingFree | #41 |
 Italy | Social NetworkingFree | #53 |
 Australia | Social NetworkingFree | #84 |
 Mexico | Social NetworkingFree | #61 |
 Netherlands | Social NetworkingFree | #50 |
 Sweden | Social NetworkingFree | #41 |
| United Arab Emirates | All AppsFree | #174 |
 Poland | Social NetworkingFree | #66 |
 Argentina | Social NetworkingFree | #50 |
 Colombia | Social NetworkingFree | #55 |
 Thailand | Social NetworkingFree | #172 |
 South Africa | Social NetworkingFree | #186 |
Apps near bitchat mesh on the chart
Social Networking Free, around #6.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in United States ▲ +150% · France ▲ +57%
New ratings by country (3)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 8.5 | 61% | ▲ +57% |
| United States | 3 | 21% | ▲ +150% |
| Germany | 2.5 | 18% | ▲ +40% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about bitchat mesh
From the 54 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's ability to provide secure, offline mesh communication during internet outages or in remote areas. However, significant complaints arise regarding unreliable message delivery, missing notifications, and bugs affecting media transfer and background operation.
Mostly positive (76% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for syncing, and being useful. The main complaints are about missing features or content, and connection and sync problems. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Connection & sync: “Works without an internet connection”
- Useful: “Very useful at crowded events”
- Crashes & bugs: “It not working at all 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻”
- Features & content: “Very slick and powerful tool”
Common complaints
- Features & content: “Keep getting notifications about bit chatters nearby, no option to disable it”
- Connection & sync: “App NOW required Bluetooth?”
About bitchat mesh
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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