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ArcaneChat vs SimpleX Chat: catalog facts
ArcaneChat	SimpleX Chat
Free Free and open source, with no ads, funded by donations.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. The company is funded by investment and…
Android	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line
No phone number needed to sign up End-to-end encryption and consent-based contact	No user identifier of any kind, so conversations cannot be correlated by account Double ratchet encryption with an additional layer for the relay servers
Android only; other platforms must use Delta Chat Maintained mainly by one developer	Connecting means exchanging a link or QR code in person or elsewhere No contact list means a lost device is a lost set of conversations unless backed up
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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