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

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