# acani/Chats

Open-Source Messaging App

Repository: https://github.com/acani/Chats
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chats
Language: PLpgSQL
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-07-13T01:11:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5629, "days_push": 1878, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2045, forks 443 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:08.854150+00:00)

## What it is
Acani Chats is an open-source native iOS instant messaging app with user accounts and profiles, intended as a reference example for building similar apps. The project and its submodules are explicitly no longer working or maintained.

## Use cases
- build an iOS chat app with user accounts and profiles
- learn how to structure a native messaging app in Swift
- reference example for instant messaging client architecture
- study an open-source social messaging application

## When to choose
- you want a historical reference for native iOS messaging app architecture
- you need example code for user accounts, profiles, and messaging flows on iOS

## When to avoid
- you need a working, maintained messaging app
- you want a cross-platform or Android solution
- you need security updates or active community support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: chat-interface, auth, http-client
- domain: messaging-platforms, mobile-development
- platform: -
- tags: instant-messaging, native-ios, unlicense, example-app, discontinued, ios, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- acani/Chats (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.854150+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:58:00.952020+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/acani/Chats (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.854150+00:00, sha 706cf67d03b9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.