# grishka/Houseclub

A barebones unofficial Android app for Clubhouse

Repository: https://github.com/grishka/Houseclub
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/houseclub
Language: Java
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-11-14T02:41:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2020, "days_push": 1388, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2308, forks 384 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:35.910715+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial, barebones Android client for the Clubhouse social audio app, built in Java as a proof of concept using a reverse-engineered API. It supports listening and speaking in rooms, following users, and notifications, but not creating or moderating rooms.

## Use cases
- use Clubhouse on Android without the official app
- join and listen to Clubhouse rooms on a phone
- study how the Clubhouse API and PubNub realtime updates work
- raise a hand and speak in a Clubhouse room from Android
- browse recommended Clubhouse rooms and profiles

## When to choose
- you need an Android Clubhouse client and accept the risks of an unofficial app
- you want a minimal reference implementation of the reverse-engineered Clubhouse API
- you want to read the source to learn how Clubhouse's realtime protocol works

## When to avoid
- you need room creation or moderation features
- you want a polished, production-quality app
- you cannot risk a possible account ban
- you need ongoing maintenance or support - the project is effectively abandoned

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: chat-interface, audio-processing, reverse-engineering
- domain: android-tools, social-media, messaging-platforms
- platform: jvm
- tags: clubhouse, unofficial-client, social-audio, proof-of-concept, android

## Member repositories
- grishka/Houseclub (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.910715+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 2026-08-30T02:39:37.085695+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/grishka/Houseclub (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.910715+00:00, sha ab2b8126cd0b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.