# RelatedChat

RelatedChat

Repository: https://github.com/relatedcode/RelatedChat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/relatedchat
Homepage: https://relatedcode.com
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-01-27T08:41:39+00:00
Link (homepage): https://relatedcode.com
Link (site_page): https://relatedcode.com/pricing
Link (site_page): https://relatedcode.com/faq
Link (site_page): https://relatedcode.com/about
Link (site_page): https://relatedcode.com/services/webshop-extension

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 64, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4561, "days_push": 218, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1591, forks 390 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:08.678394+00:00)

## What it is
RelatedChat (formerly Messenger) is an open-source real-time chat messenger application for iOS, built in Swift with a Firebase backend. It provides a full-featured messaging experience including one-on-one and group chats, media sharing, and user presence.

## Use cases
- build an ios chat app
- open source whatsapp alternative
- real-time messaging for mobile apps
- self-hosted messenger with firebase backend
- learn how to build a chat application in swift
- add group chat and media sharing to an ios app

## When to choose
- you need a native iOS messenger you can customize and ship quickly
- you want a reference implementation of real-time chat on Firebase
- you are building a chat product and want a proven starting codebase

## When to avoid
- you need an Android or web client out of the box
- you require end-to-end encryption or strict privacy guarantees
- you want a backend other than Firebase without significant rework

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: chat-interface, websocket, http-client, ui-components
- domain: messaging-platforms, mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: messenger, chat-app, real-time-messaging, firebase, open-source-messenger, real-time, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- relatedcode/RelatedChat (main) score 61
- relatedcode/Messenger (mirror) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.678394+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 2026-08-29T18:18:42.555514+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/relatedcode/RelatedChat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.678394+00:00, sha 04da97ba8a00)
  - homepage: https://relatedcode.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:38.185844+00:00, sha 2d22fc683e57)
  - site_page: https://relatedcode.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:38.199592+00:00, sha 76abe32121ed)
  - site_page: https://relatedcode.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:38.195497+00:00, sha 4fc372341860)
  - site_page: https://relatedcode.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:38.197518+00:00, sha 8c7c9d641a24)
  - site_page: https://relatedcode.com/services/webshop-extension (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:38.201366+00:00, sha 251a24864de3)
  - site_page: https://relatedcode.com/services/seo (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:38.202932+00:00, sha fc528f812b2a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.