Chime · House #34,187

What it is

Calls itself “SMS client”.

• Calls itself: SMS client

“Chime is a privacy-first SMS client for Android.”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “No accounts”, “No cloud” and “No data harvesting”.

• Says it will not: No accounts · No cloud · No data harvesting

“No cloud, no accounts, no data harvesting.”

What it costs

One-time purchase. No free plan. No monthly plan. Prices quoted: $2.99.

• One-time: yes
• Monthly: no
• Free plan: no
• Price: $2.99

“$2.99 one-time · Android 11+ · No account · No ads · No telemetry”

“…no subscription”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers. In 35 languages.

• Sells to: consumers
• Languages: 35 languages

“Chime is a privacy-first SMS client for Android.”

“35 languages with an in-app picker”

How it runs

A mobile app for Android. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Play Store. AI is the core of the product.

• Kind: mobile
• Runs on: Android
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Distributed via: Play Store
• AI role: core to the product

“Get Chime on Google Play — Privacy-first SMS, sorted on-device, never uploaded”

“Chime is a privacy-first SMS client for Android.”

What it works with

Built on Jetpack Compose, SQLite and WorkManager. Names Google Play on its pages.

• Built on: Jetpack Compose · SQLite · WorkManager
• Names: Google Play

“Chime automatically sorts your text messages into clean categories”

“Get Chime on Google Play”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Claims “62,457”.

• Number claimed: 62,457

“No account”

“A classifier trained on 62,457 words sorts every thread into Personal, OTP, Banking, Promos, Carrier or Spam”