Ripplo: Offline Mesh Chat

Ripplo keeps you in touch with friends and family when there is no internet. When the mobile network is down or you have no data, messages travel from phone to phone over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct, carried by other Ripplo users nearby. No setup needed.

WHERE RIPPLO HELPS
• Concerts, festivals and countdowns where the network is overloaded
• Traveling abroad without a SIM card or data plan
• Flights, ferries, island trips and long bus rides
• Hiking, camping and places with no signal
• Power cuts, storms and network outages: let family know you are safe

HOW IT WORKS
• Every phone running Ripplo can send and relay messages
• A message can hop through up to 7 phones to reach your friend
• If your friend is out of range, the message waits on your phone and sends by itself when you meet or get back online
• With internet, Ripplo works like a normal chat app

FEATURES
• Private and group chats with end-to-end encryption. Phones that relay your messages cannot read them
• Clear delivery status: waiting, sent via people nearby, delivered, read
• Nearby radar: see who is around and add friends
• Find friend: compass, approximate distance and a shared meeting point
• SOS: hold for 2 seconds to send a help request with your location to friends and people nearby
• Quick messages such as "I'm safe" and "Where are you?" appear in the receiver's language, even offline
• Around-me room: a public chat for everyone nearby, with report, block and a language filter
• Add friends by QR code. No account, phone number or email needed
• Battery modes and a dark theme for AMOLED screens
• Available in 20 languages

RIPPLO PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)
• No ads
• Offline maps by region for Find friend
• Send photos and voice messages
• Unlimited groups (free version: 3 groups)
• Advanced SOS that shares your location automatically at regular intervals
• Extra themes and chat bubble colors
Text chat, basic SOS and location sharing are always free. Ads appear only when you are online.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Range between two phones is roughly 10–100 m over Bluetooth and up to about 200 m over Wi-Fi Direct, depending on walls and crowds. The more people nearby use Ripplo, the further messages can go
• Photos and voice messages need Wi-Fi Direct or internet
• Ripplo asks for nearby devices and location permission to find other phones, and notification access so you do not miss messages
• Ripplo does not replace emergency services. When you can, call your local emergency number

Install Ripplo before your next trip or event, and invite the people you go with.