Waves - Dark Mesh Chat
Offline Mesh Chat · Encrypted
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Chat without internet. Mesh messenger using Bluetooth & Wi-Fi Direct. E2E encrypted. Find people nearby. Create local groups. No servers. No accounts. Just waves.
Waves is a peer-to-peer mesh messenger that works without internet, servers, or accounts. Just Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct.
Your phone connects directly to nearby phones, forming a mesh network. Messages hop from device to device, extending range across crowds, campuses, and festivals — all without cell towers.
PRIVACY BY DESIGN
• End-to-end encryption on all private messages (Curve25519 + ChaChaPoly)
• No accounts, no phone number, no email — ever
• No servers store your messages — they exist only on your device
• Messages auto-delete after the time you choose (15 min to 2 hours)
• No analytics, no tracking, no ads
• Only location group pins are stored in the cloud — nothing else
FEATURES
• General broadcast chat — talk to everyone nearby
• Private 1-on-1 encrypted chats
• Voice messages — push to talk
• Photo sharing through mesh
• Contacts — add friends when nearby
• Location & portable groups with optional password
• AR Radar — see direction and distance to people (UWB, iPhone 11+)
• SOS emergency broadcast
• Shake to wave hello
• Emoji reactions
• Disappearing messages with visible countdown
PERFECT FOR
• Festivals & concerts where cell service is dead
• Camping, hiking, off-grid adventures
• Classrooms & campus without Wi-Fi
• Anywhere you want to communicate privately
NO INTERNET. NO SERVERS. NO RULES.
Just people and their phones.
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, Andrey Kiselev, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Andrey Kiselev
- Size
- 16.9 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, German, Russian
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © AKIDISLAB 2026