No Trace: Private Code Chat

No Trace Chat — the disappearing messages app where you share a code and you’re in. No sign-up, no email, no phone number. Messages vanish after read. AES-256-GCM encrypted, disposable chat by design. A secret chat app without phone number — and an app that deletes messages after read.

Create a room with a unique code or scan a QR code to join. Invite one person or a group — only people with the code can see the conversation. Messages are marked as deleted after being seen and disappear from the chat. No permanent record, no paper trail, no metadata stored.

🔒 Why people choose No Trace Chat

• Disappearing messages — Messages vanish after read. No timer to set, no toggle to remember.

• AES-256-GCM encryption — PBKDF2 key derivation (100K iterations), random nonce per message, MAC verification. Not just “encrypted” — cryptographically serious.

• No phone number, no account — Create or join a room in seconds. No email, no sign-up, no profile to leak.

• Code-based rooms — Share a code or QR; only people with the code can join. Private chat rooms with code entry.

• Screenshot protection — Extra layer so sensitive chats stay off the screen. Hidden chat app experience.

• No push notifications — Your usage stays as private as possible.

• Self-destructing messages — App that auto deletes messages after read.

🛡️ Three Privacy Levels

• Maximum Privacy — Nothing saved locally. No codes, no conversation list. Type the code every time. The most paranoid mode.

• Balanced Privacy — Save codes and see recent conversations. Messages still disappear.

• Standard Privacy — Full convenience with all the same encryption underneath.

Choose your level in settings. All three keep AES-256-GCM encryption and disappearing messages.

🔐 Gate Screen — Hidden Lock

Enable the Gate Screen and the app shows a blank lock when opened. Long-press 3 seconds, then tap 3 times to unlock. Anyone looking over your shoulder sees nothing. Combined with the privacy overlay (black screen in app switcher) and no notifications — the app is invisible on your device.

💬 Topics — Isolated Group Conversations

Create a Topic and share the code. Each person who joins gets a completely separate conversation with you. Participants cannot see each other or read each other’s messages. Useful for anonymous feedback, private team check-ins, or sensitive one-to-many conversations.

🔄 How it compares

Signal requires a phone number and stores messages locally by default. Telegram secret chats need an account and a self-destruct timer. Snapchat is social-first with friends lists and ads. SimpleX has no user IDs but conversations persist. No Trace Chat skips all of that: no phone number, no account, no stored messages, no metadata. Messages vanish on read — no timer needed. The best disappearing messages app for conversations that should not exist after they happen. A stealth chat app that works without leaving traces.

📱 Also Includes

• Message reactions (emoji) and reply-to threading

• Typing indicators and online/offline presence

• Report and block senders

• Deep linking: share notrace://chat/code links

• 18+ languages supported

• Available on Android, iOS, Web, Linux, and macOS

💰 Pricing

100 free messages included. Premium: $2.99 one-time for lifetime unlimited messages. Leave a review — get 50 bonus messages.

A burner chat app for a temporary chat room that disappears. No account, no history, just a code.

Download No Trace Chat and start a private room in seconds. Share a code. They scan. You’re in. No trace.