Chat Explorer
Private chat archive for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Turn a WhatsApp export into something you can actually revisit.

Import your WhatsApp export, revisit private and group chats, relive shared media, and understand the story of your conversations — all privately on your device.

See features How Pro works

Free app download. Pro is unlocked inside the app with a one-time in-app purchase.

Import a .zip Open a WhatsApp export directly in the app.
Browse locally Messages, search, media, and analytics stay on-device.
Unlock once Pro is a one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription.
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Import a WhatsApp .zip in seconds — no account or setup required.

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Revisit messages, photos, videos, and key moments in an archive that feels good to explore.

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Understand conversation patterns with private insights, timeline tools, and Pro extras only if you want them.

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Import is the whole onboarding.

Share your WhatsApp export to Chat Explorer and the app opens it immediately. No account, no upload queue, no waiting for a server to process your memories.

Import is the whole onboarding.
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Read the conversation, not just a report.

Chat Explorer is built around the archive itself: message bubbles, dates, attachments, and long-form scrolling for both private and group chats. Free users can start browsing right away, and Pro unlocks full chat history for larger archives.

Read the conversation, not just a report.
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Find the message you meant, fast.

Start with fast full-text search for names, phrases, links, and details you forgot. Pro adds on-device AI tools like meaning-based search, so you can find themes and intent without sending your messages off your device.

Find the message you meant, fast.
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Pull every shared photo and video into one place.

The media gallery makes years of shared moments easy to skim. Open items full-screen, jump back into context, and finally make exported chats worth keeping with media included.

Pull every shared photo and video into one place.
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See the shape of the relationship.

The analytics and timeline views help you see the shape of the conversation: message volume, response habits, emoji patterns, wrapped cards, and milestones over time. Pro adds richer discovery tools while keeping the raw chat local.

See the shape of the relationship.
Privacy first

Your history stays on your device.

Every imported message is processed locally on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. No account, no mandatory cloud pipeline, and no need to upload private conversations just to get better search or AI features. If you export your chat to revisit it, it should stay yours.

Processed locally The core archive experience runs on your device.
No sign-in wall You can open your export without creating an account.
No recurring fee Pro is a one-time unlock instead of another subscription.
Apple platforms

Made as a native Apple app, not a web wrapper.

Chat Explorer runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with layouts that fit each platform. Import on one device, browse comfortably on another, and keep the same privacy-first experience everywhere the app ships.

iPhone iPad Mac
Made as a native Apple app, not a web wrapper.
Pricing

Start free. Unlock more only if the archive matters to you.

The download is free. Pro is a one-time in-app unlock — not a separate App Store purchase and not a subscription.

Free

$0

One purchase. No subscription. No separate “buy the app” checkout.

  • Import 1 chat
  • Basic reading and search
  • Media gallery
  • Basic analytics
  • 2 wrapped cards
  • Shared cards keep the watermark
Pro unlock

$13.99

Localized App Store pricing shown here is based on the United States.

  • Unlimited imports
  • Full chat history
  • Full analytics and timeline
  • All wrapped cards
  • On-device AI search, AI export, transcripts, captions, and topic tools