The spoiler alert: group chat template
A ready WhatsApp-look chat for the group chat chaos gallery, eight messages and about 28 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the WhatsApp look
Did anyone finish the series?
Do not spoil it!
I just want to say the dog lives.
Lee!
It is a good thing!
Now I know there is a dog.
There is a dog in every scene.
Then it was a dog that lives, not a surprise.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: The spoiler alert
A 28-second group chat template: Jo, Kim and Lee, eight messages, opening on "Did anyone finish the series?" and closing on "Then it was a dog that lives, not a surprise.".
Message 8 is the longest at 10 words ("Then it was a dog that lives, not a surprise.") and message 4 is the shortest ("Lee!"). One line asks a question, so the other person keeps answering.
Using it in the WhatsApp look
Finish on a late arrival: a fourth voice that has been silent all along. No upgrade is needed to try WhatsApp. Switch on typing dots, read marks, reactions and an online status when you build the scene. Never aim the teasing at one person for the whole chat. Friendly teasing moves around the group. The wallpaper behind the bubbles is a faint pattern, so it never fights with the text when the screen is compressed for a short video.
What the Free plan shows
On a Free account you see four messages of The spoiler alert, ending at "Lee!". To get to "Then it was a dog that lives, not a surprise.", four messages later, upgrade to a paid plan.
Tips
- Pause on Lee's "It is a good thing!" before moving to the next bubble.
- Let the opening "Did anyone finish the series?" breathe so a late scroller still knows who is talking.
- Let two people agree and the third change the subject. The subject change is the beat the viewer waits for.
- Make the ending your own by editing "Then it was a dog that lives, not a surprise."; add "fictional chat" to the caption.
- Try two new names in place of Jo and Kim, then read the story out loud once.
Questions
Can I use The spoiler alert on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The WhatsApp look is on the Free plan, and the editor loads the first four of the eight messages and two people. The rest needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is The spoiler alert as a video?
About 28 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card.
Is this group chat chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented chat between Jo, Kim and Lee, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app, and look names describe a style only. Label what you publish as fiction.
Can I change the names and lines?
Yes. Open the template in the editor, replace any line or name and export your own version. Keep the characters invented, and keep the content free of real people and anything sexual.
This is fiction. The people in this template are invented. ChatsRat makes mock-ups and fictional conversations for creators, designers and teachers. Do not use it to pass off a made-up conversation as a real one, to impersonate a real person, or as proof of anything. See the Acceptable Use policy.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app. App names on this page describe a style only.