WhatsApp-style chat maker
Make a WhatsApp-style conversation on an Android-shaped screen for a video, a lesson or a design. Edit the sample below and export it.
Try it: start from this sample
Did you order the cake?
Yes, pickup is at 5 behind the bakery.
Nice. Which flavour did you pick in the end?
Lemon. Mum will pretend she is surprised.
Why pick the WhatsApp-style look
This look suits everyday talk between friends and family: errands, plans, small news, a voice of someone who writes quickly. It sits on the Free plan, so you can build and export a first draft without paying.
ChatsRat draws its own interface in a similar general style and uses the app name only to describe the layout. There is no affiliation with the app.
Write the rhythm of a real thread
People on this kind of app send several short lines instead of one tidy paragraph. Let one person fire off two or three bubbles in a row, then let the other answer only the last one. That uneven rhythm is what makes a sample feel lived in.
Add a concrete anchor in the first two lines, such as a time, a shop or a dish. Then end on a line that invites a reply, so a video viewer wants to see the next bubble.
Switches this look supports
The table for this look allows read receipts, a typing indicator, online status and reactions. Receipts and the typing dots work on every plan that can open the look. Reactions need a paid plan, so the Free sample leaves them out.
Turn the typing indicator on when you export a video and want the pause before an answer. For a still image, leave it off, because a frozen three dots looks odd.
Mistakes that give it away
Perfect grammar in every line, long speeches, and every reply arriving at the same minute all look staged. Vary the lengths, drop a full stop here and there, and keep timestamps a few minutes apart.
Tips
- Keep a family or friends scenario small: one errand, one deadline, one joke.
- Use the Android device shape for the most natural fit with this look.
- Let the last bubble be a question if the clip continues in a voiceover.
- Skip real phone numbers and real contact names entirely.
- Add the words Simulated conversation under the image when you post it.
Questions
Is the WhatsApp-style look free?
Yes. It is one of the looks on the Free plan, with limits on daily chats and messages and a visible ChatsRat watermark on the PNG. The pricing page lists the limits.
Can I add a third or fourth person?
Paid plans allow up to four people, which suits a group thread. The Free plan has two people and up to four messages.
Can I use reactions on this look?
The look supports them, but reactions and replies are part of the paid plans. The Free plan sample does not include them.
Does this copy the real app?
No. ChatsRat draws its own screen in a similar general style, uses no logos and has no affiliation with the app.
Can I make a chat that looks like it came from a real contact?
No. Use invented people only and label shared images as simulated. Impersonating someone or offering a made-up chat as proof is against the Acceptable Use policy.
Use it for simulated, labelled content. 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.