Scatterbrain

What is Scatterbrain

Scatterbrain is a platform for building apps that work over long distances without internet, expensive or restricted radio hardware, or long inconvenient cables. Scatterbrain uses bluetooth, wifi, offline storage, and human movement to move messages throughout a social environment like rumors.

Scatterbrain connects to a world of applications and content, offline and without internet

Multiple transport protocols allow for peak performance in the work of conditions

Where to get it?

You can grab the official reference app from Google Play. For more recent nightly builds you can also check out Github Releases.

An example app using the Scatterbrain API to build a simple social network is available here

How does Scatterbrain compare with similar apps

Protocols supported

App	BLE	Wifi	Lora	Internet
Scatterbrain	yes	yes	yes	via 3rd party app
Briar	yes	yes	no	yes
Bitchat	yes	no	no	no
Firechat	yes	yes	no	yes

User interfaces

App	UI	3rd party SDKs
Scatterbrain	Text chat / admin panel	Android API, desktop api
Briar	Text chat	No, but forks of opensource code can share data via mailbox
Bitchat	IRC-like	no
Firechat	Text chat	promised but not delivered