iMessage-style chat maker
Build a short iPhone-style text conversation for a video, a thumbnail or a design mock-up. Start from the sample below, change the words and export.
Try it: start from this sample
Are we still on for the lake on Saturday?
Yes. I booked the canoe for ten.
Perfect. I will bring the snacks.
Great. Do not forget sunscreen.
What the iMessage-style look gives you
The iMessage-style look shows a conversation on an iPhone-shaped screen: your messages on the right, the other person on the left, a header with the contact name, and a small delivered or read line under the last message. In ChatsRat it is one of the looks on the Free plan, so you can try it without paying.
It is a style, not a copy of any app. ChatsRat is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple, and the name only tells you which kind of layout to expect.
Build the conversation in four steps
Open the sample, then give each person a name that fits your story. Short names read better on a small screen. Keep the first message from the other person if you want the viewer to understand the topic straight away, because the first line sets the whole scene.
Edit the messages one by one. Real texts are short, so aim for one idea per bubble and split long sentences into two. Turn the read receipt on if the last message should look seen, and leave it off for an unanswered message. Export when the preview looks right.
Where this look works best
Use it for text-story videos, comedy sketches, interface mock-ups, teaching examples and slides that need a believable but clearly fictional exchange. The light colour scheme prints and projects well. Choose the dark scheme if your video background is dark, so the bubbles do not glare.
If the conversation will be shared outside your own project, add a short label such as Simulated conversation, or keep the visible watermark that comes with the Free plan.
Keep it believable and honest
A good simulated chat is believable because it is specific: a place, a time, a small detail. It stays honest because you invent every person and every line. Do not use the names of real people, and do not present a made-up exchange as proof of anything.
Tips
- Write each message as someone would type it: short, with the occasional missing capital.
- Alternate speakers, but let one person send two messages in a row now and then.
- Use the dark colour scheme when the picture sits on a dark video or slide.
- Name people with fictional names only, never classmates, colleagues or public figures.
- Export a PNG first to check the line breaks before you make a video.
- Add a visible label when the image leaves your own project.
Questions
Is the iMessage-style look free?
Yes. It is one of the looks available on the Free plan. The Free plan limits how many chats and messages you can make each day, and its exports carry a visible ChatsRat watermark. The pricing page lists the limits.
Does this use Apple's logo or design files?
No. ChatsRat draws its own interface in the same general style. It is not affiliated with Apple, and the page uses the name only to describe the kind of layout.
Can I make it look like a real person texted me?
No. Use fictional people and label shared images as simulated. Impersonating a real person or presenting a made-up chat as real is against the Acceptable Use policy.
What can I export?
The Free plan exports a PNG image. Paid plans add other formats such as JPG, and the Creator plan adds animated GIF and video. The pricing page has the full list.
How do people know an image came from ChatsRat?
Every export carries an invisible mark, and the verify page reads it. Heavy editing or a screenshot of a screenshot can damage the mark, so a missing mark is not proof of anything either way.
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.