Chat & Documents Wallet Mobile App Engine (Android)

Create more engaging experiences in your fintech app with Ethora’s Chat SDK. Add secure real-time messaging and file exchange features to your fintech, crypto, or other wallet-based app. Our comprehensive Android SDK documentation guides easy and quick integration.

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Java & Kotlin Jetpack Compose ready FCM push notifications
Ethora chat and documents wallet engine running in a native Android app
Secure document sharingEncrypted at rest and in transit
Native AndroidJava · Kotlin · Compose

Launch faster with low-code Android messaging & docs

You don’t have to worry about complex coding. Ethora’s low-code Android doc tools make it incredibly simple to embed chat into your apps. If you want to do it without any coding at all, you can use our no-code Android document and configuration files - no backend setup is required.

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Developer SDK for real-time Android chat & files

Ethora’s engine comes with full Android SDK documentation. Whether you're working in Java or Kotlin, you’ll find complete guides for authentication, messaging flows, document uploads, push notifications, and more. We support Jetpack libraries, MVVM architecture, and Compose-based UIs.

Dive into hands-on examples in our chat app documentation for Android to quickly spin up secure messaging channels. Plus, with our Android chat documentation, you’ll have full access to endpoints, UI components, and customization hooks to fine-tune your app’s behavior.

Android SDK documentation for real-time chat and file exchange

Key features you can build with

Secure document sharing

All data is encrypted at rest and when transferred to ensure data privacy and compliance

Push notifications

Timely updates will keep users informed about new messages or updates even when the app is closed

Unread message tracking

This helps monitor which messages haven't been read to improve follow-up and engagement

Caching and offline sync

Enables users to compose and queue messages offline and send them automatically when reconnected

Delivery receipts

Improves communication transparency by informing users when messages are successfully delivered to recipients

SDK comparison table

Ethora
Solution 1
Solution B
Solution C
Setup time
Very fast: It takes hours for basic chat and days for more complex. Ready-to-use UI components.
Moderate: Building a full chat requires significant custom development.
Fast: Well-documented SDKs and pre-built UI kits for quick integration.
Fast: Comprehensive SDKs and UI kits designed for rapid chat integration.
Document support
Excellent: Comprehensive documentation, API references, and specific case studies (e.g., healthcare). Active GitHub presence for docs.
Extensive: Offers a vast amount of documentation, but it's spread across many different backend services.
Comprehensive, but developer-centric: It's thorough but primarily caters to experienced developers comfortable with deep technical integrations.
Excellent: Features highly detailed, well-structured documentation, tutorials, and SDK references across various platforms, catering primarily to developers building custom chat.
Customization
High: Low-code and no-code options; deep branding and feature tailoring with minimal effort. Developers can also extend it further.
Limited out-of-the-box: While technically allowing deep customization via raw APIs, this often means building core chat UI/UX and features entirely from scratch.
High: Provides extensive control over the chat experience with highly flexible SDKs and APIs.
Good, but requires overrides for deep changes: Achieving truly unique designs or specific functionalities often necessitates overriding these components with significant custom code.
Pricing
Custom & value-oriented: Designed to avoid paying for unnecessary features, more efficient cost structure for bespoke integrations.
Freemium with usage-based scaling: Free tier and then a pay-as-you-go model based on the consumption of various resources.
Various pricing tiers: Based on monthly active users (MAU) and concurrent connections.
Tiered Plans Primarily Based on Monthly Active Users: Based on monthly active users (MAU) and concurrent connections.
Pricing

Save Months of Work with Ethora

Build any chat use case into your product: in hours.

Free

$0 / mo
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1,000 MAU
100 Concurrent Connections
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All Chat & AI features, including:
  • Community Support
  • 30 Days of Free Support
  • No Credit Card Required
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Enterprise

$599+ / mo
billed monthly
Unlimited MAU
Unlimited Connections
All Business, plus:
  • 24/7 Phone Support
  • Self-hosted AI
  • Custom Configuration
  • Dedicated / On-prem hosting

What our clients say about our services.

Taras and the Ethora team are a reliable partner in messaging, tokenization and AI. Great communication and products.

Joe Sticca
Joe Sticca
Digital Product & Technology Leader, Trust Industries

I have worked with Ethora and team since 2018. They have been absolutely amazing and life-saving across multiple of my portfolio projects.

Adam Palmer
Adam Palmer
Co-founder, SIAD Ventures

We partnered with Dappros/Ethora on an EU project and they successfully delivered the technology component. Highly recommended.

Peter Fearon
Peter Fearon
CEO, Remade Group

Ethora has successfully helped us ideate and deliver multiple digital transformation projects in Qatar and the MENA region. A reliable and knowledgable partner.

Tariq Gulrez
Tariq Gulrez
Ministry of Communications & IT

Ethora technology and expertise were instrumental in delivering Atom Connect, our product for streamlined communication in the workers’ comp market.

Carol Valentic
Carol Valentic
CEO, Atom Advantage

Ethora helped us deliver our AI agent solution, letting subscribers access context-specific insights from our vast library of expert content. Their LLM and chat-bot expertise is an excellent match for our AI strategy.

Bret Gregory
Bret Gregory
CEO, DrTalks

Ethora has been an exceptional strategic development partner for Preshent. Not just a vendor, but a core contributor to the future of our platform and company.

John Richardson
John Richardson
Founder & CEO, Preshent Corporation

Ethora helped us ideate and deliver multiple digital transformation projects across Qatar and the MENA region. A reliable, knowledgable partner.

Howaida Nadim
Howaida Nadim
CEO, Foresight Communications

Our Case Studies

Healthcare: HIPAA-compliant AI assistant (RAG) over a medical video library

Dr. Talks is one of the most prominent organizers of online healthcare conferences and summits.

Ethora enabled them to create a context-aware AI-powered chatbot to help users navigate thousands of pages of medical content, correctly referencing pages, authors, videos and timestamps. 100% secure and HIPAA-compliant.

This assistant enhances user experience by simplifying interaction with the platform and reducing search time.

  • 1000+ summits indexed by AI bot
  • Instant user engagement
  • Vector embeddings enable intelligent domain expert AI responses
Read the case study: Healthcare: HIPAA-compliant AI assistant (RAG) over a medical video library

Healthcare: self-hosted patient messaging for a multi-clinic digital health platform in Canada

VITALL is a Canadian digital health platform used by hospitals, clinics and private practices.

Ethora runs as a self-hosted chat server in VITALL’s own AWS account in Canada, with one isolated tenant per clinic, chat in the practitioner portal and in native iOS, Android and React Native patient apps.

Users, rooms and clinics are provisioned by VITALL’s backend through the Ethora API.

  • Self-hosted in the customer’s AWS account in Canada
  • One isolated tenant per clinic, created by API
  • Web portal, iOS, Android and React Native SDKs
Read the case study: Healthcare: self-hosted patient messaging for a multi-clinic digital health platform in Canada

Insurance: in-app chat for a workers’ comp health insurance provider (HIPAA compliant)

Atom Advantage provides workers’ compensation and health insurance solutions in the United States.

On Ethora they built Atom Connect: secure, case-based chat between injured workers, nurses and case managers, embedded in their claims portal and a white-label mobile app. HIPAA and SOC 2 compatible.

Less manual work for case managers and a better experience for injured workers.

  • Chat embedded in the case managers’ web portal
  • White-label iOS and Android app for injured workers
  • One secure room per claim, created automatically by API
Read the case study: Insurance: in-app chat for a workers’ comp health insurance provider (HIPAA compliant)

AI agents on customer websites: support, intake and teaching assistants

Clinics, schools and small businesses build AI agents on Ethora themselves and put them on their own websites, often on the day they sign up.

2 live examples, from a US mental health provider to a university pharmacology course.

  • WordPress plugin or one script tag
  • Answers from the customer’s own pages and documents
  • Self-serve, no developer needed
Read the case study: AI agents on customer websites: support, intake and teaching assistants

Education: CRM-integrated member community app for an international honour society

Golden Key International Honour Society recognises high-achieving university students through chapters around the world. Its member app connects them across chapters and countries.

Social sign-on is bridged to existing CRM membership records, with verified email account linking and a verifiable trail for educational certificates.

  • Cross-platform iOS and Android app
  • CRM-linked member sign-in
  • Verified email account linking
Read the case study: Education: CRM-integrated member community app for an international honour society

Communities: fan chat app with second-screen rooms and digital collectibles

A cross-platform social app uniting the automotive community around racing events.

Fan rooms for teams and drivers, second-screen events, and collectibles handed out and traded through chat bots.

  • Cross-platform iOS and Android app
  • Fan rooms and second-screen events
  • Collectibles distributed in chat
Read the case study: Communities: fan chat app with second-screen rooms and digital collectibles

FAQ

What Android versions are supported by the SDK?

We support the minimum Android version that is still receiving support from Google (Android 10).

Does the SDK work with both Java and Kotlin?

Yes, Ethora’s SDK supports both of these programming languages natively.

Can I use this SDK with Jetpack Compose?

Absolutely. Our SDK includes Compose-ready components for easy UI integration.

Is offline messaging and local caching supported?

Yes. Messages and documents are cached locally and sync automatically when online. You can queue a message when offline, and it will be delivered once the connection is restored.

How are documents stored and secured in the app?

Documents are encrypted in transit and at rest. This means all documents are encrypted in transit and at rest to ensure 100% privacy. Also, we offer optional on-premise hosting.

Can I customize the UI components?

Sure. All components are fully customizable. You can apply themes, adjust layouts, modify styles, etc, to match your solution’s needs and branding.

How long does it take to integrate the engine into my existing Android app?

Ethora is designed to make integration fast and simple. You can integrate chat with core features in a few hours.

Is there support for push notifications?

Of course. The SDK integrates easily with FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) for push notifications. But you don’t have to implement FCM messaging yourself. You simply need to configure your mobile app to register device tokens using Firebase, and Ethora handles the rest, including queuing, formatting, and sending notifications from the server.

Can this be used in crypto or wallet-based mobile apps?

Absolutely. Ethora was built with wallet use cases in mind. It’s a perfect solution for web3 applications such as crypto wallets or other wallet-based software.

Is there any limit on document size or file types?

We didn’t set limits for that, but you can define custom limits and accept file types in the configuration if needed.

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