Cinny
Ranked 30 of 48 messaging apps by recommenders
Open-source Matrix chat app people praise for a clean, Discord-like interface. Caveat: one reviewer disliked the web-based client, and it plays less well with Element.
Open-source Matrix chat app people praise for a clean, Discord-like interface. Caveat: one reviewer disliked the web-based client, and it plays less well with Element.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clean, well-designed UI/UX
“cinny is really improving in adding features plus its open source and I do feel like its UI/UX done right for the most part”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Discord Alternatives, Ranked” “Cinny really fixes the UI/UX problem in my personal experience, even better than discord.”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Discord Alternatives, Ranked” “This client is so good that I wish that other clients and it looks really good in UI/UX”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Telegram's t.me domain has been suspended” - Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Writing a blatant Telegram clone using Qt, QML and Rust. And C++”
- Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Discord Alternatives, Ranked”
- Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Writing a blatant Telegram clone using Qt, QML and Rust. And C++”
Discord-like experience, often rated higher
“Cinny really fixes the UI/UX problem in my personal experience, even better than discord.”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Discord Alternatives, Ranked” “I hear really good things about Cinny for folks who want a more Discord-like experience”
Comment from 5 Feb 2026 in “European Commission Trials Matrix to Replace Teams” “Cinny is really awesome, its UI/UX is better than discord imo.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Discord Alternatives, Ranked”
Other messaging apps people recommend
The four most recommended other messaging apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 48 messaging apps, rankedWhat people said
12 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“For a decent client, I'd recommend Cinny.”
“I liked Cinny, but wasn't a huge fan of a web-based client.”
“This client is so good that I wish that other clients and it looks really good in UI/UX”
“Cinny has custom emoji/sticker support. Would be nice if they played better with Element though.”
“the ones I mentioned work together seamlessly”
“Cinny really fixes the UI/UX problem in my personal experience, even better than discord.”
“cinny is really improving in adding features plus its open source and I do feel like its UI/UX done right for the most part”
“Cinny is really awesome, its UI/UX is better than discord imo.”
“I had a smoother experience with the third party Cinny client”
“I hear really good things about Cinny for folks who want a more Discord-like experience”
“cinny's UI can be good too”
“Cinny has the best UI of any messaging app I have ever seen personally”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.