Coming soon to iPhone and iPad
A native 4chan app for iPhone and iPad
4chan in your pocket. PocketChan is a fast, native 4chan client for iOS. Browse boards and catalogs, follow the threads you care about, and post without leaving the app.
iOS 16.4 or later · No accounts · No tracking
What PocketChan does on iOS
PocketChan is built to give you a native experience, with lots of customization and to stay out of your way.
Boards, one tap away
A curated board directory with descriptions, plus full catalogs with search, sorting, and filtering.
Threads that read well
Open any post to get its own threaded reply tree, with quote highlighting, greentext, and tap-through to referenced posts.
Post without leaving the app
A native composer with image and video attachments. Verification opens in a sheet, drafts save as you type, and your replies are kept together under My posts.
Never lose your place
Watch threads to keep them in your Library. Reopen one and PocketChan returns you to where you stopped and tags every reply added since, while catalogs show how many posts are new.
Filters that stick
Hide individual posts, mute whole threads, block a poster ID per board, or filter by keyword. Set it once and it stays set.
Full-screen media gallery
Pinch, zoom, and swipe through a thread’s images and video, with a WebM fallback player so iOS stops being the odd one out.
Save threads for offline
Keep a thread for reading later with no signal, switch on low-bandwidth mode when you are metered, and find anything you have opened before in History.
Built to feel like iOS
Blurred navigation headers, SF Symbols, native action sheets, haptics, and swipe actions, plus a home screen widget, alternate app icons, and your own accent color.
PocketChan screenshots
Every screen below is a real capture from PocketChan running on an iPhone.
Board directory
Catalog
Thread view
Gallery
Dark mode
Settings
Your browsing stays on your phone!
- No account, no sign-up, no profile.
- Favorites, watched threads, drafts, saved threads, history, and filters are stored on your device only.
- No analytics or tracking SDKs, and no ads.
- Reading and posting both talk straight to 4chan. Nothing routes through a PocketChan server.
Common questions about PocketChan
Is there a 4chan app for iPhone?
PocketChan is one. It is a real iOS app rather than the website in a wrapper, so it uses native navigation, gestures, and share sheets throughout, and it runs on iPhone and iPad on iOS 16.4 or later.
Does PocketChan work on iPad?
Yes. The same app runs on iPhone and iPad, and the layout adapts to the larger screen rather than scaling up a phone view.
Is PocketChan free?
Yes. There is no subscription, no in-app purchase, and no advertising in the app.
Do I need an account to use it?
No. There is no sign-up, no login, and no profile. Your favorites, watched threads, filters, and history are saved on your device and are not synced to any server, because there is no PocketChan server for them to reach.
Can I post to 4chan from PocketChan?
Yes. Replying is built in, with a native composer that takes an image or video attachment, and 4chan's verification opens in a sheet inside the app when it is needed. Posts go straight to 4chan.
Using the app already? The support page answers more questions about PocketChan, including missing boards, thumbnails that stopped loading, and where your posts go.
PocketChan is almost ready
App Store and AltStore links will appear here the moment PocketChan goes live.
Questions in the meantime? Get in touch