Mock Chats – Make viral chat-story videos

Name: Mock Chats – Make viral chat-story videos
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Author: oliverbenns

by oliverbenns·Jul 13, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidShip ItSolve My Problem

Finally replaces the tedious 'screen record a fake iMessage' workflow for creators.

Strengths

•Automates the tedious manual process of screen-recording fake conversations for content.
•Exports vertical video formats specifically optimized for TikTok and Reels algorithms.
•Includes granular styling controls like typing indicators, read receipts, and avatars.

Weaknesses

•Competes directly with established mobile apps like TextingStory and PrankDial.
•Niche utility limits appeal strictly to the short-form video creator economy.

Post Description

A good friend of mine kept needing videos with fake chat messages in them to promote his startup. The kind of thing where you record a phone screen and messages come in one by one or you create in inauthentic version through video production. Painful and slow.

So I built a tool that does it for you. You write the conversation, pick the platform, and it generates the video!