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About the project
About Falafy
Who makes Falafy, why it exists and how to get in touch.
Free and ad-free, with optional Falafy+. Version 0.9.16. Updated October 15, 2026.
The project
Falafy is a free Brazilian chat app for gamers and work teams, with voice channels, screen sharing, webcam and text chat organized in servers, with no ads and an optional plan, Falafy+.
Name: Falafy
Created by: Erick Torres (founder)
Year founded: 2026
Official website: falafy.com.br
Current version: 0.9.16
Falafy is an independent, self-funded project, with no investors and no affiliation with Discord, TeamSpeak or other communication apps.
Mission
To give gamers and work teams in Brazil a place to talk by voice, text and video that is complete, free at its core and respects privacy: no ads and no selling of data, with an optional plan, Falafy+, that helps pay for the servers.
Contact
Support happens inside the app: look for the "Suporte Falafy" contact for questions, suggestions, bug reports and privacy matters.
See also: what is Falafy · security and privacy · features