Watomatic
Watomatic is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Auto reply bot for WhatsApp, FB Messenger and more soon. It has 555 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
About Watomatic
Watomatic automatically replies to all your WhatsApp and Facebook messages. This is especially useful if you are planning to migrate away from WhatsApp but can also be used as a simple vacation responder. Features: * Auto reply to every WhatsApp and Facebook messages * Set your own auto reply message * Auto reply to group chats * Respects your privacy * Does not connect to the internet * No Ads * Open Source WhatsApp's recent privacy policy changes have triggered a huge migration to more privacy friendly apps like Signal and others. But most of us find it difficult to delete WhatsApp because everyone else uses it.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Watomatic from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
- Depends on non-free software
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Watomatic?
Watomatic is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Auto reply bot for WhatsApp, FB Messenger and more soon. It has 555 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Watomatic free and open source?
Yes. Watomatic's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: depends on non-free software.
How do I install Watomatic?
You can install Watomatic from F-Droid (package com.parishod.watomatic) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.29).
Is Watomatic still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on May 12, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 29, 2024. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.