ChatStats is Now Live!

Today marks the official launch of ChatStats.live! After months of development, testing, and valuable feedback from our beta users, we're thrilled to announce that the full platform is now available to everyone.

Thank You to Our Beta Testers

We couldn't have reached this milestone without our amazing beta testers. Your feedback, bug reports, and feature suggestions have been invaluable in shaping ChatStats into what it is today.

Special Launch Promotion

To celebrate our launch, all users who sign up will have no ads for a limited time.

Thank you for being part of our journey. Whether you're just discovering ChatStats or have been with us through the beta, we're excited to help you gain deeper insights into your chat engagement.

Happy streaming!

Introducing the last new feature for the launch!

The brand new profile management page! You can now access it at /me when logged in. This is the final feature that was needed before the launch later this month.

What's New?

The new profile page gives you complete control over your ChatStats experience with these features:

• Profile Management - View your subscription status and access your stats page directly
• Premium Features - Easily access and configure all your subscription benefits in one place
• Customization Options - Change your header color, add social links, and set up a vanity URL (for Plus and Pro subscribers)
• Data Controls - Request exports of your data or manage your account settings

For Premium Subscribers

If you're a Plus or Pro subscriber, you'll now have a streamlined interface to manage all your premium features:

• Color Header - Choose from preset colors or pick your own custom color
• Social Links - Connect your Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or Discord accounts
• Vanity URL - Pro subscribers can create a custom URL for easier sharing (chatstats.live/yourcustomname)

Data Privacy Improvements

We've also added new data privacy features for all users: (and also because its kinda required by law)

• Data Export - Request a complete export of all your chat statistics and account data
• Account Management - Full control over your account, including the option to delete your data if needed

This new profile page is out now. and will be updated with more features in the future.

Log in and check out the new profile page at /me today!

We're excited to announce that ChatStats will officially launch on May 26th!

You may have already seen the countdown on the homepage. Sorry the blog post is so late. Here's everything you need to know about our progress and the upcoming release.

Launch Date Confirmed: May 26th

After our timeline adjustment in March, we're happy to confirm that ChatStats will officially exit beta and launch to the public on May 26th, 2025. I've been working a lot to ensure everything is ready for this milestone. On launch day, you can expect:

• Open Registration - We'll remove the waitlist and open signups to everyone
• Full Feature Set - All planned launch features will be available
• Premium Subscriptions - Plus and Pro tiers will be officially available for purchase
• Improved Performance - Final optimizations for a smooth experience

May Updates So Far

We've been busy this month implementing several improvements ahead of the launch:

• Automation Refinements - Our data processing pipeline is now consistent across all channels
• Mobile Experience - Additional improvements to the mobile interface (this is something I'll be working on a lot more in the future as I think it can be improved)
• Performance Optimization - Significant reductions in page load times, especially for data-heavy channels
• Bug Fixes - Addressed all critical issues I've discovered internally and through other feedback from beta testers

Final Beta Phase

We're currently in the final beta testing phase. If you're already a beta tester, we'd love your help with these last checks:

• Test the new profile management page at /me
• Verify that your data is displaying correctly across all devices

We're incredibly grateful for everyone's patience and support throughout our development journey. Mark your calendars for May 26th, and get ready for the full ChatStats experience!

March 2025 saw four big changes to the platform. but first. March stats are now live!. Check them out. now on to the changes.

Mobile improvements

We've made some changes to the mobile layout to make it easier to read and navigate. Espcially the graph on the chat stats page. we've switched from bokeh to chart.js to improve the experience. espcially when scrolling on mobile. and made the menu collapsible.

OpenGraph Tagging

When linking to a streamer page, the link now includes OpenGraph tags to improve the preview on social media. try it out by linking to your streamer page on Discord or Twitter (x). This also works on the main website.

New Logo

We've also have a new logo! this is shown as a favicon and on the homepage.

Hosting Updates

We've moved the platform to a new hosting provider. this should improve the reliability and speed of the platform. and allow us to scale when we eventually launch.

Thank you for your continued support. stay tuned for more updates.

ChatStats Release Timeline: An Update

I wanted to take a moment to provide transparency about our upcoming launch timeline. As many of you know, we've been working diligently toward a public release in March. However, I need to share that we're adjusting our timeline slightly.

Where We Stand

The good news is that our early automation tests have been promising! in the previous post we mentioned automation would be implemented gradually over the next few months. We've successfully implemented several key components that will allow ChatStats to scale efficiently. The automated data collection system has been partially successful.

The Challenges

Despite these successes, we've encountered some rough edges that need smoothing before launch:

1. Data Processing Consistency: Our automated processing pipeline occasionally produces inconsistent results across different channels.
2. Integration Complexities: Connecting all the automated systems seamlessly has proven more complex than initially anticipated.
3. Quality Assurance: Ensuring the automated reports maintain the same quality as our manually curated ones requires additional validation.

Revised Timeline

Given these challenges, we're adjusting our public launch date to early May. This extension gives us the necessary time to:

• Refine our automation systems
• Conduct more thorough testing across diverse streaming scenarios
• Implement additional error handling in case something goes wrong
• Ensure a smooth, reliable experience at public launch

What This Means For Beta Users

For our current beta users, there will be no disruption in service. everything will continue as normal and i will continue to manually process your data. only previous data will be used as testing for the new automation.

Looking Forward

While delays are never ideal, I believe this adjustment is necessary. The foundation we're building now will support not just our launch, but our ability to scale in the future.

I'm incredibly grateful for your patience and support as we work to make ChatStats the best it can be. I remain committed to transparency throughout this process and will continue to provide updates as we progress toward launch.

Stay tuned for more developments, and as always, thank you for being part of the ChatStats journey!

The Vision Behind ChatStats

When I first created ChatStats, I had a simple goal: to provide streamers with meaningful insights about their chat engagement. What started as a passion project from one streamer to two and now to a handful of streamers has grown beyond my expectations.

Current Challenges

As ChatStats continues to grow during our beta phase, I've encountered a significant challenge: scalability. The current process involves a considerable amount of manual work - from data collection to processing and publishing statistics for each streamer. While this hands-on approach has allowed me to refine the service and ensure quality, it's going to become more of a problem as more streamers join our platform.

Embracing Automation

To address this challenge and fulfill the vision of ChatStats serving a broader community, I'm excited to announce our roadmap toward automation. Over the coming months, we'll be implementing systems to automate several key processes:

1. Data Collection: Developing a way to automatically gather chat logs without manual intervention
2. Processing Pipeline: Creating a more resilient system to process raw chat data into meaningful statistics
3. Report Generation: Building templates that automatically transform processed data into the comprehensive reports seen on the site today.

What This Means For You

This shift toward automation will bring several benefits:

• Faster Delivery: Receive your chat statistics more quickly. I'm aiming to get this done within the first day of the new month.
• Expanded Features: With less time spent on manual processes, we can focus on developing new tools and features.
• Scalability: As we grow, we'll maintain the same level of quality regardless of how many streamers we serve.

The Human Touch

While we're moving toward automation, I want to assure you that the human element won't be lost. I'll continue to oversee the process, and will manually check things before they are pushed live.

Timeline and Next Steps

The automation process will be implemented gradually over the next few months. This may affect our launch date, but I'm confident we'll be able to launch in the first half of April.

I'm incredibly grateful for your support, and I'm excited about this next chapter in the ChatStats journey. Internal feedback has been invaluable in shaping this service.

Stay tuned for more updates on our automation progress and new features coming your way!

February Stats Are Live!

I'm excited to announce that all February chat statistics have been processed and are now available on the platform. You can view your detailed chat analytics by navigating to your streamer page.

What's Included

This month's stats package includes some new features:

• New emote tracking system mentioned in the previous post
• Improvements to viewing on mobile devices

Highlights From February

February was an exciting month across the platform with over 50,000 messages processed from all participating streamers. We saw particularly high engagement during Valentine's Day streams and end-of-month events.

Coming Next Month

As we continue to refine these experimental features, March stats will include our first full implementation of emote tracking across all channels. and hopefully all archived months of data will be backdated for emote tracking.

Thank you for your continued support as we grow and improve ChatStats!

We're excited to announce a new feature: Emote Processing! This new feature will be rolling out next month, bringing deeper insights into how emotes are used in your chat.

What's New?

Our emote processing will track and analyze emote usage in your chat and rank them by popularity on a podium of sorts. We're still deciding whether to show all emotes or just the top 3.

Why This Matters

Understanding emote usage can provide valuable insights into viewer engagement patterns, chat culture, community inside jokes, the effectiveness of your custom emotes, and peak emotional moments during streams.

Technical Implementation

We're implementing pattern recognition to detect emote spam patterns, messages sent in emote-only mode, and multi-emote combinations in a single message. And don't worry, these messages are included in the chat history.

This update will be available to all users on the chatstats pro plan and will eventually backdate to process historical chat data by mid-May!

We've implemented a message filtering system to ensure the chat analytics remain focused on what actually matters: the chat messages. Here's how we handle different types of messages:

Bit Messages

We only include bit messages that contain actual chat content. For example:

• ❌ "cheer100" (filtered out)
• ✅ "Great stream today! cheer100" (included)

Resub Messages

For resubscriptions, we only keep messages where the subscriber added a personal message alongside their resub. For instance:

• ❌ "username subscribed at Tier 1. They've subscribed for 31 months!" (filtered out)
• ✅ "username subscribed at Tier 1. They've subscribed for 31 months! Love the streams, keep it up!" (included)

System Messages

We also filter out the following types of system messages: see examples below

• ❌ "username is gifting 10 Tier 1 Subs to the community!" (filtered out - these announcements can flood chat during hype trains especially)
• ❌ "username gifted a Tier 1 sub to viewer123!" (filtered out - individual gift notifications can create noise during mass-gifting as they show up alongside the message above)
• ❌ "username subscribed with Prime!" (filtered out - another example of sub messages being filtered but with a prime sub)

This filtering system helps ensure that our analytics focus on actual chat messages rather than automated system messages.

We're excited to announce our upcoming membership tiers that will be launching later this month! Each tier is carefully designed to provide value while keeping core functionality accessible to everyone.

Free Tier Features

• Basic chat analytics
• Twitch social link integration
• HTML export capability

Premium Tiers

Our premium tiers (Lite, Plus, and Pro) will offer enhanced features including:

• Historical data archiving
• Advanced export formats
• Custom profile customization
• Ad-free experience
• Exclusive supporter badges
• Advanced analytics features

Visit our homepage to learn more about each tier's specific features and pricing. Early adopter discounts will be available at launch!

We've just completed our first round of chat statistics processing on the new chatstats.live platform! This marks a major milestone in our development as we prepare for launch. Here's what we've accomplished:

• Successfully processed over 10000 chat messages
• Validated our data processing pipeline
• Created baseline statistics for beta testing

These results are helping us fine-tune our analytics algorithms and prepare for larger scale processing. We're excited to share more specific insights once we launch!

We've made significant strides in optimizing ChatStats.live's performance. Our recent benchmarking tests show impressive improvements after implementing key changes to our infrastructure.

By moving from individual per-user scripts and stylesheets to global, shared resources, we've dramatically reduced load times and server overhead. Combined with Cloudflare's powerful caching and optimization features, you can expect much faster page loads.

These improvements will ensure a smoother experience for anyone accessing the site.

We're excited to announce the beginning of ChatStats.live development! I'm working hard to create a powerful analytics platform for Twitch chat data. Here's what I'm currently working on:

• Authentication system with Twitch
• Presentation of chat analytics
• Initial UI/UX design

I'm excited to share more about the project as we progress towards launch. Stay tuned for updates!

ChatStats.live has been officially announced! We're building a comprehensive analytics platform for Twitch streamers to better understand their chat engagement and community behavior. Stay tuned for more updates as we progress towards our Early 2025 launch.