I tried tapatalk and didn't like it at all. Didn't even try chat at that time on it. I don't remember....what program do you need to download to get chat working? Maybe I can get it going on my tablet; I know I can't on my phone. In the PC settings, you can be emailed when you receive a PM and such and I get instant email notification on my phone so that works for me. It's a little bit of a pain to have to get back on PC to respond, but I like doing that better than tapatalk.