# Chat app In Thunkable drag and drop

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-in-thunkable-drag-and-drop/1297119
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-in-thunkable-drag-and-drop/1297119 "2021-05-21T05:46:26Z")
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### Author: ![jane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jane/32/27575_2.png) [@jane](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jane)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-in-thunkable-drag-and-drop/1297119/10 "2021-05-24T07:02:55Z")

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Hi there,

This realtime DB block is the same as this cloud variable block:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/f/9fa6e296fe9a464f48be04c0cfd19ee288dcee9b.png)

 ![Screen Shot 2021-05-24 at 8.00.32 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/c/1cf73c3252b6e6d78159360404b2c26b9147c2b0.png)

And this realtimeDB block is the same as this cloud variable block:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/5/a5e6a06e3398220d5d4ef4393986a62a15111b64.png)

 ![Screen Shot 2021-05-24 at 8.01.27 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/5/05a7637eabdccd7c21cc0b926209566c5b8144fd.png)

I am using [dynamically named variables](https://docs.thunkable.com/variables#dynamically-named-variables) here, so you don’t even need an initialize block!

Does that help you understand how to use cloud variables instead of the Realtime DB component in your Drag and Drop project?

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