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24 alternatives to Cipher

Send secret, encrypted iMessages

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cipher launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Secret for iMessage▲91

   Send secret messages that self-destruct in iMessage.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cipheroji▲185

   Encrypting text to emoji

   2024 · sergeykushner.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Securify Messenger for iMessage▲70

   Send high-encrypted self-destructing messages in iMessage

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sealed Messenger▲95

   Send locked messages that eventually... unlock

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Confide for iMessage▲75

   Send secure and self-destructing messages within iMessage.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Signal 2.0▲140

   Send end-to-end encrypted text, picture, and video messages

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Inky 3▲160

   Send encrypted emails using your current email provider

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   WhatsApp Status▲260

   An encrypted Snapchat Stories clone

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Signal▲106

   Free, worldwide, encrypted phone calls for iPhone

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Censored iMessage Stickers▲126

    Bad words bleeped. Photos pixelated. Secrets kept.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Secret▲173

    Send a message through a safe, private, and encrypted link

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Text in Code▲68

    Fun way to encode messages using symbols and emojis

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Telegram Messenger▲179

    Whatsapp-esque messaging app but open, cloudbased, encrypted

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hop Encrypted Email▲132

    Completely private chat email, w/ encrypted email messaging

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SwiftGift for iMessage▲150

    Send amazing real gifts to phone numbers

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tor Messenger▲117

    The easiest app yet for anonymous, encrypted IM

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    M for iOS▲126

    Email app with automatic encryption

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Keybase for Mobile▲159

    End-to-end encryption messaging platform

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Enigma X▲171

    Your own encryption in any messenger

    2025 · ifonly.tech · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Encryptochat▲68

    True end-to-end encrypted messaging.

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cloak It - Secret Messages▲103

    Keep your text messages secure with Touch ID authentication

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Encryptor▲11

    Encrypt and decrypt messages on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android.

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Txtmoji▲241

    Encrypt text to emojis

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hide Messages▲81

    Hide messages in iMessage, troll your friends 👹

    2016 · its alternatives →

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