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24 alternatives to Hide Messages

Hide messages in iMessage, troll your friends 👹

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

1. 1
   Threads▲125

   Troll your friends with fake, funny iMessage threads

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   White Out▲77

   Erase unwanted iMessages from your conversations

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Phoneys▲173

   Troll your friends by putting words in other people's texts

   2016 · mocksy.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Secret for iMessage▲91

   Send secret messages that self-destruct in iMessage.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Censored iMessage Stickers▲126

   Bad words bleeped. Photos pixelated. Secrets kept.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Crawlies▲117

   Bug your friends with animated iMessage stickers

   2017 · mocksy.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fake iPhone Text▲132

   Let your iMessage imagination run wild

   2016 · ios7text.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   WallaMe▲235

   Hide messages in the real world using augmented reality

   2016 · test-wallame-campaign-manager.youandemili.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   iMessage Memes▲71

   Meme faces for iMessage

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BLUR▲188

    Obscure and expire private photos in iMessage

    2016 · blurmessage.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Explode▲209

    Send exploding photos in iMessage

    2025 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Deregister iMessage▲109

    Going away from iPhone? Here's a tool to deregister iMessage

    2014 · selfsolve.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CARROT Sticker Pack▲80

    Troll your friends with snarky stickers in iMessage

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Truth▲110

    Text your friends, anonymously

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Smileys by Apple▲200

    Apple's new emoji app 😊

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Drop Messages▲99

    Leave friends messages at specific locations

    2014 · dropmessages.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cache Messenger▲69

    Send and receive hidden text messages and photos.

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Words With Friends for iMessage▲64

    May the Best Friend Win.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Partytime▲203

    A party in your iMessage

    2014 · partytime.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    iMessages + Apps▲215

    iMessage for Millennials™ - share stickers & even more emoji

    2016 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Drop Messages 2.0▲102

    Get alerts when friends and photos are nearby

    2015 · dropmessages.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    JibJab for iMessage▲111

    Send your favorite GIFs without leaving iMessage

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Text Mess▲112

    Turn your text messages into art

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dubsmash for iMessage▲115

    Share hilarious sounds with your friends 🎤 👯

    2016 · its alternatives →

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