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24 alternatives to Hop Encrypted Email

Completely private chat email, w/ encrypted email messaging

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hop Encrypted Email launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hop▲442

   The new face of email is fast, elegant, powerful, expressive

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hop▲171

   Turns email into a chat interface

   2014 · spikenow.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   StealthChat - Private Messaging▲66

   Encrypted calls and chats

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ProtonMail▲144

   Encrypted email, made simple. Now open to everybody.

   2015 · proton.me · its alternatives →

5. 5
   EmailPK ▲69

   Instant encrypted email

   2014 · diafygi.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Encryptochat▲68

   True end-to-end encrypted messaging.

   2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Inky 3▲160

   Send encrypted emails using your current email provider

   2016 · inky.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Keybase Chat▲253

   End-to-end encrypted chat built into Keybase

   2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dark Mail▲62

   Truly Encrypted Email That Even Encrypts the Metadata

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    XChat▲175

    The standalone, encrypted messaging app from X

    Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cipher▲70

    Send secret, encrypted iMessages

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tor Messenger▲117

    The easiest app yet for anonymous, encrypted IM

    2015 · blog.torproject.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chat.cc▲137

    Turn your email conversations into a real-time chat

    2014 · chat.cc · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Stealthy: Secret Messenger▲87

    Chat anonymously with friends & strangers

    2015 · antiland.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ChatSecure iOS v4.0 – OMEMO and Signal Protocol▲107

    Free and open source encrypted chat for iOS.

    2017 · chatsecure.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Keychat▲108

    Start a free secure chat with anyone without signing up

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Jumble▲88

    E-mail encryption plugin for Chrome

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Criptext▲83

    Encrypt, track, and recall your emails

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cipher Chats▲11

    Truly private messaging

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Confidential CC▲94

    Send self-destructing email without leaving a trace

    2015 · confidentialcc.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cryptocat▲61

    In-browser encrypted chat (open source)

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Darkwire.io▲70

    Instant encrypted web chat

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Just Mail▲64

    Secured email platform based on distributed storage network

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Stealthy.IM▲105

    Text friends without Google or Facebook snooping

    2018 · stealthy.im · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →