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24 alternatives to Kibo

Hide your messages in any messenger with a secret keyboard

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kibo launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stealthy: Secret Messenger▲87

   Chat anonymously with friends & strangers

   2015 · antiland.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hide Messages▲81

   Hide messages in iMessage, troll your friends 👹

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   WallaMe▲235

   Hide messages in the real world using augmented reality

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

4. 4
   Sealed Messenger▲95

   Send locked messages that eventually... unlock

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Cache Messenger▲69

   Send and receive hidden text messages and photos.

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Keybase for Chrome▲174

   A secure chat button for every profile

   2017 · book.keybase.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Secure Text Keyboard▲7

   Private messaging now directly from keyboard!

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Yes/No Messenger▲118

   The messaging app that cuts the bullsh*t out of texting

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Timebomb Messenger▲197

   Send secret messages that open based on time or location 💣

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Vanish Messenger▲5

    Secure and privacy focused messaging

    2017 · disappears.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Censored iMessage Stickers▲126

    Bad words bleeped. Photos pixelated. Secrets kept.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    </BroCode> Keyboard App▲6

    Take control of your privacy!!

    2021 · instagram.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Inbox Messenger▲72

    Minimalist design messaging app w/privacy

    2014 · inboxtheapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tor Messenger▲117

    The easiest app yet for anonymous, encrypted IM

    2015 · blog.torproject.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    White Out▲77

    Erase unwanted iMessages from your conversations

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shadowticks▲122

    Anonymous messaging, chat in incognito mode, encryption

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Nod▲147

    Anonymously text with people around you

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Enigma X▲171

    Your own encryption in any messenger

    2025 · ifonly.tech · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Secretmoji▲81

    Messages are scrambled into emojis until you unlock it

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ChatBooster▲65

    Send the hottest news links right from your keyboard

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    JibJab for iMessage▲111

    Send your favorite GIFs without leaving iMessage

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Secretly Messaging▲10

    Keep prying eyes away from your messages.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Messenger for Mac▲133

    Facebook Messenger now on the Mac App Store with dark mode

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Cloak It - Secret Messages▲103

    Keep your text messages secure with Touch ID authentication

    2016 · getcloaked.xyz · 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 →