Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Messages
Clean, privacy focused, no ads, no tracking, no RCS -SMS app
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hi HN! I’m proud to share that we have built a real 3rd party iMessage client for Android. We did it by reverse engineering the iMessage protocol and encryption system. It's available to download today (no waitlist): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beeper.ima and there's a technical writeup here: https://blog.beeper.com/p/how-beeper-mini-works. Unlike every other attempt to build an iMessage app for Android (including our first gen app), Beeper Mini does not use a Mac server relay in the cloud. The app connects directly to Apple…
2023 · beeper.com · its alternatives →
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Yes/No Messenger▲118The messaging app that cuts the bullsh*t out of texting
2015 · its alternatives →
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Get the most popular messaging services, all in a single app. WhatsApp, Signal, Instagram, Telegram, and more.
2021 · beeperhq.com · its alternatives →
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Free and open source encrypted chat for iOS.
2017 · chatsecure.org · its alternatives →
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Ready▲89The private, secure, and powerful messaging app for everyone
2022 · ready.io · its alternatives →
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End-to-end encryption messaging platform
2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →
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Signal was a brilliant app. It can send messages with rich media, host group chats, and even do voice and video calls, all with the peace of mind that comes from a proper secure messaging app. The best part was that you could still send messages to people who don't use Signal. Signal was the messaging app everyone wants - all the benefits of iMessage, without being siloed in one particular ecosystem. Sometime leading up to October of 2022, the folks at the Signal foundation lost the plot. Signal has since dropped support for SMS, and is inexplicably adding "stories" to their personal…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Minimalist design messaging app w/privacy
2014 · inboxtheapp.com · its alternatives →
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Strings▲71A messaging app that lets you take messages back
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Messages▲6Messages is a fun fast text messaging app for Android phones
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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