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24 alternatives to Signal 2.0

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

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Signal 2.0 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Signal-Android – A fork of Signal that provides SMS support▲65

   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 →

2. 2
   Cipher▲70

   Send secret, encrypted iMessages

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Signal▲106

   Free, worldwide, encrypted phone calls for iPhone

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Keybase for Mobile▲159

   End-to-end encryption messaging platform

   2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Inky 3▲160

   Send encrypted emails using your current email provider

   2016 · inky.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Encryptochat▲68

   True end-to-end encrypted messaging.

   2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Signal▲7

   Fast, simple, secure.

   2017 · signal.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Bitwarden Send▲79

   Easily transmit text or files fully encrypted

   2021 · bitwarden.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sealed Messenger▲95

   Send locked messages that eventually... unlock

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Signal for Twitter▲105

    A noise-cancelling Twitter client for Android

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Misakey 1.0▲112

    Send encrypted documents & messages to anyone

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Signal Payments▲117

    Send & Receive funds through Signal

    2022 · signal.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Secret▲173

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

    2017 · getsecret.vercel.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wire 2.0▲161

    Crystal clear voice, video and group chats, encrypted

    2016 · wire.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Signal for Android▲3

    Private messaging made secure

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    sendsecure.ly▲80

    Send secrets to anyone without leaving a digital footprint

    2022 · sendsecure.ly · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Secret for iMessage▲91

    Send secret messages that self-destruct in iMessage.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Send Anywhere▲119

    File sending truly simplified

    2015 · send-anywhere.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Seald SDK▲108

    Protect your users' data with end-to-end encryption.

    2021 · seald.io · its alternatives →

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    Securify Messenger for iMessage▲70

    Send high-encrypted self-destructing messages in iMessage

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Encrypto▲141

    Encrypt the files you send.

    2015 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Secure Send▲82

    Securely send passwords or sensitive data

    2015 · securesend.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Nod▲147

    Anonymously text with people around you

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pop▲134

    Send crypto to any phone number

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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