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24 alternatives to Signal

Fast, simple, secure.

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

1. 1
   Signal 2.0▲140

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

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Signal▲106

   Free, worldwide, encrypted phone calls for iPhone

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Signal for Android▲3

   Private messaging made secure

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Signal for Twitter▲105

   A noise-cancelling Twitter client for Android

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Signalyzer▲78

   Mobile coverage personalised.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TextSecure ▲68

   Open Source security for mobile devices

   2015 · signal.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Nod▲147

   Anonymously text with people around you

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   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 →

9. 9
   Seald▲115

   Keep your conversations secure, everywhere.

   2017 · seald.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Ring▲83

    A free software for distributed and secured communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Block Tracking▲67

    Keeping what needs to be private, truly private.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Beacon▲204

    Signal your availability and hang with friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Signal – Simple, beautiful and privacy oriented open source analytics▲5

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Stealthy: Secret Messenger▲87

    Chat anonymously with friends & strangers

    2015 · antiland.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wire 2.0▲161

    Crystal clear voice, video and group chats, encrypted

    2016 · wire.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Signals (iOS app)▲74

    See who opens your emails

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dweet▲64

    Ridiculously simple messaging for the Internet of Things.

    2014 · dweet.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Red/Green▲187

    Bat-signal for friends

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Keybase for Mobile▲159

    End-to-end encryption messaging platform

    2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Inbox Messenger▲72

    Minimalist design messaging app w/privacy

    2014 · inboxtheapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Secret▲173

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

    2017 · getsecret.vercel.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Secret So Far▲88

    A simple platform to anonymously share your secrets.

    2017 · secretsofar.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Quickie▲83

    Communicate in a whole new way on iOS & Android

    2015 · getquickie.com · its alternatives →

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