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24 alternatives to Tex
The most secure messaging app
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tex launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Tor Messenger▲117The easiest app yet for anonymous, encrypted IM
2015 · blog.torproject.org · its alternatives →
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Textie▲139Crowdsource the ultimate replies to tricky text messages
2015 · textie.co · its alternatives →
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XChat▲175The standalone, encrypted messaging app from X
Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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End-to-end encryption messaging platform
2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →
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The week's conversational commerce news, apps and opinions
2016 · its alternatives →
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Text▲168Push notification messaging with friends (WUT w/o anonymity)
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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