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24 alternatives to TextSecure

Open Source security for mobile devices

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

1. 1
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   AppSolid▲108

   Protect Android apps against hackers

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Keybase for Mobile▲159

   End-to-end encryption messaging platform

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tiger Text▲4

   Secure Texts

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6HN
   Hacker News for mobile devices▲49

   2014 · hnmobile.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ring▲83

   A free software for distributed and secured communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Censored iMessage Stickers▲126

   Bad words bleeped. Photos pixelated. Secrets kept.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Crowdcurity▲104

    Crowdsourced Application Security

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SecureDB▲83

    Encryption as a service for mobile, web and IoT applications

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tex▲134

    The most secure messaging app

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chadder▲89

    Encrypted messaging app

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    BitJournal▲69

    Online journal encrypted with a cipher

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ThinAir▲73

    The future of data security

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Blind - Topics▲97

    An anonymous community for tech professionals

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hardbin▲91

    The world's most secure encrypted pastebin

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cloak It - Secret Messages▲103

    Keep your text messages secure with Touch ID authentication

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BlackBerry DTEK50▲69

    The world's most secure Android smartphone

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Medusah▲55

    Protect Android apps from getting cracked

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cryptocat▲61

    In-browser encrypted chat (open source)

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CyberDust for Android▲126

    Take back control of your messaging

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Passible (iOS)▲122

    Password management made simple

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fossdroid▲85

    Free & open source Android applications

    2015 · 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 →