Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Android
- F-Droid
Comments about Molly as an Alternative to Google Messages
- Molly is Free and Open Source
- Molly is Privacy focused
Google Messages AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Encrypted Chat Apps
The best Encrypted Chat alternative to Google Messages is Molly, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Google Messages and ten of them are Encrypted Chat Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Encrypted Chat App alternatives to Google Messages are FluffyChat, Messages, Status and TeleGuard.
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Alternatives list
185 FluffyChat alternativesFluffyChat is an open, nonprofit and cute matrix messenger app for Ubuntu Touch, Android and iOS.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Ubuntu Touch
- F-Droid
- Matrix.org
Comments about FluffyChat as an Alternative to Google Messages
Hayalci HayalciFluffyChat Doesn't have SMS capabilities.
Marcus HollowayYet another app listed as an alternative to a SMS text messaging app, which doesn't have SMS text messaging capabilities. This app is probably excellent, but it's a poor alternative to traditional text messaging apps when it does not support SMS.
This alternative is disputed. FluffyChat is a legitimate Google Messages alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
FluffyChat is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Linux & iPad alternative to Google Messages.
- FluffyChat is Free and Open Source
- FluffyChat is Privacy focused, Security-focused and Lightweight
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
176 Status alternativesStatus combines a private messenger, secure crypto wallet, and Ethereum Web3 DApp browser into one powerful communication tool. Chat with friends and growing communities. Buy, sell, store, and exchange digital assets.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- F-Droid
- APK Downloader
Comments about Status as an Alternative to Google Messages
Hayalci HayalciDoesn't have SMS functionality
Marcus HollowayNot a SMS text messaging app and therefore should not be listed as an alternative to such
- Status is Free and Open Source
- Status is Privacy focused
145 TeleGuard alternativesTeleGuard is the data-secure messenger from Swisscows. TeleGuard encrypts every message and all telephone calls with encryption algorithm currently available: SALSA 20. TeleGuard servers are located in Switzerland, they are not subject to the data protection laws of the EU /...
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Snapcraft
89 Speek! alternativesSpeek! is the first messenger that is anonymous and censorship-resistant by design. Speek! messenger encrypts all messages and is secure, private and decentralized.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
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Partisan-SMS is based on the open-source SMS app QKSMS. P-SMS encrypts SMS messages to allow for peaceful protesters to communicate without authoritarian regimes being able to spy on them.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Android
Vidar is an open-source end-to-end encrypted SMS application utilizing the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES256) to send symmetrically encrypted messages. Unlike most messaging apps, Vidar operates entirely over SMS; this eliminates the need for internet access or external...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Ubuntu Touch
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Linux Mobile
Reclaim your privacy With Uup. Just download the app and start chatting. Uup App is based on asymmetric encryption. Private key is generated based on the device and it doesn't need any email, mobile number or anything else to work.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
Switzerland
United States
Germany
EU
Molly is a very good Signal app, but it is not a good alternative to SMS or RCS chat apps since it does not have this functionality. It's great if you want to communicate via Signal, which is something entirely separate from traditional text messaging.