Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Android



Apps similar to Ricochet Refresh include Signal, which is free and open source. Other options are Telegram, Element, bitchat and SimpleX Chat. Instant Messengers like Ricochet Refresh are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Android, Linux, Windows, Mac and iPhone.



This project won the first prize 🥇 at Telegram Lightweight Client Contest and now is an official Telegram client available to anyone at web.telegram.org/a.

Tinfoil Chat (TFC) is a FOSS+FHD peer-to-peer messaging system that relies on high assurance hardware architecture to protect users from passive collection, MITM attacks and most importantly, remote key exfiltration.
signal-cli is a commandline interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code.
Lightweight and powerful XMPP client for iPhone and iPad, with audio and video calls and built-in privacy
ChatAround allows users to chat offline - no internet connection needed. It uses Bluetooth / WiFi to create a local connection. There is no account registration needed.

Make video calls to anybody in the world with a private connection. Share the conversation by sharing url.

WireMin is a decentralized network built by the people, for the people, and of the people. Enjoy full privacy and security with end-to-end encryption on a network without central servers. Your data stays under your control—free from censorship, surveillance, and exploitation.



KeeperChat - The leading secure messaging app.
• Private vault for messages, photos and videos • Private, encrypted media gallery (nothing is saved on device’s camera roll) • Biometric login and self-destruct protection for vault • Message retraction and self-destruct timer • Tw.



With BiP, you can send pictures and videos, documents, audio files, locations as well as text messages. Holding the microphone button is enough to send the audio recording.?




Hype is a chat service built into the Opera Mini browser, so you can chat, share, and browse in one app. And when you find something online worth sharing, Hype makes it easy to do so with WebSnap.

Meet new people around the World on WorldChat.tv, the Original World Chat since 2011. Register your free Account or chat as Guest.