Slick Alternatives

    Slick is described as 'messenger application for mobile devices. It allows you to chat with your friends connected though various online messaging applications. Currently it is still in development, an alpha version' and is an app in the Online Services category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Slick for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, iPhone, Online / Web-based and Windows. The best alternative is Telegram, which is free. Other great apps like Slick are Signal (Free, Open Source), Conversations (Free, Open Source), Facebook Messenger (Free) and Xabber (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Mar 12, 2019

    1. Telegram

      • Free • Proprietary
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Online
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • Android Tablet
      • Windows Phone
      • iPad
      • Apple Watch
      • Linux Mobile
      • Android Wear
      • PortableApps.com
      • FreeBSD
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      Telegram is a messaging app created by former VK creators with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free. It is like SMS, but more powerful.
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    2. Signal is a messaging app with an unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all the features expected from a modern IM app. Signal has received a lot of praise from all around the world for its security and privacy-respecting technologies.
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    4. Conversations is a privacy focused, open source XMPP Texting [Jabber] client for Android 4.0+ smart phones with wife-approved easy encryption [OTR, OMEMO, or GPG].[Note]**You can download the compiled apk for free from F-Droid**:...
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    5. Facebook Messenger

      • Free • Proprietary
      • Windows
      • Online
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • Blackberry
      • Windows S
      • Android Tablet
      • Windows Phone
      • iPad
      • Apple Watch
      • Android Wear
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      Facebook Messenger is a faster way to message. Reach friends right on their phones, get and send messages fast, message everyone at once and more.
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    6. Xabber

      • Free • Open Source
      • Online
      • Android
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      Open source Jabber (XMPP) client with multi-account support, clean and simple interface. Being both free (as in freedom!) and ad-free, Xabber is designed to be the best Jabber client for Android .
    8. An alternative Telegram client based on TDLib, with higher speed, slicker animations and experimental features. The goal of Telegram X is to reinvent Telegram and explore new frontiers in speed, ease of use, quality of animations and all other aspects.
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    9. IM+

      • Freemium • Proprietary
      • Online
      • Windows Mobile
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • Java Mobile
      • Symbian S60
      • HP webOS
      • Blackberry
      • Android Tablet
      • Windows Phone
      • iPad
      • Kindle Fire
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      Chat everywhere! IM+ is the most widely used mobile IM app! Connect all-in-one to MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, AIM, Jabber, ICQ, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter on ALL popular mobile platforms.
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    10. A simple & beautiful app for Facebook Messenger. Chat without distractions on any Operating System.

      Bundleware

      Be careful during the installation: Forum

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    11. Download an improved version of Telegram desktop with the ability to pin 50 chats, add favorites, view crypto prices, and sort by message category built using the Telegram API

      Discontinued

      no longer updated since april 2020

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    12. Messenger Lite is a fast and data-efficient messaging app to reach the people in your life.Installs quickly. It's less than 10MB to install, saving storage space on your phone.Saves data. It loads fast, runs efficiently and uses less mobile data.
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