Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- F-Droid
- Mac
- Linux
- Windows




Status is described as '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' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Status for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and Linux apps. The best Status alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Status are Telegram, Element, Matrix and Tox.




Imo is a free, simple,secure and faster international video call & instant messaging app.




Chat with anyone on X in a private, focused space built for conversation. No ads. No tracking. Fully end-to-end encrypted.








SchildiChat is a Matrix client based on Element with a more traditional instant messaging experience.




Protect your communication in transit and on your phone. Silence (formerly SMSSecure) is a full replacement for the default text messaging application: all messages are encrypted locally and messages to other Silence users are encrypted over the air.




Speek! is the first messenger that is anonymous and censorship-resistant by design. Speek! messenger encrypts all messages and is secure, private and decentralized.




Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers. It is decentralized and trustless, meaning that you need-not inherently trust any entities like root certificate authorities.








Sphinx.chat lets you use your lightning node to talk to anyone else who is running lightning and a sphinx compatible chat client.




Android keyboard for secure E2EE communication through the signal protocol in any messenger. Communicate securely and independent, regardless of the legal situation or whether messengers use E2EE.



