Telegram Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free. It is like SMS, but more powerful. Telegram can be used on a desktop PC without the need of a mobile smartphone. Especially useful for older people, who don't use smartphones. Guest • Nov 2016 • 24 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree It's the messenger as it has to be. Free, fast, packs a very large amount of features, but doesn't throw them at a new user, which can scare off less advanced ones. There are a ton of small details that make me feel that everything's just done right in Telegram Guest • Oct 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Telegram is more secure, more functional, better service, easy to use, and provides lots useful bots. OmkarAgrawal • May 2019 Disagree Agree can use on desktop and security issues. Guest • Apr 2019 Disagree Agree It has more features than WhatsApp muhammadfarag • Mar 2019 Disagree Agree Security, number of different features, not-linked to >Facebook Guest • Aug 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Same type of interface. Lacks video call peer to peer. Guest • Feb 2019 Disagree Agree Telegram doesn't end-to-end encrypt all messages (WhatsApp do) Guest • Jan 2019 • 1 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree Speed. Multi-device. Design. Cloud. Security. Unlimited. non-commercial. Open-Source. Full control of the app. Every other feature in Telegram-Whatsapp. ykaner • Jul 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Fast, stable, and cross-platform messaging. CeesT • Mar 2018 • 8 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Many functions while protecting data. Many people are already registered. Guest • Nov 2018 Disagree Agree Same features, but more open to developers ruvenssgwilches • Nov 2018 Disagree Agree You can have a username that you can change any time, so you don't have to share your phone number with strangers in groups mrmbl • May 2017 • 14 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree the encryption from whatsapp is more secure. Whatsapp has end-to-end encrypted group chats and is in this case more secure than telegramm. But if you use Signal you can have both. arndtadler • May 2018 • 6 agrees and 8 disagrees Disagree Agree In my opinion is a much better messages application than Whatsapp, it has a Desktop version, private groups, supergroups, bots, stickers, video messages, and much more, also you can use the desktop version with no need of having the app on your phone. That's very cool. Ivann • Jul 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Because it has everything that WhatsApp has what you need, but everything is better and there are more features. You can use it on multiple devices and you phone doesn't have to be on and connected to the internet. There are bots, stickers (you can create your own stickerpack), etc. LudwigSchindler • Aug 2018 Disagree Agree an astonishing messenger very fast and feature rich yass1nz • Jul 2018 Disagree Agree This is the best app of chat! secure, simple and amazing :D srjefers • Nov 2017 • 1 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree Telegram offers open source code which already allowed creation of some very good clients being a bit different than the original app which makes it very flexible. It's like Linux Distibutions - there's a version for any need available! Guest • Mar 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree it has a desktop version as a web version, you can create your personal bots and also use as a cloud (Dropbox) to save your files. Guest • Nov 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree It has tons of features, It's much faster and easier to use. Best encryption out there, is not controlled and monitored by Facebook. Guest • Jul 2017 • 4 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree It's more private and secure. I don't feel like Facebook is spying on me. cerabee • Oct 2016 • 5 agrees and 9 disagrees Disagree Agree They take security very seriously and all features you see on WhatsApp were introduced like a year before in Telegram. With Telegram you can also have all your conversations sync on any device and you can easily find shared links, files, photos... Guest • Apr 2016 • 2 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com Haiku FreeBSD Stickers Lightweight Chat Bot Encrypted chat ... Cloud sync Apps with End-to-End Encryption Integrated File Sharing Group chat Public groups chat Secret chats Security focused Voice Call Ad-free Multi Device Support Persistent History Portable Privacy focused Large File Transfer Anonymous groups Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Sync Contacts Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls Free Speech GPS Location Tracking IFTTT integration In-Game Overlay Integrated File Sharing Messages in cloud Multiple languages Multiple Account support Works Offline Based on phone number Photo Sharing Progressive Web App Push to talk Search by tags Self destructing messages Share Videos Switching between platform Sync across Devices Support for Themes Two factor authentication Video calling Voice messages Add a feature 1239 Like
Signal TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in... Open Source, secure, almost the same usability than WhatsApp. Business model is known. Respects privacy. konsumschaf • Dec 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree because it's free software, secure, and community-contributed rather than corporate-backed Guest • Oct 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree The encryption is by default and open source NickFreeman • Apr 2019 Disagree Agree Secure, encrypted, open source, privacy-minded madpet • Apr 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree From client to server, everything is open Lura • Mar 2019 Disagree Agree The client is Open Source. Nevertheless it lacks free software on the server side. It's possible to host your own signal server but there is no option for federation. You can build up your own 'walled garden' Guest • Mar 2019 Disagree Agree free, open-source, encrypted, good privacy - doesn't store metadata. has most of the features of whatsapp. Guest • Jan 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree True privacy, allows you to control your messages, open source, no tracking, spying, and provider cannot access your messages. Guest • Sep 2018 Disagree Agree It's open source, making the chance of someone being able to implement a backdoor slim to none. Guest • Sep 2017 • 9 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree it doesn't log user activity and is free software, has all the features of WhatsApp Guest • Nov 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Has every feature of WhatsApp, but also e.g. disappearing messages, custom colourded destign etc.! Guest • Nov 2017 Disagree Agree Open source, real end-to-end encryption, no metadata collection. Guest • Oct 2016 • 12 agrees and 8 disagrees Disagree Agree It's also based around phone number ID, but open-source and fully secure. dericke • Feb 2017 • 4 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Video calling ... Encrypted calls Encrypted Connection Privacy-friendly Self destructing messages Video calling Voice Call Client side encryption Color coding Electron based Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Group chat Group Messaging Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Night mode/Dark Theme Works Offline Open Source apps Protected by Password Based on phone number Privacy focused Private messaging File Sending Voice messages Add a feature 468 Like
Wire Wire is a secure and private messenger for phones, tablets and desktop. Crystal clear voice and video calls, private group chats, file sharing, audio and video messages... Elegant UI, encrypted communication, on all relevant operating systems, has great VoIP and video call quality and so on. Guest • May 2019 Disagree Agree Basically Signal on steroids. Also, open source and doesn't ask for your phone number, allows creation of throwaway accounts as well as basic group conversation functionality. Perfect. Guest • Apr 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Crossplatform messaging with end-to-end encryption... Just like iMessage Guest • Mar 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree More a competition for skype then whatsapp. however there's nothing you can do on whatsapp that you cannot do on wire. its trustworthy, has phone calls, can be used on PC/Mac as well.. registration with phonenumber is optional, which is nice. Guest • Nov 2016 • 17 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree You don't need to give your phone number for use. Still safe, good and nice chat app. On phone and on pc, web too. Guest • Jul 2017 • 7 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree Cannot check Outlook for common contacts. Guest • Mar 2017 • 2 agrees and 27 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Personal $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Video calling ... Voice Call Encrypted calls Group chat Share your screen Anonymity Integrated File Sharing Multiple Account support Open Source apps Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Secure File Sharing File Sending Video calling Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature 213 Like
Skype An instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services. Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com Share your screen Video calling Video calling Exchange Integration ... Group Messaging IFTTT integration Microsoft Office integration Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 2439 Like
Riot.im Riot (formerly Vector) is an opensource interoperable app running on Web, iOS and Android. It is built around chat rooms, both public and private and provides messaging... besides what is already mentioned, it's a client for matrix which is a chat network attempting to connect people from different platforms (also using bridges) and it's decentralized. Easy to use, perfect for geeks, though! Guest • May 2018 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Decentral (federation), sure. Open source - client, protocol and server User6044478 • May 2018 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree It is open source, encrypted (end to end), the server is also open source, which means that you or your university could run the server for you. This last point makes it very solid in the long run (like email survived because the protocol was federated). Guest • Feb 2017 • 9 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Chrome Safari F-Droid Firefox Apps with End-to-End Encryption Decentralized Voice Call Group chat ... Matrix.org protocol Video calling Clean design Community based Custom widgets Direct Messaging DRM Free Encrypted chat GitHub integration Group collaboration Integrated File Sharing MarkDown support Mobile friendly File Sending Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Team Collaboration Video calling Web Integaration Add a feature 226 Like
Hangouts Hangouts is a messaging app that lets you send and receive messages, photos and more, and even start free video and voice calls – one to one or with a group! ... Chat is stored in server. Also can be installed on multiple devices. Guest • Mar 2019 Disagree Agree Free Windows Web Android iPhone Chrome OS ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Android Wear Video calling Gmail integration Group chat Multi Device Support ... Share your screen Supports archiving conversations Voice Call Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature 979 Like
Viber Viber is a mobile application that lets you make free phone calls and send text messages to anyone who also has the application installed. . Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Blackberry 10 Apple Watch Call Transfer Group chat Hidden chat Multiple languages ... Push to talk Secret chats Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 311 Like
Jitsi Jitsi (previously SIP Communicator) is an audio/video and chat communicator with full end-to-end encryption that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, ICQ/AIM... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone BSD iPad Apps with End-to-End Encryption Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Support for Multiple protocols ... Multiple Account support OTR Video calling WebRTC Add a feature 296 Like
Mattermost Mattermost is an open source, self-hosted Slack alternative. As an alternative to proprietary SaaS messaging, Mattermost brings... Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Cloudron Team Collaboration Group chat Data API Integrated File Sharing ... MarkDown support Multi Channel On-premises software Plugin API File Sending Slack integration Supports XMPP Add a feature 153 Like
Matrix.org Matrix is an open standard for decentralized persistent communication over IP. It can be used for decentralised group chat, WebRTC signaling, IoT-data transfer, ... You can choose, which client you like the most and use it Guest • May 2018 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted WebRTC Python JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Java Perl Apps with End-to-End Encryption Decentralized Chat Bot Distributed ... Encrypted chat GNU/linux-libre Group chat Real time collaboration Server side history Team Collaboration Voice Call WebRTC Add a feature 117 Like
Facebook Messenger 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. Top Features: •... Free Windows Web Android iPhone Blackberry ... Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Group chat In-app Money Transfer Private messaging Supports archiving conversations ... Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 203 Like
Threema Threema is a new mobile messaging app that puts security first. With true end-to-end encryption, you can rest assured that only you and the intended recipient can read... Its trustworthy and just works well. Guest • May 2019 Disagree Agree Secure, non-US based and you're the Customer, not the product. They really take care of your privacy! Guest • Dec 2016 Disagree Agree Threema is a great whatapp alternative. Just as easy to use as whatsapp, but (hopefully) more secure and non US based. However, just like whatsapp, it is an app only and lacks a client for PC.... :( Guest • Nov 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Commercial Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad ... Android Wear Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Group chat Integrated File Sharing ... Privacy focused Sync Contacts Encrypted Email Encrypted backups Encrypted calls Integrated App lock Multiple languages Picture sharing Security focused Add a feature 57 Like
Trillian Trillian is an instant messaging app that works on phones, tablets, and desktops while keeping your chats neatly synchronized between all of them! We think conversation... just a messaging service consolidator yee42069 • Nov 2017 Disagree Agree Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry iPad Facebook integration Support for Multiple protocols POP3 Support Team Collaboration Add a feature 271 Like
LINE LINE is a Japanese proprietary application for instant messaging on smartphones and PCs. Line users exchange text messages, graphics, video and audio media, make free... Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Stickers Group chat IFTTT integration Public groups chat ... Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 97 Like
ChatSecure ChatSecure is a free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP. Free Open Source iPhone iPad Encrypted chat Integrated File Sharing OTR Add a feature 59 Like
