Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
United States



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



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.


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




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




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




qTox - The most feature-rich Tox client; P2P instant messaging, audio and video calls.


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.






White Noise aims to be the most secure private chat app on Nostr, with a focus on privacy and security. Under the hood, it uses the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol to manage group communications in a highly secure way.



Kik is way more than just messaging. It’s the easiest way to connect with your friends, stay in the loop, and explore – all through chat. No phone numbers, just pick a username.



Radar is a private messenger with built-in Bitcoin payments over the Lightning Network. It is a fork of Signal and keeps Signal's end-to-end encryption. Radar is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Signal Messenger, LLC.
