4 iOS Secure Messaging Apps That Take Privacy Seriously

4 iOS Secure Messaging Apps That Take Privacy Seriously

In the era of internet when everything is open to everyone, privacy is a big issue. The smartphone apps are trying to provide password protections and other options to secure your privacy. Secure messaging apps are one step forward in that direction. But there is a flood of secure messaging apps and it becomes quite hard for one to choose the best one for you.

Here we bring you 4 best secure messaging apps available for iOS.

Confide:

Confide

Confide is one of the best iOS secure messaging apps available on Apple store. The app is very simpleand easy to use. The features of Confide make it not only useful but fun too. You can add your friends on Confide either by their phone number or by email. The invitations to join the Confide network can be sent via message, email, Twitter, Whatsapp, Line or you can simply copy and send the link on any medium.

Confide uses end to end encryption for the send and receive messages . Once the message is read it disappears permanently from the records.
When you receive a message you can swipe the screen to read it. As you keep swiping, the text becomes visible and disappears as you move to another part of the screen. The read part will be deleted permanently so you can not read it again.

The iOS secure messaging app Confides lets you send message to any number. If the recipient of the message is not using the app, he or she can use the provided link in the message to read it.
Confide notifies you when the sent message is read. There is no provision to sent multimedia files in Confide and only text can be sent.

Grab Confide on iOS from here.

Developed By: Confide, Inc.

Wickr:

Wickr

Wickr is a messaging app where you can send or receive the message without compromising your privacy or fear of your message being hacked or misused. It is one of the many iOS secure messaging apps you can find on app store but it stands aside with its unique features.

The app requires you to register your phone number but it will not be shared with anyone until you confirm. On registration it asks you to choose a WickrID and password. You can add your friends if you know their WickrID. You can choose a name from your contact list and Wickr will tell you if the person is using the app and you can add them. For privacy purposes the app will ask your password every time you open the app, though an automatic login can be opted.

Photo, audio or text can be sent on this app. You can also select and attach file from cloud services Dropbox and Google Drive. While sending the message you can choose the expiration time of your message from 0 seconds to 6 days. Whenever the recipient of your message takes a screen-shot of the message it will send you a notification.

Grab Wickr on iOS.

Developed By: Wickr, LLC

ChatSecure:

ChatSecure

Imagine an app where you can chat with your Facebook, Google friends but with a state of the art encryption and no one else can read your message. ChatSecure is exactly doing that so you can have a secure conversation without fear of anyone violating your privacy.There are many iOS secure messaging apps that promises you a secure chat connection but very few like ChatSecure are actually able to do it.

Your Facebook and Google Chat friends are added automatically when you login with its account.
You can add your Facebook, Google Chat and many other friends on ChatSecure. The encryption on the app makes your conversations extremely secure that can not be intercepted or logged on by anyone. But these features are only available when your friend is also using ChatSecure .
The privacy highlight of the app is that it automatically deletes the chat sessions everytime you close the app.

Easy to configure and use, ChatSecure supports XMPP based instant messaging services.
ChatSecure is not only secure and private but also extremely fun. The personal icons feature in the app separates it from other iOS secure messaging apps.
The app provides you more than 30 language options. Although the app is free, it does not show any ads whatsoever.

Grab ChatSecure on iOS from here.

Developed By: Chris Ballinger

Telegram Messenger:

Telegram Messenger

The purpose of the makers of Telegram Messenger is to make the messaging faster and secure at the same time that is missing from the messaging apps. You can send unlimited amount of messages on Telegram and the message can be of any type like photo, video, location, document (zip, pdf, doc) or cantacts. You can also use the app to send voice messages to your friend. After registering your phone number with the app you can see the list of contacts that are using Telegram. You can send an invitation to the friends who are still unaware of the app.

The app lets you chat with people like any other messaging app unless you opt for a secret chat. The encryption and protocol used leaves no trace of the message on its server. You can set self destruct timer for secret chats. If you are using secret chat option in Telegram the messages you send can not be forwarded.
The last seen option lets you see the activity of the user but it can also be turned off. You can also broadcast any message to upto 200 people in your contact list.

Telegram Messenger is considered one of the best iOS secure messaging apps because of its less data consumption that allows the app to be faster.

Grab Telegram Messanger on iOS from here.

Developed By: Telegram LLC

 

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