Signal

Editor's Review

Signal is a top-notch messaging app designed with privacy as its primary focus. 🛡️ It’s not just free and user-friendly, but also employs robust end-to-end encryption to ensure your communications remain completely private. No eavesdropping, no data mining—just pure, secure conversations! 💯

With Signal, you can send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files without incurring SMS and MMS charges. It cleverly uses your phone’s data connection to keep things free. 💸

The app also supports crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls, so you can chat face-to-face (virtually, of course!) without worrying about prying eyes. 👀 Group calls are supported for up to 40 people, making it perfect for team meetings or family catch-ups. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Stay connected with group chats of up to 1,000 members! 📣 Admins have control over who can post and manage members, ensuring a smooth and organized conversation. 🤝

Feeling creative? Share image, text, and video Stories that vanish after 24 hours. ⏳ Customize your privacy settings to control exactly who can view your Stories. 🤳

Signal is serious about your privacy. The app is built so that nobody—not even Signal—knows anything about you or who you're communicating with. The open-source Signal Protocol ensures messages and calls remain private, with no back doors, data collection, or compromises. 🗝️

As an independent and non-profit organization, Signal is supported by donations rather than advertisers or investors. This unique approach ensures that your privacy always comes first. 💖

Need help? Visit the support page at https://support.signal.org/. You can also check out the source code at https://github.com/signalapp. Stay updated by following @signalapp on Twitter and @signal_app on Instagram. 🐦📸

Features

• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, files

• Crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls

• Large group chats with admin controls

• Disappearing Stories for ephemeral sharing

• Open source Signal Protocol for security

• Supports group calls for up to 40 people

• Share image, text and video Stories

• Control who can post in group chats

Pros

• End-to-end encryption ensures private communication

• Free to use, avoiding SMS and MMS fees

• Supports encrypted voice and video calls

• Group chats can accommodate up to 1,000 people

• Stories disappear after 24 hours for enhanced privacy

• Independent, non-profit organization

• No data collection or backdoors

Cons

• Requires a data connection to send messages

• Group video calls limited to 40 participants