SimpleX Chat

best private messaging client. highly recommend

Better than Telegram, Signal & Zange. I strongly suggest it for business or any other confidential correspondence.

great

Meh. Nothing special. I like that nothing is needed for identifiers, but overall the app layout seems terrible compared to others. It seems unnecessarily confusing. The default "annoying service is running" notification is pointless.

It's getting better and better. wishing the best for the team! ❤️

Keep the app the way it is. Do not add one time view, keep the save media. I love it the way it is. If you give too much in the name of privacy like other apps, horny stupids, illegal human traffickers, terrorists all will use this app. DON'T ALLOW THAT. Privacy has to come with limitations because people commenting here are mostly wanna abuse and exploit the system. They just want to share their nude pictures to everyone and be safe and calm about it. IT SHOULDN'T BE SO in a civilized society

good

Very Secure - It has no equal. 🙌👌

nothing works, stuck on upload forever and can't download anything as well

Great App better then most of present time.

bad experience using a desktop app by pairing apps

good concept. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt (messages dont send at all or are severely delayed). it would need to work nearly all the time to be usable. hopefully it will develop more.

The best 💯

super apps

super

I found one bug when I call to someone and he rejected the call so the call isn't ending and it's still open in calling so please fix it. I waited upto 10 minutes and still calling but the reciver rejected it...

amazing app. way better than most I have to say!

perfect but, When I'm type something it's not auto take space

not bad

superb this app

very slow

was invited to a supposed "ideas" group for DnD. almost immediately hit with a bunch of CSAM. owners need to figure out a way to kill that before it hits.

The fact that connection is secure, encrypted and safe, it's best and self destruct feature is kind of sick and cool

nice app

App is very useful and interesting... especially live chat but the customisation settings for themes and chats are too complex, it should be simple and easy to switch as WhatsApp or at least sort of that.

This app is useless. A message arrives seven or eight minutes after it is sent. Messages don't come on time, they get delayed. Many such issues happen. This app is of no use at all.😡😡😡😡😡

u should enable blue tick

no phone # required E2E Encrypted messenger

In my opinion, how everything is arranged is quite messy especially when I invite newbies to the app. I was confused too for a "simple" app. Everything including the "notes" thing should be in a sidebar on the left side if that makes sense while only contacts shows on the front. This app reminds me of WhatsApp, but private. I love how you can customize the themes of the app. My request is more simplicity and the option to choose a hex code instead of just a color wheel. Thanks

Love you so very good 👍

much better than telegram. I completely lost trust in Telegram I used to genuinely support Telegram. I believed in what it originally stood for privacy, freedom, user control, and resistance to unnecessary censorship and monitoring. Those principles were a huge part of why I chose Telegram in the first place. But after using it for years, I feel that Telegram has become a completely different platform from the one I originally trusted. The hypocrisy is what bothers me most.

great private app

Precious app

a good app for private encrypted messaging You can't get texts from random people here which is my fav part of it

easy 5 stars if was same ui/ux as telegram and the allowed topics were wider

Now that calls and voice message work seamlessly this is really nice. The UI has some weird quirks that need ironing out. Mainly stuff like reachable toolbars needing to vanish. But this is great

Edit: It has now been a week since reporting the Chinese animal abuse ring operating on Simplex and no result. This app is being used by a prolific animal abuse network operating in China. It acts as the introduction for the depraved and less easily accessible Tor (darkweb) site used by the network. Reporting channels only sends the report directly to the admin of the channel. This service is most likely also being used to distribute CSAM (child sexual abuse material) because of its anonymity

App keeps crashing (updating didn't fix it). I can open it just fine but the second I try to click something it just crashes without any error message (sometimes the app works for 5-10 seconds). Great messenger but completely unusable for me as of now... Already emptied the cache, disabled permissions, uninstalled webview updates, restarted everything and tried to export while on airplane mode - nothing works... Edit: Problem started after connecting a second desktop device yesterday

it's great for privacy but non of the media that is sent by my friend comes through to me? it just shows up and I can't even download it???? shows me the length of video, the total size of it and and X on the top right???

LOVE THIS AS THE ENCRYPTION IS FANTASTIC. NO NEED FOR PHONE NUMBERS OR USERNAMES.

not easy to use but provides security better than instagram and facebook. the main problem is with the location calling icon (which makes accident calls)

it so good

The most private and anonymous messenger!

just randomly stops sending messages all the time.

Recieving Messages Notification pop ups every couple minutes. How do I switch that off? I want pop-up messages in notification but this pop up "Receiving Messages" annoys me

so far, very good, No account needed!!

I have been facing problem with space key clicking because when I click it sometimes it do not work. Also it doesn't not show whether the person in front is typing or not and when I call Sometimes it is picked then to it can't connect

excelente APP. Privacy protection !!!

everything else is good but the UI is super awful and old ... update the UI to something like material 3 expressive material 3 expressive is difficult for devs at least make it look better than it's current state.

world's most safest & secured app No. 1

I prefer this more than Session since it doesn't use any ID, but it could've been better if its similar to Telegram Secret chats where the user can do one time views or prevent screenshots from both the sender and receiver. I know it can create a false sense of security but its better than nothing and it has helped me a lot to be private against people that has no extra phone/camera or rooted ones to bypass screenshot blocking feature, which kept me from using SimpleX much unlike Telegram sadly.

Good safety app but set self destruction of messages to minutes after read. One day is too long

worst app time waste no one is here to connect you only you can connect yourself the interdiction are very unclear

Probably the most anonymous and private chat app.

harder to get to chat with someone but the privacy beats all the small flaws

The UI look don't look good... the developer should switch to Material expressive UI... it would look and feel way better. Hope soon we will see a better Ui

How are new users supposed to join?

I cannot push the last button so I cannot use it

good encryption & privacy

Just great, testing.

Works great for me! Exactly what I need.

This is an incredibly FAST app. Faster than any other message services I have seen. I love the PRIVACY too!!

so was loving this app until a few days ago. no one is getting their messages. I'm seeing messages. I've replied to messages. but all of a sudden getting messages from people wondering if I'm ok because they haven't heard from me. its happening to someone else I know. what gives

good privacy messenger app ..keep up 🆙 the good work and improvements and updates ...

Can't disable push notifications. If you try to disable the constant drop down menu notification that says you can receive messages, it disables notifications for all chats received. The only option is to let that annoying ... symbol love at the top of your phone screen. Also, changing the colors in your chats is not super easy if you are OCD about your replies to people's messages and your regular messages to them showing in the same color.

best secure app ever

Excellent initiative. Give option to create a unique username feature which I can share with friends.

great app just that im not sure if i can becable to add my gmail so i wont loose my acc incase of any complications with my device

This is the high level, as I know - completely free and clean, utterly secure online chat with great features for now. I hope this software will remain free and intensively developed, secure online communication app.

one less star because the UI, excluding chat that everyone comprehends these days, is not very intuitive for what to do

Love it 💕

Don't forget to flip the Play Integrity API switch on, champ. Nothing says user privacy than remaining compliant to Google. As long as those download analytics continues to rise, then who cares about security, right?

totally awesome

Its great til' the files dont want to send. They just stay loading, pretty annoying.

works very well. I love that there's a PC app also. no email or phone number needed to use either

so far so good 😊

everything that i need in a texting app!! i would just like if there was an option to change reaction emojis to my preferences, other than that no complaints whatsoever🙏

I installed it and couldn't figure out how to use it. I don't know if it finished set up, it kept asking me if I wanted to connect to somebody. It was unfamiliar to work with

it works very well

just trying it for the first 🥇 time and I hope for better results cos I saw your Platform online... thanks 👍 take care 😘

I love simplex! it does everything I need it to do, well.

I need to talk but I can't scan a QR code if it's on my screen

LOVE IT ! THANKS DEVS

this app is amazing 😍😍

no good

The best messaging app!

Be very cautious. This app can get you SCAMMED

The android app works great, but i having issues to connect my phone to the desktop, already two weeks i can't connect while working some while ago, the scanning of the qr code fails

Almost got a migraine trying to send the first message.Both have to have it bs

good job

SimpleX Chat is exactly what a messaging app should be: fast, reliable, and respectful of user privacy. The app runs smoothly without any lag or crashes, and all features work as expected. The interface is clean and intuitive, making it easy to navigate and use daily. The developers clearly prioritize performance and user experience, and it shows. Keep up the excellent work — this is the gold standard for secure, no-nonsense messaging.

i don't know what this is about. i wanted an anonymous chat app with no censorship but where you can block indecent people. but this app wants you to send qr codes to people? i don't understand how it works but it seems overly complicated and suspicious.

It is very good to have this app available for calls and video chats, while travelling abroad.

Feedback for missing feature: Need emoji menu/option in desktop app. In mobile app, we can use emojis from our keyboard, but no option to use emojis in chat in desktop app. Please consider adding this feature. Overall great experience, highly recommend.

This app is the future!

best app

Clean, customizable, E2E messaging, video, and call.

can you use Firebase Cloud Messaging Silent Push Notifications

why is my message not going anymore I thought I was out of internet connection I have to recharge still it doesn't work I'm so frustrated 😭 fix it please

messages don't send a lot of the time 😭 I have to go on ANOTHER app sometimes so that messages get triggered to send and now that doesn't work anymore...

Epitome for secure messaging and a boon to have it as an open-source app. This app itself is a blessing for the public. I thank the team and the devs from the bottom of my heart for not just creating it, but to keep running it and still improving it overtime. In the era where most messaging apps that are reliable/functional have one aspect undermined, privacy and the majority of them are made, run or owned by some commercial giant. It feels like a light of hope among these corporate driven apps.

Great, this app is fun and easy to use while still being extremely secure. The only thing I would add is being able to customise how often it checks for notifications but other than that it is amazing.

We used it to play Alice is missing. This app is perfect for that

its amazing, no more people snooping. and you can search for a message with 1 button no more scrolling. and no more people trying to screenshot and send it to themselves I absolutely love this app and would recommend it

Great App! But, there is a problem with call and message notifications. This issue can lead to missed communications and frustration for users and battery down quickly. It's essential to consider updating the software to resolve these notification problems.

Excellent app for secure communication; a worthy rival of Signal (better, even). Still needs some polish on the UI; otherwise, zero complaints. Among the features it has which Signal lacks: you can give out your address to others w/o giving out your phone number. The encryption is tighter, as well. Would recommend its use for everyone, whether they value their privacy or not. Also having a built-in Private Notes feature is nice for keeping encrypted notes, files, etcetera.

I love this app but the one complain that I have is that: When you upload a file/video it doesn't finish sending... I've seen this happen when I'm switching back and forth to the app. or when the app is updating it stops sending the files.

Excellent app. Privacy matters. One minor annoyance is that you cannot stop it notifying you that it is checking messages, apparently about once a minute or thereabouts. I can't overstate how annoying this is because it is more or less a notification that cannot be cleared. Otherwise, top app from excellent developers. Thanks!

At random times, the app starts deleting parts of messages as I am writing them, jumping the cursor back. The only way to stop the behavior is to fully close the app and restart it. Super annoying and there doesn't seem to be any specific trigger. It's a glitch.

Battery drain on pixel 9pro. 21% from all apps at night with periodic notifications on. It's too much. There is still no media speed control. How it's working with videos it's a joke. No serious changings. Sometimes notifications don't arrive until you open the app.

in a pinch this helped a lot. didn't need to faff with installing WhatsApp - was in another country with a new phone and so was stressed about setting something up to text partner. this was largely effortless and worked perfectly for what I needed in a semi-emergency.

We need this kind of thing to save us from the dystopian future. Really good, they should add a chat customization feature which only allows people to send voice messages and no text.

Message videos fail to download and cannot try again once declared "corruped file" even though anyone else can see the video just fine. Trying to send videos also fail and never finish uploading. But the previes of videos are just fine apparently. Idon't have signal/network problems and the app its up to date, and pretty much happens to plenty of other people using Simplex while others have no issues, its inconsistent.

Not having push notifications is a huge deal breaker. I've sacrificed my battery for the past month on "always on" notifications for a supposedly more secure system. But still no push notifications... not worth keeping

Overall it's fantastic but the UI still needs improvement frankly very big box pop-ups, misalignment, plenty of space between text and elements. It just needs some new ideas but for the begging it's superb, thanks.

Very useful, secure, and helpful. BUT Of course, there is still room for UI development and inventing new ideas. The UI is very clean and simple, but it needs to have its own unique identity rather than resembling others — for example, the chat background feels copied from Telegram. The voice message UI is terrible and overly chunky when you send it, and some elements feel too large or misaligned. Overall, I applaud and thank you for the high security and clean layout.

The only issue that I have been running into is, that sometimes messages don't arrive at their destination (1 tickmark visible). Android recipient changing settings to "always listen" (from checking every 10 minutes), then back to "check periodically" (every 10 minutes) has been fixing this. Recipient has "always running in the background" enabled, no power management on this app. Otherwise, we are very satisfied with SimpleX Chat (we have been using the latest versions all this time).

best chat for simplicity. pros: no data collected, simple interface, can add friends without a phone number, transfer large files easily. free voice chat. good voice quality. cons: notifications can be slow. sometimes 10 minutes. kind of hard to set up at first. you can only send one file at a time even though you can select multiple ones. only the last selected will send. however the challenge setting up is due to the security and privacy. once you have added friends it's very simple to use.

great app just have moreThe app is great overall, but it still needs some improvements. Connection stability could be better, especially during peak hours. Uploading files sometimes fails or takes too long. It would also be very helpful if new members could see the full chat history when joining a group. With these improvements, the app would be much more reliable and user-friendly. 💗

4 stars, but actually between 3-4 maybe 5. the app is very flexible and smart. However, the BIGGEST BUG: if I've been offline for a while and someone has sent me lots of stuff + something important at the end like an e-ticket. when I open the chat the app tries to load everything starting FROM THE OLDEST and it's VERY SLOW. This means the last important file I need right now won't be able to open till the cows come home!

Best app so far I would give 6 star if possible, the only bug i have witnessed is dropping of calls randomly and when app lock is activated, at times you will authenticate severally to unlock using biometric scanning...but overall i like the app

The best software in terms of security, without data storage, without government capital, I thank the creator of this software and I hope you will always be successful. This program is quantum resistant. It has other specialized security options that can be explained

This is a very great app. I have always wanted an app that lets us use local storage and add a separate pass code that is not a device lock, which adds more privacy and security. Being able to import and export databases and setting passphrase for them is also a clever idea. As a whatsapp user, it took me a bit of time to get used to SimpleX chat, but it's easy, maybe 5 to 10 minutes? Overall, it is recommended if you want a lot of privacy. The backups are being encrypted is great.

Hi.. I just installed simplex.. And it looks promising to me but I find very difficulty to convince my friends and colleagues to install it and use it.Maybe lack of advertisement or knowledge about ur app..Also little tricky to setup/use in comparison to other apps like whatspp/signal...Or maybe they all are narrow minded 😁😁..cant u guys use phone no. To invite/add anyone or from device contact list by using masking tech so no one can see phone no (all e2e encrypted format). Thanks team

Incoming voice messages sometimes never load, or take up to 20 minutes if they do load, regardless of message length. Also notification sounds would be nice

In the past it happened many times that either i or the recepient don't receive the messages. For awhile everything worked great. But now, again, my messages aren't arriving to the destination.

Perfect. Just need ability to force delete for everyone. Since now u can delete only for yourself chats. That seems not very secure if someone can force save messages and later usem them as proof sending from that account. Idk 😅. But overall very good app. Currently most secure app

Amazing app guys!! The only issue is I can't seem to receive any notifications and I have no idea why. The chat is between my android and an iPhone and sadly I can't receive push notifications, unless the app is open

It's very secure and easy to sign in and use. I love that we can change the appearance and colors, but we can't still do that with the texts, they have to be just black, I hope we can have that option in the future.

Seems like a legit, straightforward app that's completely centered on rights to privacy. No complaints so far. Highly recommend!

Why does app keep track of the number of messages I've sent and recieved? I don't care if it's stored locally on my end or on your end for whatever reason you give us, that's fishy, like some new tracking? Reply. Let's hear what you have to say b4 i uninstall. Is this app open source? I'll go check code right now.

Honestly, a bit overkill for most people . Don't get me wrong , I love it . But you will not have easy conversations with non tech savvy people. If you are considering this , you need too consider upgrading your environment as well . Custom ROM , and divorcing Google. It does what it does very well though and should be the go-to when signal becomes not trusted anymore .

This app is good it doesn't require phone numbers or email for registration before using it. But there are some settings that doesn't work you can't take screenshots or change languages or even when you send message in a group it doesn't show if your message has been viewed or not this is rubbish please work on the app when looking at it, it a very good app you can't take screenshots or know when your message has been viewed in a group and you can't change your theme to dark

More private than other messaging apps, no phone number needed for registration and you can erase the messages you post. The hard part is finding groups.

I like this messenger it has a lot of features Telegram didn't have but it's also not user friendly at few things and it works as a private messenger, that means you can't socialize with strangers or find groups to join unless you have a link for it, it was nice to try it tho.

Everything in the app works but it won't let me send any of my group members in my channel a message when I have went into settings and selected owners only to allow me to directly message individuals

This app may or may not work if you have Android 8 (minimum requirement). For me it keeps crashing immediately when I try to open it, and I've sent in a crash reports after updates. However I like the concept of the app, and hopefully it'll be fully functional on all Android 8 devices at some point. Edit 9/2024: Similar issue is still happening; a white or black screen appears on startup and nothing else happens. I saw a SimpleX comment on another review saying this is an issue with Android 8.

The most polished UI I ever saw, it looks like a mature app and not some buggy jank like element does. The protocol concept is awesome, and a lot of expected features (incl. the unique live typing) are already complete and just work, with others (channels, bigger groups, device sync even) being worked on. I've no idea what some of the other reviews are on about when they complain about the setup. It all makes sense and works perfectly fine?. Maybe they're old, and the situation improved, idk

Unable to flip camera in app. When pressing button to flip camera, it does nothing, then the 2nd time you press, it just blinks. So frustrating.

SimpleX is a great choice! It's a decentralized, open-source, and privacy-focused messaging platform that allows for secure and private communication. SimpleX uses a unique approach to messaging, where there are no servers storing your conversations, and all messages are end-to-end encrypted. This means that only you and the intended recipient can read the messages, and no one else, including SimpleX itself, can access or intercept them. SimpleX also doesn't require any personal information.

SimpleX Chat is a fast, reliable, and secure messaging app that is also free and open source. It offers a number of features that set it apart from other messaging apps, including end-to-end encryption, no ads or tracking, and a user-friendly interface, open source. It's a great option for people who are looking for a fast, reliable, and secure messaging app that is also free and open source. The difficult thing remains to convince family and friends to use the application, and the reason is narrow-mindedness, habit, and other social media programs.

I was apprehensive to trust a relatively new messaging app but after reading interesting reviews of it(incuding a secure messaging comparison blog)I decided to give it a try. Love it so far👍. Had issue with not being able to create a group chat due to incognito mode🤷❔(I'm unsure about intricacies on how they work/what is possible or not to do with them)otherwise smooth experience👌.Keep doing regular security audits+open source and hopefully you might be even better than Signal one day.4⭐⭐⭐⭐👏

Does not always update. Sometimes goes multiple days, as much as a week, before I receive messages over that period of time. (Sometimes 100's) Really hard on battery with notifications on all the time. Made sure notifications on all the time when experiencing no notifications for s week

Such a fast app. Even on "always on" battery setting, uses the same power as your other popular messengers lile Signal. Would be good if app puts you through a wizard to backup your profile the first time, and maybe automatic regular backups in the background.

Not useful for my use case. I need to be able to use multiple android and PC devices from the same account, synced, with no device being the "master". That's a dealbreaker. Also setup is too complex for family members who get confused with the notification permissions etc. Right now this is only appropriate for geeks with zero chance of getting mum to use it. It's a real shame that Whatsapp is basically the only option if I want some vague kind of privacy as well as multiple devices and family.

The idea and people behind Simplex are truly brilliant. But why these UI choices? Desktop app is unusable, you can't even copy arbitrary chunks of text from messages, can't remove "chat list" which is taking lots of screen estate. Looking alien on any platform be it mac or windows.

I like the mechanism. I think, despite being against the username concept, the simplex addresses should be something shorter you can write on paper or skin w/ marker easily. It could have another top layer that can connects the full simplex address to a short number or handle(maybe DNS) That way you can optionally easily share, and if your name gets burned for spam requests or something, you can ditch it (and your simplex address) but connections still can contact you.

I am not going to lie but this app is actually very good. I have never seen any app having this much privacy related options. Its UI is great,privacy is the best in my opinion. In short, everyone should use this app!!!!!!

Great app. I really like it but can't send gifs : /. I mean, it crashes everytime I try sending them.... I really want the developer to fix it ASAP.

Very interesting new security approach. Works well and has a polished UI with an impressive list of options to control your security and exoerience. You can even run your own servers if you want. If servers could not correlate sender and receiver IPs I would say its the best messenger out there.

Everything is excellent and amazing. I'd been looking for an alternative for Signal with no phone number or Email to sign up. The only feature I feel should be added ASAP is Typing Indicator. I'd make it 5 stars when this is added. Thanks a lot for bringing privacy for everyone.

All positive This is a very unique messaging app, it handles security and privacy differently to any other, even session. Whilst signal is the messaging app EVERYONE should use with friends and family, this is the app for more privacy. Messaging is great, supports markdown, handles calls and video calls well, the app itself is clean and clear. I am running this and session to see which ultimately wins out

***please consider the ability to have in chat/conversation notification sound. A sound while you're chatting and you receive a message. Great app. Easy to get started, and works! Love that it works perfectly without google (play services/cloud messaging). It does use a bit more battery than I'd like. The two biggest things: better battery usage and in chat/convo notification sounds. Thank you for everything you guys are doing. Keep it up

Extremely convenient and secure. Maybe not the easiest to use but doesn't take much to learn how to use it. Probably the best if security and privacy are you priorities.

It's would be great if you add more option like some members can only watch group but with sending messages limitation ( admin can limit some members from sending message )

Hello, it is not possible to cut images and videos when sending. Videos don't play in the app when sent, voice calls are also glitchy. The messages that we delete bilaterally can be seen again with the reveal option, and this is a problem because the sender of the message is sure of his decision that he deleted the message bilaterally.

This app has a lot of potential and I like it's anonymity Things that could be competitive A lot of phones don't give user a notification unless the user opens the app I'm able to screenshot the conversation which can be something of concern

this is a pretty neat app, performing greatly for a great cause. it's actually solid and pretty underrated among the similar decentralized messengers. it could be a little more polished and have slightlyyy more features which are pretty obvious what they are to be PERFECT, but it's already AMAZING so i won't decrease any star from this review.