# Layergram — Secret messages via any app

> Secret messages via any app (iPhone/iPad app by Simone Riccetti.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/layergram/id6760356511 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Simone Riccetti](https://appshunter.io/developer/1884087136)
- Category: Social Networking, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.5 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/layergram/id6760356511/reviews.md

## What is Layergram?

Layergram is not another messenger. It is a privacy layer for the apps you already use: WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage, email, social networks, forums, and any text-based channel that can carry copyable text.

Choose the sending style that fits the situation. Direct text mode turns your secret message into a visible encrypted payload that is easy to copy and paste. Use it when you do not want to write a cover message, or when you are comfortable with the fact that the text clearly looks encrypted. This is Layergram’s default mode because it is simple, explicit, and widely compatible.

When visual discretion matters, Layergram can also hide the encrypted payload inside an ordinary-looking cover message using zero-width Unicode characters. For channels or workflows where links are more practical, link mode is available too.

Your keys stay on your device. Layergram has no Layergram account, no delivery server, no message database, and no backend that can read your conversations. The core protocol is open for review and uses well-known cryptographic primitives such as X25519, HKDF-SHA256, and AES-GCM-256.

Layergram includes Forward Secrecy for compatible conversations. New contacts can upgrade opportunistically as normal Layergram messages are exchanged, while Maximum Forward Secrecy can require a strict device-bound session before user-authored content is sent. No Layergram server or background connection is required: the upgrade travels through the same apps you already use.

Use Layergram for the messages that deserve more than ordinary privacy: personal notes, private plans, sensitive links, recovery details, business context, or any conversation where the channel should carry the message without owning the contents.

Core features:
• Send encrypted messages through WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage, email, and more
• Choose direct text, cover text, or link mode depending on how visible you want the encrypted payload to be
• Local keys, local encryption, and local chat history
• Forward Secrecy support for compatible contacts
• Optional passphrase-derived identities for separated contexts
• App lock, biometric/PIN access, and screen protection where supported
• Self-destructing messages and backup-exclusion controls
• Open-source core protocol and cryptography
• Available in 42 languages

Layergram Premium is a one-time unlock handled by your store account. It adds convenience features and supports continued development; core privacy features remain available without Premium.

Premium adds:
• Natural cover-message generation on supported devices, designed to use visible cover context without reading your secret message
• An in-app keyboard for secret drafts, including an optional scrambled layout
• Custom chat folders
• Multiple saved local identities, with separate messages and contacts
• Encrypted backup and restore protected by a separate 24-word backup phrase; backup storage receives only encrypted backup data

Layergram is honest about its limits. It protects message content, not the metadata exposed by the app you use to send it. A motivated analyst may detect hidden Unicode characters, but cannot read the encrypted content without the right keys. It also cannot protect a device that is already compromised.

Layergram is independent and is not affiliated with the messaging services named here.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layergram Premium Unlock | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.2 — 2026-07-14

Layergram Premium as a one-time unlock with natural cover-message generation on supported devices, an in-app keyboard with optional scrambled layout, chat folders, multiple local identities, and encrypted backup/restore. Core privacy features remain available without Premium.

### 1.4.1 — 2026-07-11

Fixed some possible problem buying Premium on iOS26 and iOS27.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-07-09

New in Layergram: Forward Secrecy support for compatible contacts, including Maximum FS for stricter sending. 
This release also introduces Layergram Premium as a one-time unlock with natural cover-message generation on supported devices, an in-app keyboard with optional scrambled layout, chat folders, multiple local identities, and (coming soon...) encrypted backup/restore. 
Core privacy features remain available without Premium.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-04-23

This update introduces a new encoding format (LMF v2) that makes the application fully compatible with Telegram. We have also further refined certain aspects of the user interface.

### 1.2.2 — 2026-04-20

This update improves identity security, recovery handling, and contact verification. We also redesigned the create/restore onboarding flow, added clearer migration guidance for early users, and made general improvements to security, reliability, and overall user experience.

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