# Session - Private Messenger — user reviews > 693 indexed App Store user reviews of Session by The Loki Project, rated 4.30/5 from 4,592 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/session-private-messenger/id1470168868/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/session-private-messenger/id1470168868.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,386 · 4★ 431 · 3★ 208 · 2★ 117 · 1★ 450 ## What do users think of Session? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🔒 Secure and private messaging - 👍 Clean and intuitive user interface - 🚀 Fast and responsive - 🔒 No phone number or personal data required - 💡 Innovative use of blockchain and Tor network **Cons** - 🐛 Unreliable notifications and message delivery - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🐛 Slow media file transfers - 🔋 High battery consumption - 👎 Limited features compared to competitors **Commonly reported bugs** - Messages not syncing across devices - Inability to join or view group chats - Attachments and media not loading properly - Frequent app crashes and freezes **Most requested features** - Add voice and video calling - Implement self-destruct/ephemeral messaging - Allow customization of chat backgrounds and themes - Improve group chat functionality - Add support for multiple accounts/identities ## Newest reviews (13 of 693) ### 3/5 — Messaging number *2026-08-16, version 2.15.4* When you enter the app all the messages sent notification numbers leaves why? ### 5/5 — App *2026-07-21, version 2.15.3* Me and my mom use this app all the time. It’s fast working and discrete. Many security features into the app and completely anonymous. Love this app ### 5/5 — Great social media site *2026-07-21, version 2.15.3* I’ve the end to end encrypted ip address in order to ensure your conversation and media get the privacy they deserve no prying eyes ### 5/5 — Good *2026-07-19, version 2.15.3* Nice ### 3/5 — Good app but has issues *2026-07-19, version 2.15.3* Sometimes I get notifications of messages but they never load up in the chat. I’ve had people send me messages and somehow I don’t get them. Cool app but that issue needs to be fixed ### 5/5 — Exceptional *2026-07-15, version 2.15.3* Asked for no phone number or email. Truly anonymous! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-12, version 2.15.3* Session is amazing. ### 5/5 — This app is provoking *2026-07-08, version 2.15.2* I’m really upset. I lost $3,000 from a friend because of problems with this app. My messages weren’t being delivered to him, and someone used my name to create another account and collect the money from him. Please make Session’s privacy and identity protection much stronger. Once someone is using a name or username, no one else should be able to create another account with the same one. That would help prevent impersonation, scams, and situations like the one I experienced. ### 5/5 — My experience *2026-07-04, version 2.15.2* My daughter has a iCloud and I have a Samsung so session helped us to text because Samsungs can text iclouds I love session 5 stars ### 5/5 — Session is the best of all *2026-07-04* Please everyone fund session they are the true open source project who wants to make our community better and better and I love the team very much please support the team ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2026-07-04, version 2.15.2* Service is great. Simple and easy to use. ### 3/5 — Positive *2026-06-30, version 2.15.2* Kinda good 70% outta 100% need a good chat wallpaper and also to see when messages are seen ### 4/5 — Bonne app *2026-06-30* Franchement c’est simple à utiliser, c’est parfait pour les enfants qui n’ont pas ne téléphone ni de numéro. Super pratique pour les groupes d’amis sans se mélanger les numéros de téléphone. Je rajouterai bien une plus grande palette de couleurs et plus de personnalisation. Et faudrai également rajouter une fonctionnalité pour modifier les messages envoyés ! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I can’t *2026-08-16, version 2.15.4* I can’t get into my boyfriend text whyyy?? It’s just shows blanks it’s been that way for 2 days ### 1/5 — Bugs. *2026-08-14, version 2.15.4* Calls and video calls aren't working. ### 1/5 — This app ruins marriages *2026-07-30, version 2.15.4* Watch who’s using it to cheat on their spouses ### 1/5 — Notifications *2026-07-25* Une messagerie, le principe est de recevoir les messages et d’être informé !!! Si il faut que j’ouvre l’application tous les dix secondes pour savoir si j’ai un message cela devient une contrainte . Cela fait déjà trois jours et j’attends encore de recevoir la réponse du message envoyé donc je sais de source sûre que j’ai eu une réponse mais rien sur cette application donc à quoi bon avoir cette messagerie pour au final rien recevoir ### 1/5 — Glitchy AF *2026-07-10, version 2.15.2* #1 problem is obvious to anyone with common sense: there is no way to report illegal activity. 2: it keeps reloading messages that were deleted, even from blocked accounts. 3: it keeps sending notifications when there's no new messages. 4: there is a huge delay between sending/receiving messages 5: phone calls hardly ever go through, & when they do they usually just get dropped anyhow ### 1/5 — Не работает *2026-07-03, version 2.15.2* Мессенджер не работает на ios 26.5 , когда я переношу свой аккаунт с ПК по ключу , аккаунт добавляется но не переносятся все данные нет аватарки, нет чатов которые есть в аккаунте и нет соединения с серверами! На пк в е работает странным образом на том де самом ВПН сервере ### 1/5 — Мертворождённый мессенджер *2026-07-01, version 2.15.2* Как и все продукты, сделанные ради денег, этот мессенджер утонет. Навязчивое попрошайничество денег и слёзы о скорейшем прекращении работы, вот что встречает вас при каждом открытии. Альтернатив этому мессенджеру хватает с головой, не начинайте использовать session ### 1/5 — Chris *2026-06-25, version 2.15.2* When asking for recovery password says the password isn’t long enough however it’s the correct password and why does the recovery password have a ridiculous amount of numbers and letters pathetic app avoid ### 1/5 — It needs a review button *2026-06-24* While I understand the idea is to have privacy that should not come at the expense of children’s safety. I know what you say that you don’t tolerate that kind of behavior but that kind of behavior is quite literally what you are well know for. You are indirectly harming children not through malice but through inaction if you really care about child safety like you say there needs to be a report button. No privacy can be worth children being abused and having that abuse material. I know it goes against the spirit of privacy but you have to ask. Why were so few people wanting to fund saving your app because everyone knows that you don’t care about child safety and don’t care about safety of anyone other than your own senses of security and your idealistic idea that people given privacy will do more good than harm. I know no developer will probably read this but I implore you to please do better these children deserve better than to be victimized and revictimized for the sake of privacy. You have people proudly claiming to be pedophiles on your app is that the legacy you want as a corporate entity. ### 1/5 — Awful, disgusting community *2026-06-21, version 2.15.2* This app is a community for child porn, pedophilia, and illegal activity’s. People use it for the wrong intent and apple needs to look into it. My experience with it has been horrendously negative, so much so that there’s derogatory ai images going around and I’m getting constant spam. This needs to be addressed asap apple. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-20, version 2.15.4* Love ### 5/5 — Making America Great Again v5 *2026-08-09, version 2.15.4* To ♾️ and beyond 🚀🚀 ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-09, version 2.15.4* Awesome ### 5/5 — Good *2026-07-30, version 2.15.4* Good ### 5/5 — So private *2026-07-30, version 2.15.4* I really enjoy using this app. It’s very secure and easy to use ### 5/5 — very well designed *2026-07-30, version 2.15.4* functional app. sometimes it glitches out but it’s good. ### 5/5 — Support the devs if you want this to remain *2026-07-29, version 2.15.3* This is by far the best secure messaging app and it’s been free without ads for a very long time. For anyone that’s been using it or wants it to remain do your part. If you’re using this app then you know how important it is and even if it’s $10-$100 just show them love. Thanks devs ### 5/5 — Merci 🙏 *2026-07-24* Mille mercis à l'équipe de Session qui est la dernière application à protéger notre vie privée. ### 5/5 — Great app, no major complaints *2026-07-24, version 2.15.3* UI can be a little bit buggy sometimes, but overall a great app. Does only what they say it does. No ads, decentralized, encrypted, the likes. Truly what modern app devs should aspire to. ### 5/5 — Good *2026-07-22, version 2.15.3* Sure --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*