1. Home
  2. 🌐 Social Networking
  3. Signal
Signal - Private Messenger

Signal - Private Messenger

Say “hello” to privacy.

1.1M ratings
3486 reviews
#8 in free Social Networking
🔧 Utilities
🌐 Social Networking
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

Released
July 29, 2014
Updated
October 9, 2026

Features

Developer

Signal Messenger, LLC
✨Promote your app ✨
Signal - Private Messenger screenshot #1 for iPhone
Signal - Private Messenger screenshot #2 for iPhone
Signal - Private Messenger screenshot #3 for iPhone
Signal - Private Messenger screenshot #4 for iPhone
Signal - Private Messenger screenshot #5 for iPhone
Signal - Private Messenger screenshot #6 for iPhone
Signal - Private Messenger screenshot #7 for iPhone
iphone
ipad
📈no. 137
Charts↘︎
📌Ready
Reviews summary↘︎
⭐3.5K
Reviews↘︎
📝40+ tags
Tags↘︎
🔄6+ apps
Alternatives↘︎
❓5 answered
FAQ↘︎
📦~ in 5 days
Updates frequency↘︎
🖼️Get Icon
Icons↘︎

About

This messaging app prioritizes your privacy with strong end-to-end encryption for all communications. It offers free text, voice, and video messaging, including group chats and disappearing stories, all without collecting your data.

✓End-to-end encrypted messaging
✓Free voice and video calls
✓Group chats up to 1000 people
✓Disappearing Stories
✓File sharing
✓Admin controls for groups
Show original description

What users say about Signal

Reviews of Signal are mostly positive: the Social Networking app is rated 4.7/5 from 1.1M App Store ratings. What users like most: security and privacy, ease of use. Top complaints: delayed message delivery, inconsistent image/video quality. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🔒Security and privacy
  • 👍Ease of use
  • 🚀Great call quality
  • 🚀Smooth and pleasant user interface
  • 🔒End-to-end encryption
  • 🔒Non-profit ownership

Negative things

  • 🐛Delayed message delivery
  • 🐛Inconsistent image/video quality
  • 🐛Buggy call functionality
  • 🐛Inability to edit sent messages
  • 🐛Unreliable notifications
  • 🔒Mandatory contact sharing
See all reviews

What's New in Signal

8.32

October 9, 2026

• This update introduces a new custom mute option so you can easily specify the exact date and time when you would like to end your moment of silence for notifications in a specific chat.

More
2

Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Signal Secure Backups

Full text message and full media backup

$1.991 Month
How to cancel Signal subscription ⁉️

Charts

Top Free

📈 8+1

Social Networking

This app rose +1 position in Social Networking chart.

Last updated on October 17, 2026.

Top Free

📈 137+7

Global

This app rose +7 positions in Global chart.

Last updated on October 17, 2026.

Top Grossing

📉 142-8

Social Networking

This app dropped -8 positions in Social Networking chart.

Last updated on October 17, 2026.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

It works sometimes

I have to rely on this app due to ongoing encroaching surveillance however, the app lags no matter my connection. It can take upwards of a half an hour to send a message.
BlkishBBlkishB

Privacy. !! I really like that about it.

Updated nickname :
Gamble.39
Gamble. 22Gamble. 22

My gratitude to the owner of this app

I love your app a lot it so helpful
StonepaidStonepaid

Not that good

You guys should really add a logout option so I don’t have to delete my app anytime I want to logout and also a switch account option just like WhatsApp
Agent_legacyAgent_legacy

Lovely app

Reliable
Mistress ChristyMistress Christy
See 3481 more reviews

Featured on

Stay Safe During Wildfires

Jan 10, 2025

Read More

See All

User experience

🐞

Reported Bugs

5 issues

Problem retrieving data, resulting in lost message history

Bug

Keyboard covering the current conversation

Bug

Inconsistent behavior when attaching photos/videos

Bug

Scrolling issues when reading through messages

Bug

Inability to recover message history after device change

Bug
✨

Requested Features

10 requests

Add filters and customization options

Feature

Allow adding music to stories

Feature

Implement a sticker store

Feature

Add ability to pin messages in group chats

Feature

Allow new members to view previous group messages

Feature

Make group background changes visible to all

Feature

Implement a backup/restore feature

Feature

Add option to move sent messages to the left side

Feature

Bring back pause and skip functions for longer audio messages

Feature

Allow batch deletion of group messages

Feature

FAQ

What does this messaging app do?

This app is a messaging service designed with privacy at its core. It allows users to send text messages, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files. It also supports encrypted voice and video calls, including group calls.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include strong end-to-end encryption for all communications, free messaging and calls, group chats for up to 1,000 people, and disappearing Stories. It also offers admin controls for group management and file sharing.

Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to use. It is supported by donations as a non-profit organization, meaning it does not rely on advertisers or investors. While the core app is free, it does have in-app purchases.

Who is this app for?

This app is for anyone who prioritizes privacy in their digital communications. It's ideal for users who want to ensure their messages and calls are secure and not accessible by third parties.

How does the app ensure privacy?

The app utilizes strong end-to-end encryption through its open-source Signal Protocol. This ensures that only the sender and recipient can read messages or listen to calls. The organization itself collects no user data and has no access to your communications.