# SOCIETY: Secure Social Network — Communities & Secure Chat > Secure social network with encrypted chat, file transfer, and community features. (iPhone/iPad app by Whitestar Communications, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/society-secure-social-network/id1576874329 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Whitestar Communications, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1486885060) - Category: Social Networking, Lifestyle - Price: $99.99 - Rating: 4.80/5 from 29 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 14.1 · 151 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2021-09-09 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/society-secure-social-network/id1576874329/reviews.md ## What is SOCIETY? SOCIETY is a Community app with built-in end-to-end encrypted private messaging and now supports StarDrop secure file transfer. Use SOCIETY to create a fun and expressive place where you can hang out with your friends online - without giving up your Privacy, your Digital Rights, or Digital Liberty. SOCIETY doesn’t harvest your data, censor your posts, or invade your privacy like other social media apps. So you can feel confident about expressing yourself in SOCIETY Communities and in SOCIETY state-of-the-art secure private chats. SOCIETY Messenger is a secure alternative to traditional text messaging and SMS, allowing you to make sure no one is reading your chats that you do not wish to see them. SOCIETY messages cannot be forwarded to unwanted parties, or screen captured and shared against your will*. You can delete a message or conversation and it is removed from all phones that you sent the message too, including images and videos, gone forever. SOCIETY uses cloudless, smartphone-to-smartphone technologies with multiple layers of sophisticated Artificial Intelligence to ensure your messages are always secure and to also create a Community space without censorship. SOCIETY helps you maintain your digital security, freedom, and privacy. Everyone is welcome on SOCIETY - the better social media network! Join today! KEY FEATURES NEW: Introducing StarDrop, SOCIETY's encrypted file transfer. Drop files anywhere in the world to any of you SOCIETY connections on any mobile platform. Anything sent over SOCIETY StarDrop is fully end-to-end encrypted, making it easy to move files securely. File transfer can be paused and resumed, so you do not have to restart a transfer, it will complete in the background. CREATE COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST: Hang out with your friends, family and colleagues and talk about your favorite interests - without Censorship and never give up your digital freedom. SECURE: SOCIETY has the world’s most secure private chat built in. Using state-of-the-art encryption, SOCIETY keeps your chat messages secure while they’re in flight across the internet, at rest on your phone, and on the phones you send them to. SOCIETY also uses sophisticated layered AI systems to help keep your data private and secure. OWN YOUR CONTENT: On SOCIETY you own your data. That means you have the power to edit and delete sent messages at all times on all phones, prevent forwarding of your chats to unwanted people, and you control who sees your content. NO SPAM, NO DATA-MINING, NO SPYWARE: SOCIETY has an honest, transparent business model so we NEVER use invasive spyware to harvest and sell your data for profit, and we NEVER Spam you with ads. DECENTRALIZED AND CLOUDLESS: Your messages are never stored in the cloud and only exist on your phone and the phones where you send them. This is not only more secure than traditional Cloud infrastructure, but also makes it virtually impossible to be deplatformed. EPHEMERAL MESSAGING AND ZEROIZATION: Not all messages should live forever - in fact, sometimes they can become a liability. On SOCIETY, private messages have a finite life cycle, and if you feel the need, you can Zeroize your profile, removing all public and private content you have ever sent. *Apple does not allow SOCIETY to prevent screen capture on iOS, but SOCIETY does let you know when a user takes a screen capture along with their identity by posting this event in the conversation. ## Key features - End-to-end encrypted private messaging - Secure file transfer (StarDrop) - Create interest-based communities - Censorship-free communication - Own and delete your content - Decentralized and cloudless architecture ## Recent user reviews (5 of 5) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/society-secure-social-network/id1576874329/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Sign on *2022-06-20, version 3.1.004* App needs to get with the times and offer facial recognition. **Developer response:** We currently don't offer facial recognition because of potential security issues with the 3rd party software used to authenticate facial features. We currently believe this to be insecure. Instead we have created our own input/outputs to ensure that at no point user input is being intercepted and used/spied on by other applications or the phone's OS. Other apps may trust the facial recognition software on your phone, but we do not operate under the assumption that it's safe. We will, however, take your feedback and factor it in to additional product development decisions - there may be a way at some point in the future where we can offer something like this, but it must be done in a safe and secure way. Thank you for your input ~W, the Society Team ### 5/5 — The best *2022-02-12, version 3.0.009* Steady improvements to this great app almost weekly. Great work guys. Love star drop. Way better than air drop. **Developer response:** Thanks! We're constantly working to improve the app, including updates to performance all the time. We read these comments and we're really happy that you're enjoying Society! ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2022-01-21, version 3.0.003* Super innovative way to ha for social media and communications. Love that this whole system is built around privacy instead of using my info as a way for big tech to make money. ### 5/5 — New and very cool *2021-12-22, version 2.3.001* I’ve had this app for a while and I’ve been playing around with it and there are some things that I really like! In a direct conversation between one or more people, you can edit or delete the text of your message, you can also edit or delete a picture that you sent somebody off that other person(s) phone or device. So, in essence if you on the picture and you share it with somebody, you still own the rights to the picture and can delete it. If in that same message you try to to screenshot it say to save or share it (on an IPhone) it will allow you to do it, but leaves an audit trail letting the other person know that you have screenshot it.If you try to screenshot it on an android phone, that capability is disabled. Zeroidization is really cool… where you can delete your entire footprint and take all your posts, messages, pics with you. Stardrop is also pretty cool, their file transfer app. These are just a few of the things that I like about this app. ### 5/5 — Very innovative. *2021-09-16, version 1.21* I love being able to edit and delete, knowing it's really gone or fixed. Comforting to be able to stop Big tech spying too. ## Frequently asked questions about SOCIETY ### What is SOCIETY? SOCIETY is a social networking app focused on privacy and digital freedom. It offers end-to-end encrypted chat, secure file transfers, and community features without data harvesting or censorship. ### How secure is SOCIETY's chat? SOCIETY features state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption for all chat messages, ensuring they are secure in transit, at rest on your phone, and on the recipient's phone. It also uses AI systems for enhanced privacy. ### Can I send files securely with SOCIETY? Yes, SOCIETY includes StarDrop, a feature for secure, end-to-end encrypted file transfers. Transfers can be paused and resumed, and files can be sent to any SOCIETY connection on any mobile platform. ### Does SOCIETY have ads? No, SOCIETY explicitly states it never uses invasive spyware to harvest and sell data for profit, and it never spams users with ads. The app is ad-free. ### What is the pricing for SOCIETY? SOCIETY is available for a one-time purchase of $99.99. This price grants access to all its secure communication and community features. ### What devices does SOCIETY support? SOCIETY is designed for Apple devices, supporting iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is available on iOS. ### How does SOCIETY handle deleted messages? When you delete a message or conversation in SOCIETY, it is removed from all devices involved in the exchange, including images and videos, making them gone permanently. ### What is the age rating for SOCIETY? SOCIETY has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. The app focuses on secure communication for all. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.10.0 — 2024-08-08 Misc improvements ### 3.9.0 — 2024-07-30 Misc performance enhancements ### 3.8.0 — 2024-07-17 Misc performance enhancements ### 3.7.000(4) — 2024-04-05 Misc updates and performance enhancements ### 3.6.002 — 2024-01-17 Minor UI fixes ## Apps similar to SOCIETY | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [SaidThat - Social Reviews](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saidthat-social-reviews/id1611226355) | 5.0 (9) | Free | Social Networking | | [Real Freedom Platform](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-freedom-platform/id1530268555) | 3.7 (12) | Free | Social Networking | | [CupLift](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cuplift/id1400995863) | 4.9 (13) | Free | Social Networking | | [get2Clouds Freelancer Market](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/get2clouds-freelancer-market/id1275004218) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Social Networking | | [Chatzone - Private Rooms](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chatzone-private-rooms/id1551793873) | — | Free | Social Networking | | [MAYA (Me And You Always)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maya-me-and-you-always/id1666753842) | 4.4 (41) | Free | Social Networking | ## More apps by Whitestar Communications, Inc. - [WhiteStar Chat](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whitestar-chat/id1623447093) - [WhiteStar Shell](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whitestar-shell/id6464497575) - [WhiteStar StarDrop](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whitestar-stardrop/id6477874747) - [WhiteStar HyperSpace](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whitestar-hyperspace/id6745478078) All apps by Whitestar Communications, Inc.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1486885060 --- *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 2026-06-10.*