Comparison

Signal vs APSA Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Signal

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.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted messaging
  • Free voice and video calls
  • Group chats up to 1000 people
  • Disappearing Stories
  • File sharing
  • Admin controls for groups
Features
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Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private. • Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees. • Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people. • Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings. • Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story. • Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises. • Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors. • For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/ To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app

About

APSA Connect

Features
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APSA is pleased to introduce APSA Connect, an online professional networking and community collaboration website for political science. With APSA Connect you can find colleagues, communicate and share documents in a secure and dedicated environment designed for the political science discipline.

Screenshots

Signal4 screens
APSA Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: APSA Connect at none against Signal's 1. APSA Connect also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Signal's advantage is chart position (#11 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Signal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. APSA Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Signal versus APSA Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignalAPSA Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1M ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1M — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size239 MB26 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSignal Messenger, LLCAmerican Political Science Association

Bugs and requests

Signal

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Problem retrieving data, resulting in lost message history
  • Keyboard covering the current conversation
  • Inconsistent behavior when attaching photos/videos
  • Scrolling issues when reading through messages
  • Inability to recover message history after device change

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add filters and customization options
  • Allow adding music to stories
  • Implement a sticker store
  • Add ability to pin messages in group chats
  • Allow new members to view previous group messages
Show 5 more
  • Make group background changes visible to all
  • Implement a backup/restore feature
  • Add option to move sent messages to the left side
  • Bring back pause and skip functions for longer audio messages
  • Allow batch deletion of group messages

APSA Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Signal

Subscriptions1
  • Signal Secure Backups$1.991 Month
None

APSA Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Signal free?
Signal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is APSA Connect free?
APSA Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Signal or APSA Connect have ads?
Neither Signal nor APSA Connect shows ads.

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