Signal vs Magic Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Signal
This messaging app prioritizes your privacy with strong end-to-end encryption for texts, voice messages, photos, videos, and files. Enjoy crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls, and create disappearing stories. It's a non-profit, donation-supported alternative focused on secure communication.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Encrypted voice and video calls
- Group chats up to 1,000 people
- Disappearing stories
- File sharing
- Non-profit, donation-supported
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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
Magic Pass
Enhance your mountain adventures with real-time updates on trails, conditions, and lift openings for nearly 100 destinations. This app also features a loyalty program to track usage, earn points, and redeem them for cashback.
- Real-time trail maps
- Live mountain conditions
- Lift opening status
- Loyalty program tracking
- Earn and redeem Magic Points
- Cashback rewards
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Make the most of your Magic Pass with its official app, designed to enhance every mountain outing. With hit, every trip becomes a rewarding adventure! Access real-time updates from nearly 100 Magic Pass destinations, such as: • Trail maps • Live conditions: weather, snow reports, webcams • Lift openings But there’s more: the app also unlocks BeMagic, Magic Pass’ loyalty program! • Track your usage stats • Earn Magic Points : When you scan your Magic Pass for the first time at each partner destinations or complete in-app challenges. By shopping with our partners: shops, hotels, restaurants, spas, activities, museums, arcades, and much more! -> Then, turn your Magic points into cashback, paid directly to your bank account. The Magic Pass app brings all the essential mountain info together – for winter and summer adventures. Explore the destinations, enjoy BeMagic benefits, collect Magics, and get rewarded! Note: This app is exclusively for Magic Pass holders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Signal at 4.7 against Magic Pass's 4.2. Signal also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (1.1M vs 6). Magic Pass's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Signal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Magic Pass asks for nothing beyond the download.
Signal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Signal has 1.1M ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Signal ships an update weekly, Magic Pass every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Signal | Magic Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1M ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1M — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #11 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Signal Messenger, LLC | Magic Mountains Cooperation |
Customer experience
Signal
Magic Pass
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
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- 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
Magic Pass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Signal
- Signal Secure Backups$1.991 Month
Magic Pass
No in-app purchases
