mdMessage vs PigeonNest Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mdMessage
Securely message healthcare professionals and colleagues with this HIPAA-compliant application. Share unlimited messages, photos, and audio notes across all your devices. Enjoy fast, secure communication with advanced privacy features.
- HIPAA compliant secure messaging
- Unlimited messages, photos, and audio notes
- Syncs across all devices (desktop, tablet, phone)
- Message deletion from devices and browsers
- Photo sharing without saving to camera roll
- Large group chats and identifiable patient chats
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Message securely with MD Message for Healthcare. MD Message™ seamlessly syncs across all of your devices and can be used on desktops, tablets and phone alike. You can send an unlimited amount of messages, photos, and audio notes. Built for the enterprise, MD Message™ truly is the #1 app for HIPAA compliant secure messaging for healthcare information. Message anyone you work with, message with any colleagues or peers from around the country. This is the first messaging app that is secure, HIPAA compliant, and open to the entire medical community. Invite your colleagues, peers, assistants, nurses, all securely, all for free. We pride ourselves on the focus of security and simplicity. Why Switch to MD Message™ FAST: MD Message™ is the fastest secure HIPAA compliant application on the market. It uses a distributed infrastructure with data centers positioned around the country to connect you to the fastest and closet server SECURE: We made it our mission to provide the best security and have provided our users secure features. Delete your message from your device or others. Share photos that do not store in your camera roll. Ability to wipe your entire message tread from any web browser. GROUP CHAT & SHARING: With MD Message, you can form large group chats with dozens of members. You can create individual Patient chats that are easily identifiable in your threads. You can add anyone to your contacts in MD Message from peers, colleagues, family and friends. 100% FREE & NO ADS. MD Message™ is free PRIVACY: We take your privacy seriously and NO THIRD PARTY will ever have access to your data. SUPPORT: For real-time support please go to New Chat - MD Message Support - and text us, ask a question or provide feedback via our feedback tool. PREMIUM: If you would like a premium installation that is private to your organization, please contact us at sales@mdtech.com or text us a new chat.
PigeonNest Messenger
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Pigeon is a privacy-focused, convenient, and fast instant messaging and interaction platform. Reasons to Choose Pigeon: * Instant Messaging & Synchronization: Instant messaging makes conversations easy and convenient. You can access your messages on all your phones, tablets, and computers using your wallet's mnemonic phrase or private key. * Unlimited Multimedia Communication: Supports multiple communication methods, including text, voice, emoticons, images, voice and video calls, and you can also send media files. * Group Chats & Community: You can freely create large group chats with thousands of people, make friends, stay informed about project progress, and get firsthand information. * Security Guarantee: Chat content on Pigeon is simple and secure. We provide global encryption. Your chat content is encrypted with DID. No one can view or access any of your chat content. * 100% Free and Open Source: Pigeon is a communication tool for owners of open-source projects; anyone can join at any time. * Simple and Easy-to-Use Interface: While experiencing various features, we also provide a simple application interface that is easy to use even without tutorials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PigeonNest Messenger at fortnightly against mdMessage's every 4 months. mdMessage's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
mdMessage ships an update every 4 months, PigeonNest Messenger fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mdMessage | PigeonNest Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Medical Design Technologies, LLC | Pigeon nest information technology LLC SOC |
In-app purchases
mdMessage
No in-app purchases
PigeonNest Messenger
No in-app purchases
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