Messenger vs SimpleX Chat

A side-by-side comparison of Messenger and SimpleX Chat.

	Messenger Visit website	SimpleX Chat Visit website
Description	Meta's chat and calling app for your Facebook connections	Private messenger with no user identifiers at all
Pricing	FreeProprietary	FreeOpen source(AGPL-3.0)
Developer	Meta	SimpleX Chat
Ratings	4.7(13.8M) · App Store	4.3(271) · App Store 19.5Kstars
Platforms
Web
iPhone
Android
Windows
Mac
Linux
Self-hosted
Features
Disappearing messages
End-to-end encryption
Group chats
Voice and video calls
No phone number required

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