CLUSTER CALLS-ACROSS-DEVICES · 14 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2015-03-20
Encrypted messaging and calling apps
This cluster comprises messaging and calling applications that offer encrypted text, voice, video, group chats, and file sharing, with some adding extras like stickers, translations, or creator channels. Dated entries appear one per month across a long stretch from December 2010 to July 2026, indicating a sparse and continuous presence rather than any concentrated period of activity. Traction leaders are Rakuten Viber Messenger, BiP - Messenger/Video Call, and Ello Messenger, though each shows an activity signal of zero stars.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 4 hand-coded · 10 unlabelled
Operator · 1 hobby · 2 commercial · 1 enterprise · 5 open source · 5 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 14 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01Rakuten Viber Messenger0★14 daysliveenterpriseMessaging and calling app for global communication with free group calls, stickers, and end-to-end encryption.
- 02BiP - Messenger, Video Call0★15 dayslivecommercialSecure messaging and video calling app with group chats, translations, and file sharing.
- 03Jami0★1 moliveUnified messenger that offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, calls, file sharing, and group video conferences across multiple devices.
- 04Ello Messenger0★20 daysliveMessaging app providing fast, secure, synced communication with creator channels, subscriptions, and audience monetization.
- 05Element Classic0★2 moliveopen sourceMessaging app for secure communication that supports chat, voice, and video, formerly the main Element mobile client.
- 06Gapp Messenger0★20 daysliveMessaging app that lets users send texts, make voice and video calls, and share files securely with synchronization across devices.
- 07IcqGrok0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyMessenger application that recreates classic ICQ chat with contacts, file sharing, voice and video calls, and end-to-end encryption.
- 08Quicall0★15 daysliveopen sourceCross-platform messaging app that provides encrypted text chat, voice calls, and video calls for staying connected across devices.
- 09Fossify Messages0★2 molivehand-codedopen sourceMobile app for sending and receiving SMS and MMS messages, with contact blocking, message export and import, and customizable lock-screen privacy options.
- 10WeChat0★27 dayslivehand-codedopen sourceMessaging and calling application that lets users exchange text, voice, and video communications for free.
- 11Viber0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceMessaging app that lets users send free messages and make free voice calls to other users across devices and countries.
- 12PHILChat messenger0★4 yrabandonedlivehand-codedMessaging app with HD voice/video calls, large file sharing, group chats, and secure encrypted communication.
- 13imo video calls and chat HD0★8 mostalelivecommercialMessaging and video chat app allowing free encrypted calls and messages across devices with optional ad-free subscription.
- 14AnyTalk Messenger0★1 yrabandonedliveMessaging app with free calls, video calls, multimedia messages, and encrypted chats with synchronization across devices.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.