Signal - Private Messenger

68 of 100 · reviews
4.7of 5 · store
1,053,068ratings on the App Store
180reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

Signal encrypts properly and holds up on privacy, but message delivery delays and inconsistent voice call quality come up regularly in reviews. It is not ready to be someone's only messenger.

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What people use it for

People who value privacy over convenience

What reviews praise

Users trust the app enough to build local communities around it and treat it as infrastructure.

What reviews complain about

Messages often hang on 'Delivering' for several hours, and voice calls drop and sound unstable.

What users experience

2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

Yall have non to stop people from adding you in group chats over night im added into 50 group chats and can no longer open app because the amount of messages

This app is saving countless lives in Minnesota. I could not be more grateful Update, June 2026: Signal is still the beating heart of our neighborhood. It's core democracy infrastructure and we're blessed to have it