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Best 10 Private Messaging Apps
Send private SMS and keep everyone from snooping in your business. Make privacy simple with these great private texting apps.
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Confide - private messaging
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Privacy Messenger - Private SMS messages, Call app
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CoverMe - Free Phone Number
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Calculator Pro+ - Private Message & Call Screening
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TextU - Private SMS Messenger, Call app
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Handcent Next SMS - Best texting w/ MMS & stickers
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Messages Lite - Text Messages
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GO SMS Pro - Messenger, Free Themes, Emoji
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Burner - Private Phone Line for Texts and Calls
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Text Me: Second Phone Number
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Privacy Messenger - Private SMS messages, Call app
Message 🔒"Private Box"📦 One of the best free Secure & private messaging app！4.3 Ratings 38K+ Reviews 5M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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CoverMe - Free Phone Number
Private messenger app for secret sms +encrypted messaging on second phone number4.4 Ratings 22K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Calculator Pro+ - Private Message & Call Screening
Hide your private conversations and block spam calls.3.9 Ratings 2K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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TextU - Private SMS Messenger, Call app
TextU is a secure SMS & free text messenger keeping your messages from snooping.4.4 Ratings 5K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Handcent Next SMS - Best texting w/ MMS & stickers
The best free messenger app with group text message, stickers & private texting4.1 Ratings 47K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Messages Lite - Text Messages
Messages Lite texting app is a text SMS & MMS fast text messaging texting app.4.2 Ratings 6K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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GO SMS Pro - Messenger, Free Themes, Emoji
#1 messaging app for best SMS/MMS experience. Fast with customized themes4.4 Ratings 3M+ Reviews 100M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Burner - Private Phone Line for Texts and Calls
Second Phone Number for Anonymous Texting, Calling, and Picture Messages4.5 Ratings 81K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Text Me: Second Phone Number
Free texting (SMS) to US, Canada & more. Free new number. Call free & Text free.4.4 Ratings 900K+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Broad Search
Our unique algorithm scoured the App Store and Google Play Store by searching disappearing messages, private sms, private texting and 4 other keywords. From there, we retrieved a total of 952 unique apps (454 Android apps and 498 iOS apps) as potential candidates. -
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We then selected the highest quality apps from the 952 apps listed. We compared the number of stars, downloads, and reviews along with the velocity of these apps to create a list of the Best Private Messaging Apps for both Android & iOS.
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