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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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Privacy Messenger-SMS Call app
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Signal Private Messenger
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Confide - secure messenger
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Wickr Me – Private Messenger
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CoverMe - Second Phone Number
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Calculator Pro+ - Private Message & Call Screening
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TextU - Private SMS Messenger
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GO SMS Pro - Messenger, Free Themes, Emoji
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Messages
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Mood SMS - Custom Text & MMS
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Privacy Messenger-SMS Call app
Secure & private SMS messaging app4.3 Ratings 40K+ Reviews 5M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich In App PurchasesLoading...
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Signal Private Messenger
Say “hello” to privacy.4.6 Ratings 2M+ Reviews 100M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh 1M+ ReviewsLoading...
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CoverMe - Second Phone Number
Call and text now with a private second phone number, anonymous phone call app4.6 Ratings 19K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesLoading...
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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 Fresh In App PurchasesLoading...
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TextU - Private SMS Messenger
TextU is a secure SMS text messenger keeping your messages from snooping.4.1 Ratings 5K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesLoading...
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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+ ReviewsLoading...
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Messages
Simple, helpful messaging by Google4.2 Ratings 8M+ Reviews 1B+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh 1M+ ReviewsLoading...
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Mood SMS - Custom Text & MMS
Customizable SMS & MMS App For Android - Texting & Messages with Emojis & Themes3.6 Ratings 181K+ Reviews 5M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App PurchasesLoading...
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How We Choose The Best Apps
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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 993 unique apps (477 Android apps and 516 iOS apps) as potential candidates. -
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Finally, our editorial team checks all apps in our best 10 list one by one to make sure these apps are of the highest quality. -
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We then selected the highest quality apps from the 993 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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