Anyone used Threema? How does it compare to SimpleX?
Discussion
I've used it. The problem is very few others are willing to pay for it.
I mistakenly posted to the above post. My response was meant for here.
Even if you encounter one person worth talking to privately, it is worth your $4.99 to get the app. It won't get mainstream adoption, but when do privacy people want mainstream solutions anyway?
Anyone who isn't willing to pay $4.99 and euro or bitcoin equivalents, with no friction after that, doesn't have a need or desire for privacy.
I've used them all, and real privacy people have signal (mainstream) and threema (serious people) wire, and session.
Such a weak excuse calling $4.99 a "barrier to entry."
Okay. Mainly interested in learning, the comparisons of their privacy features and tradeoffs.
Check:
https://www.messenger-matrix.de/messenger-matrix-en.html
and rate the security
green = 3
yellow = 1
red = 0
results + (where the money comes from)
1. Threema (self financed by the users) = 71
2. SimpleX (VC from VillageGlobal) = 68
3. Element Matrix (Amdocs / Morris Kahn) = 68
4. Conversations (App Price) = 66
5. Wire (Janus Fries / ex-Skype-Founder) = 63
6. Signal (Brian Acton Ex-WhatsApp) = 62
7. Briar (OTF = US Goverment) = 58
8. DeltaChat (OTF = US Goverment) = 58
9. iMessage (Apple) = 44
10.WhatsApp (Facebook Meta)= 44
11.Telegram (Putin) = 40
12.Skype (Microsoft) = 37
13.Discord (Ads?) = 34
OFT = Open Technology Fund
SimpleX Chat got 370.000 U$ from Village Global
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/simplex-chat
= Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates & Co.
Always look where the money comes from!!!
UI/UX is far more polished. Works smoothly, reliable. Messages get delivered fast. It has the best call quality of all E2EE instant messaging applications I've tried till now.