Social networks has become the platform where people chat with friends, families and co-workers in the present fluid society. They have become the social, working, and administrative platforms of our lives. 

However, it is equally imperative to consider security and, or, privacy to complement the aspects of simplicity and entertaining functionality. Considering the current state in 2024, here are the ten best mobile messaging apps and what they offer.

1. WhatsApp

WhatsApp is known to be very user-friendly and popular; it has E2EE enabled by default for all individual and group chats making it rather secure for messaging. If you are fine with having an application that most, if not all, of your friends and relations likely have, WhatsApp is the one. It is; free; extremely popular; has vanishing messages and pictures; and has the features of video and voice calls.

2. Telegram

An interesting aspect of Telegram is social elements of its offering, such as public channels, live broadcasts, and grouped chats that make it suitable for creating communities and posting content. Telegram is ideal for those who want to create communities and, of course, have fun and communicate. 

It has great social integration, an advertising profit-splits program for the owners of the channels, and the option to delete the messages of the beginning and end of a private conversation.

3. Viber

The especially useful feature of Viber is international calling that has HD quality, end-to-end encryption for private messages and calls, making Viber safe and international messenger. In summary, Viber is perfect for customers that are already making international calls and want to use safe messenger with entertaining stickers and public channels. It features ‘’End-to-end encryption’’ for the messages and calls, international free calls to other Viber users and stickers.

4. WeChat

WeChat is not only a communication tool but social media, payment application, online marketing and advertising tool and others used especially in China and by Chinese people around the world. Therefore, if one is in search of an application that combines different services WeChat can be of great help. It is also very versatile as it serves social, payment, and service-related functions and is widely used in China.

5. Facebook Messenger

It would be better to start using Facebook Messenger if a user already has an active account on Facebook; The platform supports E2EE for Secret Conversations and is integrated with the main Facebook environment. If you are active on Facebook, Messenger is quite suitable because it can be easily accessed from the social network. It has a Facebook connection, Secret Cam, with E2EE, and voice and video communications.

6. Line

Line has lots of stickers and themes to make messaging more enjoyable and has turned texts into an art while offering protection of the chats through E2EE. Line is suitable for those who enjoy having their own individual approach in the application and it is greatly used in Japan and different countries of Asia. It provides many stickers and themes, chat has end-to-end encryption, and it supports voice and video calls.

7. Snapchat

Snapchat is a typical app for temporary communication, the messages sent vanish after the recipient opens them, as well as for amusement, including filters and lenses. Snapchat is appropriate for such audience as young people who like to chat temporarily and use different kinds of filters. It has the features of temporary messages, entertaining effects and frames, and allows using videos and voice.

8. Discord

Discord initially began as a community client for gamers who wanted a better communication system than most in-game counterparts; it now supports both text, voice, and even video chat, with features for groups and subgroups. 

Discord is well designed for gamers and anybody who wants or needs to create or be part of online communities. It is suitable for gamers and groups, has a powerful text, voice, and video communication, and has good group administration tools.

9. iMessage

iMessage is installed in apple devices and works well for users using apple products with E2EE for messages in between apple devices. Windows now has several options for its messaging service but if you are strictly using Apple, then there is no better messaging app than the iMessage as it is more secure and integrated more within the Apple environment than the others. 

It synchronizes with apple devices, provides End-to-end encryption for Apple-to-Apple messaging, and allows basic text, video and voice messaging. It is available only for Apple devices and to set up you need Apple ID.

10. Signal

Signal is recommended as the best secure messaging apps because; All messages use End-to-End encryption (E2EE) & is a nonprofit organization hence has no motive to harvest people data. Signal is perfect for users to whom security and privacy are paramount, but at the same time, they want an easy-to-use app that will become better and better over time. It provides end-to-end encryptions for all the messages, free and non-profit organization owned, has facility of group, voice and video call options and can be used on multiple devices.

Conclusion

Picking the right messaging app largely depends on what you value most: it can be end-to-end encryption, or integration with a social network, convenient usage or something else. Signal is highly secure while WhatsApp is moderately secure but very popular. Viber and WeChat, for instance, boast extra features for particular purposes, although Telegram is recognized for social characteristics. Take into account what is important to you and choose an app that best suits your life-time or personal priorities.