Sanchar Saathi Android
Sanchar Saathi gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Sanchar Saathi is #16 in Tools Free on Google Play in India and charting in 1 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperDepartment of Telecommunications, Govt of India
CategoryTools
PriceFree
Released–
Installs10M+
Rating★ 4.5 (190k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.5 ★
190k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#16
🇮🇳 Tools Free
Measured
Sanchar Saathi downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Sanchar Saathi's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time per daily user
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | ToolsFree | #16 |
Apps near Sanchar Saathi on the chart
🇮🇳 Tools Free, around #16.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
190k ratings
Measured
Ratings
190k
Measured
Written reviews
2
Measured
About Sanchar Saathi
1. Sanchar Saathi is a citizen centric initiative of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to empower mobile subscribers, strengthen their security and increase awareness about citizen centric initiatives. It contains following facilities:
Chakshu - Report Suspected Fraud Communication: It facilitates citizens to report the suspected fraud communications with the intention of defrauding telecom service users for cyber-crime, financial frauds, non-bonafide purpose like impersonation or any other misuse through Call, SMS or WhatsApp.
Block Your Lost/ Stolen Mobile Handset: It facilitates tracing of the lost/stolen mobile devices. This also facilitates blocking of lost/stolen mobile devices in network of all telecom operators so that lost/stolen devices cannot be used in India. If anyone tries to use the blocked mobile phone, its traceability is generated.
Know Mobile Connections in Your Name: It facilitates a mobile subscriber to check the number of mobile connections taken in his/her name. It also facilitates to report the mobile connection(s) which are either not required or not taken by the subscriber.
Know genuineness of Your Mobile Handset: It facilitates a mobile subscriber to check the genuineness of mobile handset with the help of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number.
Report Incoming International Call with Indian Number: It facilitates citizens to report about the international calls received by them with local Indian number (+91-xxxxxxxxxx). Reporting about such calls helps the Government to act against illegal telecom setup.
2. Steps to use Mobile App are as follows:
User download and install the App and land on the home screen showing about Sanchar Saathi and its services.
Registration alert box is shown to user which provides the information about registration requirement by sending a SMS to DoT on 14522. Further, Name of user is captured.
App completes the verification of the user by sending an automatic SMS in the background and register the active mobile numbers of the device.
Registered user can now access the facilities as detailed above.
App will show the mobile numbers registered in the App in various facilities so citizen can choose from this list to utilize various services.
3. Sanchar Saathi App takes following permissions:
a- Call/ SMS Logs: To report any Call/ SMS in facilities offered by Sanchar Saathi App. This allows citizens to fetch the call/ SMS logs in reporting facilities. Citizen can choose from the call/ SMS logs and details about that communication will be auto-populated for ease of reporting. The call/ SMS logs are available in the phone only. Reported call/ CMS details are only sent to DoT.
Sanchar Saathi as an app has the functionality of 'REPORT SUSPECTED FRAUD CALL/SMS' to help users to automatically fetch the Call/SMS for easy and genuine reporting.
b- Make & Manage phone calls: To detect mobile numbers in your phone while registration.
c- Send SMS: To complete registratio
Chakshu - Report Suspected Fraud Communication: It facilitates citizens to report the suspected fraud communications with the intention of defrauding telecom service users for cyber-crime, financial frauds, non-bonafide purpose like impersonation or any other misuse through Call, SMS or WhatsApp.
Block Your Lost/ Stolen Mobile Handset: It facilitates tracing of the lost/stolen mobile devices. This also facilitates blocking of lost/stolen mobile devices in network of all telecom operators so that lost/stolen devices cannot be used in India. If anyone tries to use the blocked mobile phone, its traceability is generated.
Know Mobile Connections in Your Name: It facilitates a mobile subscriber to check the number of mobile connections taken in his/her name. It also facilitates to report the mobile connection(s) which are either not required or not taken by the subscriber.
Know genuineness of Your Mobile Handset: It facilitates a mobile subscriber to check the genuineness of mobile handset with the help of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number.
Report Incoming International Call with Indian Number: It facilitates citizens to report about the international calls received by them with local Indian number (+91-xxxxxxxxxx). Reporting about such calls helps the Government to act against illegal telecom setup.
2. Steps to use Mobile App are as follows:
User download and install the App and land on the home screen showing about Sanchar Saathi and its services.
Registration alert box is shown to user which provides the information about registration requirement by sending a SMS to DoT on 14522. Further, Name of user is captured.
App completes the verification of the user by sending an automatic SMS in the background and register the active mobile numbers of the device.
Registered user can now access the facilities as detailed above.
App will show the mobile numbers registered in the App in various facilities so citizen can choose from this list to utilize various services.
3. Sanchar Saathi App takes following permissions:
a- Call/ SMS Logs: To report any Call/ SMS in facilities offered by Sanchar Saathi App. This allows citizens to fetch the call/ SMS logs in reporting facilities. Citizen can choose from the call/ SMS logs and details about that communication will be auto-populated for ease of reporting. The call/ SMS logs are available in the phone only. Reported call/ CMS details are only sent to DoT.
Sanchar Saathi as an app has the functionality of 'REPORT SUSPECTED FRAUD CALL/SMS' to help users to automatically fetch the Call/SMS for easy and genuine reporting.
b- Make & Manage phone calls: To detect mobile numbers in your phone while registration.
c- Send SMS: To complete registratio
What's new in 1.6.1
- Revamped UI with an improved user experience
- Interactive app walkthrough
- Push notifications for important alerts and updates to users
- Statistics dashboards
- New Trusted Contact Details service
- Keep Yourself Aware section
- Interactive app walkthrough
- Push notifications for important alerts and updates to users
- Statistics dashboards
- New Trusted Contact Details service
- Keep Yourself Aware section