Signal Downloads & RevenueSignal - Private Messenger · App Store & Google Play
Signal - Private Messenger gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Signal - Private Messenger by Signal Messenger, LLC is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Signal - Private Messenger update history & changes
Last change · 90 events since 25 May 2010Full timeline ↓🌟iOSFeatured by Apple📦iOSUpdated to version 8.36🔎AndroidTop 10 for “telegram”🌟iOSFeatured by Apple: “ESSENTIALS”🔎AndroidTop 10 for “telegram”✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: what's, leben🔎iOSTop 10 for “messenger” in 2 countries✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: beats📦AndroidUpdated to version 8.34.2📦iOSUpdated to version 8.35.1📈AndroidEntered the top 10📈AndroidEntered the top 10📦AndroidUpdated to version 8.33.2🔎iOSTop 10 for “messenger”📈iOSHit #1📈iOSHit #1🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 90 events
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.36iOS• Stickers are supported in quoted replies, so you have another way to make a point that sticks around.
• Following last week's update, consider this a duet that includes additional improvements for the iPhone Duo. - 🔎Signal - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “telegram”Android#5 in Saudi Arabia search · popularity 94
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by Apple: “ESSENTIALS”iOStoday · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- 🔎Signal - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “telegram”Android#4 in United Arab Emirates search · popularity 96
- 🔎Signal - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “chatgpt”Android#10 in United Kingdom search · popularity 100
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: what's, lebeniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Signal - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “messenger” in 2 countriesiOSCanada, India search · popularity 97
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by Apple: “ПОДБОРКА”iOStoday · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT, RU, ZA
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: beatsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Signal - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “imo”Android#10 in Australia search · popularity 95
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: groupsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: discuss, ses, chatroomiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.34.2AndroidNow you can optionally register for Signal without a phone number. Phone-numberless registration requires a small one-time fee to help prevent spam, but this in-app purchase is never directly associated with the new Signal account. We sincerely appreciate your help beta testing this new feature!… more
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: remitly, sécuriséiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.35.1iOS• Signal is now optimized for iPhone Duo, so you can install one update to get ready for two screens. We will unfold additional improvements in the future too.
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: paypaliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by Apple: “ESSENTIALS”iOStoday · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT, ZA
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Communication · ES
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: chats, paypal, videoiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Signal - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “whatsapp”Android#6 in United Arab Emirates search · popularity 98
- 🔎Signal - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “massager”Android#7 in United Arab Emirates search · popularity 95
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger: app got biggeriOS219 MB → 250 MB (+14%)
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: kik, textnowiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger: description updatediOS· KR
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.35iOS• Signal is now optimized for iPhone Duo, so you can install one update to get ready for two screens. We will unfold additional improvements in the future too.
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: singiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Communication · DE
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: business-netzwerkiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.33.2AndroidNow you can optionally register for Signal without a phone number. Phone-numberless registration requires a small one-time fee to help prevent spam, but this in-app purchase is never directly associated with the new Signal account. We sincerely appreciate your help beta testing this new feature!… more
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Communication · SE
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger new best rank in the overall chart: #32AndroidTop Free · All Apps · FR
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: crushiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger: keywords changediOS· US
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.32.3AndroidNow you can optionally register for Signal without a phone number. Phone-numberless registration requires a small one-time fee to help prevent spam, but this in-app purchase is never directly associated with the new Signal account. We sincerely appreciate your help beta testing this new feature!… more
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.34iOS• This update introduces several improvements to the sticker experience, including a convenient shortcut to share a sticker pack link.
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: secretiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.33iOS• This update introduces a new custom mute option so you can easily specify the exact date and time when you would like to end your moment of silence for notifications in a specific chat.
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: stepiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: voice, trading, tattooiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.32.2AndroidNow you can optionally register for Signal without a phone number. Phone-numberless registration requires a small one-time fee to help prevent spam, but this in-app purchase is never directly associated with the new Signal account. We sincerely appreciate your help beta testing this new feature!… more
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: groupiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: chats, calls, dateiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Signal - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “messenger”iOS#10 in South Africa search · popularity 94
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Communication · ES · Top Free · All Apps · SE
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.31.2AndroidNow you can optionally register for Signal without a phone number. Phone-numberless registration requires a small one-time fee to help prevent spam, but this in-app purchase is never directly associated with the new Signal account. We sincerely appreciate your help beta testing this new feature!… more
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Communication · SE
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger entered the top 100 in 11 chartsAndroidTop Free · Communication · ES · Top Free · Communication · MX · Top Grossing · Communication · MX · Top Free · All Apps · NL · +7 more
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Communication · NL
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.32iOS• This update introduces a new custom mute option so you can easily specify the exact date and time when you would like to end your moment of silence for notifications in a specific chat.
- 🔎Signal - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “messenger”iOS#10 in Sweden search · popularity 98
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger new best rank in the overall chart: #43AndroidTop Free · All Apps · DE
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger hit #1iOSTop Free · Social Networking · NL
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: privacy, telegraphiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger: now updating weeklyAndroid4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.30.3Android★ A new and improved keyboard for emojis, stickers, and animated GIFs is our GIFt to you.
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger hit #1iOSTop Free · Social Networking · FR
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.29.4Android★ A new and improved keyboard for emojis, stickers, and animated GIFs is our GIFt to you.
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger new best rank in the overall chart: #47AndroidTop Free · All Apps · DE
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · FR
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: potto, calliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger: new screenshotsiOS7 screenshots (was 7) · BR
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.31iOS• This update introduces a new custom mute option so you can easily specify the exact date and time when you would like to end your moment of silence for notifications in a specific chat.
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: privacy, chats, singlesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: privacyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- 📈Signal - Private Messenger hit #1iOSTop Free · Social Networking · DE
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.29.3Android★ The media editor has been completely redesigned to better support tablets and foldable devices, and now it looks great on screens of all sizes.
★ The new media editor also supports removing the audio track from a video before you send it. If the pastoral slow-panorama footage from your vacation to Scotland was partially ruined by the sound of wandering sheep, with just one tap your movie can become the silence of the lambs.… more - ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: communicationiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, GB, IT
- ✏️Signal - Private Messenger added hidden keywords: session, voiceiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, ES, GB, IT
- 🆕Signal - Private Messenger first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕Signal - Private Messenger first spotted by AppInsideriOS#9 in Top Free · Social Networking · United Kingdom
- 🌟Signal - Private Messenger featured by AppleiOSapps · AU, CA, GB, IT
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger version 8.30iOSNo release notes
- 📦Signal - Private Messenger updated to version 8.27.1Android★ The media editor has been completely redesigned to better support tablets and foldable devices, and now it looks great on screens of all sizes.
★ The new media editor also supports removing the audio track from a video before you send it. If the pastoral slow-panorama footage from your vacation to Scotland was partially ruined by the sound of wandering sheep, with just one tap your movie can become the silence of the lambs.… more - 📦Signal - Private Messenger version 8.28.4Android★ The media editor has been completely redesigned to better support tablets and foldable devices, and now it looks great on screens of all sizes.
★ The new media editor also supports removing the audio track from a video before you send it. If the pastoral slow-panorama footage from your vacation to Scotland was partially ruined by the sound of wandering sheep, with just one tap your movie can become the silence of the lambs.… more - 🆕Signal - Private Messenger released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Signal - Private Messenger released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.6 ★
4.1M ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#3
App Store · 
Social Networking Free
Social Networking FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
9,876
steady vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
Signal - Private Messenger at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Signal is a free, end-to-end encrypted messaging platform for individuals and groups prioritizing privacy and data security. The app maintains strong visibility in the Social Networking Free charts across major European markets like the Netherlands, Germany, and France, as well as North America.
Similar apps: WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage
App Store
App details
App ID
874139669
Publisher
Signal Messenger, LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jul 2014
12 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
3 content notes below
Languages
44
AR BE BN BG CA HR CS DA NL EN FI FR …
Size
250 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
Google Play
App details
App ID
org.thoughtcrime.securesms
Publisher
Signal Messenger, LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.34.2, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
0
Permissions
74
Full permission listProSee plans
Signal - Private Messenger downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 10k+ | 100M+ |
| Google Play | 50k+ | 100M+ Measured |
| Total | 100k+ Confidence | 100M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Signal - Private Messenger'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 spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Signal - Private Messenger makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Signal Secure Backups |
Hidden keywords
Signal - Private Messenger shows up in App Store search (US) for 7 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #3 Social Networking Free | 29 of 30 countries | #12 | – |
| Google Play | #6 Communication Free | 23 of 23 countries | #7 | #36 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
6,528
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Recent ratings
4.7★
vs 4.7★ lifetime
Review momentum
86/100
top 1% of Social Networking apps
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 3,329 | 56% | steady |
| Germany | 755 | 13% | ▲ +12% |
 France | 270 | 5% | ▲ +6% |
 Canada | 247 | 4% | steady |
 Japan | 240 | 4% | ▲ +5% |
| Netherlands | 232 | 4% | ▲ +20% |
 United Kingdom | 224 | 4% | ▼ -7% |
 Australia | 159 | 3% | ▲ +12% |
 Vietnam | 148 | 2% | ▼ -11% |
 India | 123 | 2% | steady |
 Poland | 120 | 2% | – |
 Philippines | 94 | 2% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
3,348
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
180
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
4.3★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 97% of Communication apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 1.1M |
| Google Play | 4.5 ★ | 2.9M 137k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 4.1M |
What users say about Signal - Private Messenger
From the 172 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value Signal's privacy and security features, often citing it as the best option for private communication. However, significant frustration exists regarding persistent scam accounts, notification failures, and aggressive in-app prompts for reviews or PIN creation.
Mostly positive (76% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about privacy and spam, and price and subscriptions. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “iPhone + Android Made Easy”
- Useful: “I recommend to you all 👌👌”
- Speed & performance: “Smooth and easy but keep acting us recently with verification”
- Features & content: “Help us add a translation feature pls”
Common complaints
- Privacy & data: “Nothing but scammers use this app”
- Price & subscription: “Money before they meet someone”
- Crashes & bugs: “Gets worse and more broken with every update”
- Login & account: “There’s to many fake accounts scamming and asking for money”
About Signal - Private Messenger
Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.
• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.
• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.
• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.
• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.
• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises.
• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors.
• For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/
To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp
Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app
• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.
• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.
• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.
• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.
• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises.
• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors.
• For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/
To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp
Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app
Signal - Private Messenger App Store
Signal - Private Messenger gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Signal - Private Messenger is #12 in Social Networking Free in United States and charting in 29 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSignal Messenger, LLC
CategorySocial Networking
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (1.1M)
Version8.35.1
Age rating12+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100M+ worldwide
Rating
4.7 ★
1.1M ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#12
Social Networking FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
6,528
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Signal - Private Messenger at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Signal is a free, end-to-end encrypted messaging platform for individuals and groups prioritizing privacy and data security. The app maintains strong visibility in the Social Networking Free charts across major European markets like the Netherlands, Germany, and France, as well as North America.
Similar apps: WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage
Signal - Private Messenger on the App Store
App details
App ID
874139669
Publisher
Signal Messenger, LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jul 2014
12 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
3 content notes below
Languages
44
AR BE BN BG CA HR CS DA NL EN FI FR …
Size
250 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
Signal - Private Messenger downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Signal - Private Messenger'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 spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Signal - Private Messenger before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Signal - Private Messenger makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Signal Secure Backups |
Hidden keywords
Signal - Private Messenger shows up in App Store search (US) for 7 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
Italy
Spain
Brazil
Sweden
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Russia
United Arab Emirates
Taiwan
Turkey
Indonesia
Argentina
Colombia
South Africa
Thailand
MalaysiaApps near Signal - Private Messenger on the chart
Social Networking Free, around #12.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
1.1M ratings
Measured
Ratings
1.1M
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
6,528
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Recent ratings
4.7★
vs 4.7★ lifetime
Review momentum
86/100
top 1% of Social Networking apps
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,329 | 56% | steady |
| Germany | 755 | 13% | ▲ +12% |
| France | 270 | 5% | ▲ +6% |
| Canada | 247 | 4% | steady |
| Japan | 240 | 4% | ▲ +5% |
| Netherlands | 232 | 4% | ▲ +20% |
| United Kingdom | 224 | 4% | ▼ -7% |
| Australia | 159 | 3% | ▲ +12% |
| Vietnam | 148 | 2% | ▼ -11% |
| India | 123 | 2% | steady |
| Poland | 120 | 2% | – |
| Philippines | 94 | 2% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Signal - Private Messenger
From the 172 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value Signal's privacy and security features, often citing it as the best option for private communication. However, significant frustration exists regarding persistent scam accounts, notification failures, and aggressive in-app prompts for reviews or PIN creation.
Mostly positive (76% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about privacy and spam, and price and subscriptions. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “iPhone + Android Made Easy”
- Useful: “I recommend to you all 👌👌”
- Speed & performance: “Smooth and easy but keep acting us recently with verification”
- Features & content: “Help us add a translation feature pls”
Common complaints
- Privacy & data: “Nothing but scammers use this app”
- Price & subscription: “Money before they meet someone”
- Crashes & bugs: “Gets worse and more broken with every update”
- Login & account: “There’s to many fake accounts scamming and asking for money”
About Signal - Private Messenger
Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.
• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.
• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.
• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.
• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.
• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises.
• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors.
• For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/
To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp
Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app
• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.
• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.
• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.
• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.
• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises.
• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors.
• For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/
To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp
Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app
Latest updates
8.36
• Stickers are supported in quoted replies, so you have another way to make a point that sticks around.
• Following last week's update, consider this a duet that includes additional improvements for the iPhone Duo.
8.35.1
• Signal is now optimized for iPhone Duo, so you can install one update to get ready for two screens. We will unfold additional improvements in the future too.
8.35
• Signal is now optimized for iPhone Duo, so you can install one update to get ready for two screens. We will unfold additional improvements in the future too.
Store changes
What Signal - Private Messenger changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
App got bigger
219 MB → 250 MB (+14%)
Description updated 
Keywords changed
Signal Private Messenger Android
Signal Private Messenger gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Signal Private Messenger is #7 in Communication Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSignal Foundation
CategoryCommunication
PriceFree
Released
Installs100M+
Rating★ 4.5 (2.9M)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.5 ★
2.9M ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#7
Communication FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
3,348
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Signal Private Messenger on Google Play
App details
App ID
org.thoughtcrime.securesms
Publisher
Signal Messenger, LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.34.2, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
0
Permissions
74
Full permission listProSee plans
Signal Private Messenger 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 Signal Private Messenger'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 spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Signal Private Messenger before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Signal Private Messenger makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Signal Secure Backups |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
Apps near Signal Private Messenger on the chart
Communication Free, around #7.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
2.9M ratings
Measured
Ratings
2.9M
Measured
Written reviews
137k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
3,348
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
180
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
4.3★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 97% of Communication apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Signal Private Messenger
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise Signal for its privacy and security features, often comparing it favorably to WhatsApp. However, recent updates have introduced significant technical issues regarding registration failures, notification bugs, and device compatibility.
Mostly positive (81% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and privacy. The main complaints are about privacy and spam, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ease of use: “very easy to use and underrated”
- Privacy & data: “really nice for dating and privacy”
- Useful: “Good app, highly recommend”
- Speed & performance: “Everything is ok but video call lag”
Common complaints
- Privacy & data: “nothing but scammer use this site”
- Crashes & bugs: “Videos keep jamming up on my Samsung with the latest Android version UI9, and the error I get is that the app was designed for older versions of Android”
- Login & account: “The verification code won't send despite trying different numbers”
- Updates: “The updates have not helped this far”
About Signal Private Messenger
Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.
• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.
• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.
• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.
• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.
• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises.
• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors.
• For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/
To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp
Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app
• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.
• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.
• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.
• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.
• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises.
• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors.
• For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/
To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp
Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app
What's new in 8.34.2
Now you can optionally register for Signal without a phone number. Phone-numberless registration requires a small one-time fee to help prevent spam, but this in-app purchase is never directly associated with the new Signal account. We sincerely appreciate your help beta testing this new feature!
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