Session Downloads & RevenueSession - Private Messenger · App Store & Google Play
Session - Private Messenger gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Session - Private Messenger by The Loki Project is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Session - Private Messenger update history & changes
Last change · 52 events since 4 Feb 2020Full timeline ↓✏️iOSAge rating changed📦iOSUpdated to version 2.15.6🔎AndroidTop 10 for “signal”📈iOSEntered the top 100📈AndroidEntered the top 100🔎AndroidTop 10 for “signal”📦AndroidUpdated to version 1.33.8⭐iOSPassed 10K ratings⭐AndroidRecent ratings dipped to 4.2★📈iOSEntered the top 100✏️iOSDescription updated📈AndroidCharting in a new country⭐iOSPassed 10K ratings📦AndroidUpdated to version 1.33.7📦iOSUpdated to version 2.15.5🔎iOSTop 10 for “secret”🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 52 events
- ✏️Session - Private Messenger: age rating changediOS17+ → 12+
- 📦Session - Private Messenger updated to version 2.15.6iOS• Added an Export Logs button to the Recovery Password screen, to help support if your account is missing
• Fixed an issue where the app could return to onboarding with your account missing, and your account is now restored automatically where possible
• Failed voice message and attachment downloads now show an error, and can be retried by tapping them
• Clearing your device from the startup error screen now warns that you'll need your Recovery Password to restore your account
• Improved network reliability, particularly on IPv6-only networks
• Fixed several Push Notification reliability issues, including notifications not arriving after the app was closed unexpectedly
• Fixed an issue where the app could show an error or not load new messages when opened after running in the background
• Fixed an issue where the app could get stuck on the loading screen if it was closed while updating
• Fixed some issues with calls, including calls getting stuck on "Connecting"
• Fixed several crashes and freezes… more - 🔎Session - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “signal”Android#4 in United States search · popularity 88
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · MY
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · ES
- 🔎Session - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “signal”Android#3 in Canada search · popularity 87
- 📦Session - Private Messenger updated to version 1.33.8Android• Fixed several issues which could cause the app to freeze, including when typing, reacting to messages and opening conversations
• Fixed several crashes, including on launch, during calls, with Screen Lock enabled, and when opening some documents
• Saving an attachment now shows an error if it fails, instead of crashing… more - 🔎Session - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “signal”Android#3 in Australia search · popularity 88
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · AR
- ✏️Session - Private Messenger: description updatediOS· ID
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new countryAndroidIndonesia
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · JP
- ✏️Session - Private Messenger: description updatediOS· TW
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new countryAndroidSaudi Arabia
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSArgentina · Philippines
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · CO
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new countryiOSColombia
- 📦Session - Private Messenger updated to version 1.33.7Android• Fixed an issue where voice and audio messages wouldn't play
- ✏️Session - Private Messenger: description updatediOS· TR
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSMalaysia · South Africa
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Communication · SE · Top Free · Communication · TR
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidSweden · Turkey
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · PL
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new countryiOSPoland
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new country in 5 chartsAndroidSpain · Mexico · Netherlands · Thailand · +1 more
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Communication · BR · Top Free · Communication · NL
- ✏️Session - Private Messenger: description updatediOS· 17 countries
- ✏️Session - Private Messenger: description updatediOS· SA
- 📦Session - Private Messenger updated to version 2.15.5iOS• Added a placeholder for messages sent from a newer version of Session, which can be viewed after updating
• Voice messages can now be up to 5 minutes long
• Improved network reliability and message delivery, particularly on mobile networks
• Fixed several Push Notification reliability issues, including some group notifications being dropped
• Fixed an issue where the app could return to onboarding if its data couldn't be read during launch
• Fixed an issue where deleting a group wasn't fully applied on your other devices
• Fixed some issues with disappearing messages
• Fixed several crashes, including one which could occur when sending a message
• Fixed a number of minor UI issues… more - 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · TH
- 📦Session - Private Messenger updated to version 1.33.6Android• Added a placeholder for messages sent from a newer version of Session
• Shared files now wait in the message input, so you can add a message before sending
• App lock now covers the app instead of closing it
• Improved network reliability when a network path is unhealthy
• Fixed several group issues, including deleted groups not being removed on linked devices
• Fixed a crash loop on launch when the database couldn't be opened… more - 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · IN
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · BR
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new countryAndroidUnited Arab Emirates
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new countryiOSIndonesia
- 📈Session - Private Messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · ES
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSTurkey · Taiwan
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new countryAndroidSouth Korea
- 🔎Session - Private Messenger reached Top 10 for “secret”iOS#7 in Sweden search · popularity 34
- 📈Session - Private Messenger charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSSpain · Saudi Arabia
- 🆕Session - Private Messenger first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidAustralia
- 🆕Session - Private Messenger first spotted by AppInsideriOS#74 in Top Free · Social Networking · United Kingdom
- 📦Session - Private Messenger version 2.15.4iOSNo release notes
- 📦Session - Private Messenger version 1.33.5AndroidNo release notes
- 🆕Session - Private Messenger released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Session - 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
4.7 ★
45k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#23
App Store · 
Social Networking Free
Social Networking FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
740
steady vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
1470168868
Publisher
Rangeproof PTY LTD
Publisher country
Switzerland
On the store since
Feb 2020
6 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.6+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
Languages
73
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Size
96 MB
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Google Play
App details
App ID
network.loki.messenger
Publisher
Session Technology Stiftung
Publisher country
Switzerland
Content rating
Everyone
Session - Private Messenger downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 500k+ |
| Google Play | 5k+ | 5M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 5M+ 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 Session - 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 Session - Private Messenger makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #23 Social Networking Free | 19 of 30 countries | #101 | – |
| Google Play | #38 Communication Free | 17 of 23 countries | #98 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
139
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Recent ratings
4.6★
vs 4.4★ lifetime
Review momentum
80/100
faster than 93% of Social Networking apps
Growing fastest in 
Mexico ▲ +89% · 
Russia ▲ +43% · 
France ▲ +38%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 58 | 50% | steady |
 India | 8.5 | 7% | ▲ +12% |
 United Kingdom | 7.8 | 7% | ▼ -17% |
| Mexico | 6 | 5% | ▲ +89% |
 Brazil | 5.2 | 5% | ▲ +9% |
 Germany | 5 | 4% | ▼ -17% |
 Australia | 4.2 | 4% | ▼ -27% |
 Canada | 4.2 | 4% | ▲ +11% |
| France | 4.2 | 4% | ▲ +38% |
 Colombia | 4.1 | 4% | – |
| Russia | 3.8 | 3% | ▲ +43% |
| Sweden | 3.5 | 3% | ▼ -67% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
601
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
12
Google Play
Recent ratings
4.2★
vs 4.7★ lifetime
Review momentum
70/100
faster than 87% 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 | 4.4 ★ | 5.4k |
| Google Play | 4.8 ★ | 40k 1.2k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 45k |
About Session - Private Messenger
Session is a new breed of private messenger, built on a unique network of user-operated servers spread all over the world. With no central servers, Session can’t leak or sell your data. And with Session’s private routing protocols, your messages are completely safe. No trackers, no leaks — send messages, not metadata.
• Fully private account creation: No phone number or email needed to create an Account ID
• Decentralized server network: No data breaches, no central point of failure
• No metadata logging: Session doesn't store, track, or log your messaging metadata
• IP address protection: Device IP addresses are never exposed to the person you're talking to or the servers holding your data
• Closed groups: Private, end-to-end encrypted group chats for up to 100 people
• Secure attachments: Share voice snippets, photos, and files with Session's secure encryption and privacy protections
• Free and open-source: Don’t take our word for it — check Session's code yourself
Session is free as in free speech and free as in free of ads and trackers. It is stewarded by the Session Foundation, a Swiss-based foundation dedicated to advancing digital rights and innovation. Take back your online privacy today — download Session.
Want to build from source, report a bug, or just take a look at our code? Check out Session on GitHub: https://github.com/session-foundation/session-ios
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Session Terms of Service: https://getsession.org/terms-of-service
• Fully private account creation: No phone number or email needed to create an Account ID
• Decentralized server network: No data breaches, no central point of failure
• No metadata logging: Session doesn't store, track, or log your messaging metadata
• IP address protection: Device IP addresses are never exposed to the person you're talking to or the servers holding your data
• Closed groups: Private, end-to-end encrypted group chats for up to 100 people
• Secure attachments: Share voice snippets, photos, and files with Session's secure encryption and privacy protections
• Free and open-source: Don’t take our word for it — check Session's code yourself
Session is free as in free speech and free as in free of ads and trackers. It is stewarded by the Session Foundation, a Swiss-based foundation dedicated to advancing digital rights and innovation. Take back your online privacy today — download Session.
Want to build from source, report a bug, or just take a look at our code? Check out Session on GitHub: https://github.com/session-foundation/session-ios
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Session Terms of Service: https://getsession.org/terms-of-service
Session - Private Messenger App Store
Session - Private Messenger gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Session - Private Messenger is #101 in Social Networking Free in United States and charting in 19 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperThe Loki Project
CategorySocial Networking
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.4 (5.4k)
Version2.15.6
Age rating12+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)500k+ worldwide
Rating
4.4 ★
5.4k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#101
Social Networking FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
139
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Session - Private Messenger on the App Store
App details
App ID
1470168868
Publisher
Rangeproof PTY LTD
Publisher country
Switzerland
On the store since
Feb 2020
6 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.6+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
Languages
73
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Size
96 MB
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Session - 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 Session - 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 Session - Private Messenger before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not on any Top Grossing chart: monthly active users × spend per user for its category, measured on the charted apps nearest the bottom of the charts.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Session - Private Messenger makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Social NetworkingFree | #101 |
| Germany | Social NetworkingFree | #52 |
| United Kingdom | Social NetworkingFree | #66 |
| France | Social NetworkingFree | #74 |
| Australia | Social NetworkingFree | #63 |
| Canada | Social NetworkingFree | #77 |
 Poland | Social NetworkingFree | #29 |
 Italy | Social NetworkingFree | #65 |
| Sweden | Social NetworkingFree | #23 |
| Brazil | Social NetworkingFree | #97 |
 Spain | Social NetworkingFree | #103 |
| Mexico | Social NetworkingFree | #113 |
| Russia | Social NetworkingFree | #136 |
 Netherlands | Social NetworkingFree | #67 |
 Turkey | Social NetworkingFree | #124 |
 United Arab Emirates | Social NetworkingFree | #180 |
 Vietnam | Social NetworkingFree | #131 |
 Argentina | Social NetworkingFree | #137 |
 Malaysia | Social NetworkingFree | #132 |
Apps near Session - Private Messenger on the chart
Social Networking Free, around #101.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.4 ★
5.4k ratings
Measured
Ratings
5.4k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
139
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Recent ratings
4.6★
vs 4.4★ lifetime
Review momentum
80/100
faster than 93% of Social Networking apps
Growing fastest in Mexico ▲ +89% · Russia ▲ +43% · France ▲ +38%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 50% | steady |
| India | 8.5 | 7% | ▲ +12% |
| United Kingdom | 7.8 | 7% | ▼ -17% |
| Mexico | 6 | 5% | ▲ +89% |
| Brazil | 5.2 | 5% | ▲ +9% |
| Germany | 5 | 4% | ▼ -17% |
| Australia | 4.2 | 4% | ▼ -27% |
| Canada | 4.2 | 4% | ▲ +11% |
| France | 4.2 | 4% | ▲ +38% |
| Colombia | 4.1 | 4% | – |
| Russia | 3.8 | 3% | ▲ +43% |
| Sweden | 3.5 | 3% | ▼ -67% |
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.
About Session - Private Messenger
Session is a new breed of private messenger, built on a unique network of user-operated servers spread all over the world. With no central servers, Session can’t leak or sell your data. And with Session’s private routing protocols, your messages are completely safe. No trackers, no leaks — send messages, not metadata.
• Fully private account creation: No phone number or email needed to create an Account ID
• Decentralized server network: No data breaches, no central point of failure
• No metadata logging: Session doesn't store, track, or log your messaging metadata
• IP address protection: Device IP addresses are never exposed to the person you're talking to or the servers holding your data
• Closed groups: Private, end-to-end encrypted group chats for up to 100 people
• Secure attachments: Share voice snippets, photos, and files with Session's secure encryption and privacy protections
• Free and open-source: Don’t take our word for it — check Session's code yourself
Session is free as in free speech and free as in free of ads and trackers. It is stewarded by the Session Foundation, a Swiss-based foundation dedicated to advancing digital rights and innovation. Take back your online privacy today — download Session.
Want to build from source, report a bug, or just take a look at our code? Check out Session on GitHub: https://github.com/session-foundation/session-ios
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Session Terms of Service: https://getsession.org/terms-of-service
• Fully private account creation: No phone number or email needed to create an Account ID
• Decentralized server network: No data breaches, no central point of failure
• No metadata logging: Session doesn't store, track, or log your messaging metadata
• IP address protection: Device IP addresses are never exposed to the person you're talking to or the servers holding your data
• Closed groups: Private, end-to-end encrypted group chats for up to 100 people
• Secure attachments: Share voice snippets, photos, and files with Session's secure encryption and privacy protections
• Free and open-source: Don’t take our word for it — check Session's code yourself
Session is free as in free speech and free as in free of ads and trackers. It is stewarded by the Session Foundation, a Swiss-based foundation dedicated to advancing digital rights and innovation. Take back your online privacy today — download Session.
Want to build from source, report a bug, or just take a look at our code? Check out Session on GitHub: https://github.com/session-foundation/session-ios
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Session Terms of Service: https://getsession.org/terms-of-service
Latest updates
2.15.6
• Added an Export Logs button to the Recovery Password screen, to help support if your account is missing
• Fixed an issue where the app could return to onboarding with your account missing, and your account is now restored automatically where possible
• Failed voice message and attachment downloads now show an error, and can be retried by tapping them
• Clearing your device from the startup error screen now warns that you'll need your Recovery Password to restore your account
• Improved network reliability, particularly on IPv6-only networks
• Fixed several Push Notification reliability issues, including notifications not arriving after the app was closed unexpectedly
• Fixed an issue where the app could show an error or not load new messages when opened after running in the background
• Fixed an issue where the app could get stuck on the loading screen if it was closed while updating
• Fixed some issues with calls, including calls getting stuck on "Connecting"
• Fixed several crashes and freezes
2.15.5
• Added a placeholder for messages sent from a newer version of Session, which can be viewed after updating
• Voice messages can now be up to 5 minutes long
• Improved network reliability and message delivery, particularly on mobile networks
• Fixed several Push Notification reliability issues, including some group notifications being dropped
• Fixed an issue where the app could return to onboarding if its data couldn't be read during launch
• Fixed an issue where deleting a group wasn't fully applied on your other devices
• Fixed some issues with disappearing messages
• Fixed several crashes, including one which could occur when sending a message
• Fixed a number of minor UI issues
2.15.4
Store changes
What Session - Private Messenger changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Age rating changed
17+ → 12+
Description updated 
Description updated 
More from The Loki Project
Session - Private Messenger Android
Session - Private Messenger gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Session - Private Messenger is #98 in Communication Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 17 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSession Foundation
CategoryCommunication
PriceFree
Released
Installs5M+
Rating★ 4.8 (40k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.8 ★
40k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#98
Communication FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
601
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Session - Private Messenger on Google Play
App details
App ID
network.loki.messenger
Publisher
Session Technology Stiftung
Publisher country
Switzerland
Content rating
Everyone
Session - 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 Session - Private Messenger's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (network.loki.messenger) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 5.1M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 5,000,000+ | ★ 4.8 (40k) | 1.33.8 | Open ↗ |
| Huawei AppGallery | 64k | – | 1.32.2 | Open ↗ |
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 Session - Private Messenger before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not on any Top Grossing chart: monthly active users × spend per user for its category, measured on the charted apps nearest the bottom of the charts.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Session - Private Messenger makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | CommunicationFree | #98 |
| United Kingdom | CommunicationFree | #63 |
 Japan | CommunicationFree | #149 |
| Australia | CommunicationFree | #50 |
| Germany | CommunicationFree | #91 |
| Canada | CommunicationFree | #79 |
| France | CommunicationFree | #136 |
| Italy | CommunicationFree | #90 |
| Brazil | CommunicationFree | #121 |
| Sweden | CommunicationFree | #38 |
| Russia | CommunicationFree | #114 |
| Spain | CommunicationFree | #108 |
| Netherlands | CommunicationFree | #74 |
| Mexico | CommunicationFree | #143 |
| Turkey | CommunicationFree | #112 |
| Indonesia | CommunicationFree | #187 |
| Vietnam | CommunicationFree | #174 |
Apps near Session - Private Messenger on the chart
Communication Free, around #98.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
40k ratings
Measured
Ratings
40k
Measured
Written reviews
1.2k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
601
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
12
Google Play
Recent ratings
4.2★
vs 4.7★ lifetime
Review momentum
70/100
faster than 87% 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.
About Session - Private Messenger
Session is a private messaging app that keeps your conversations safe and secure.
This is a next gen private messenger, with encrypted routing protocols, end-to-end encryption, and strong metadata protection. Built on a decentralized network of user-operated servers spread all over the world, Session private messenger can’t leak or sell your data.
Enjoy a private messaging app with features you love and the privacy you need.
• Secure and private account: No phone number or email required to create your Account ID
• Decentralized server network: Specialized network created for private messaging. No centralized storage, no data breaches
• No metadata logging: Session doesn't store, track, or log your private messaging metadata
• IP address protection: Device IP addresses are never exposed to the person you're talking to or the servers holding your data
• Private messaging with your friends: Private, end-to-end encrypted group chats for up to 100 people
• Secure attachments: Securely share voice snippets, photos, and files with Session private messenger
• Free and open-source: Free to use, free from trackers, free from surveillance — just private messaging
Session is stewarded by the Session Foundation, a Swiss-based foundation dedicated to advancing digital rights and innovation. Take back your messaging privacy today — download Session.
Want to build from source, report a bug, or just take a look at our code? Check out Session on GitHub: https://github.com/session-foundation/session-android/
This is a next gen private messenger, with encrypted routing protocols, end-to-end encryption, and strong metadata protection. Built on a decentralized network of user-operated servers spread all over the world, Session private messenger can’t leak or sell your data.
Enjoy a private messaging app with features you love and the privacy you need.
• Secure and private account: No phone number or email required to create your Account ID
• Decentralized server network: Specialized network created for private messaging. No centralized storage, no data breaches
• No metadata logging: Session doesn't store, track, or log your private messaging metadata
• IP address protection: Device IP addresses are never exposed to the person you're talking to or the servers holding your data
• Private messaging with your friends: Private, end-to-end encrypted group chats for up to 100 people
• Secure attachments: Securely share voice snippets, photos, and files with Session private messenger
• Free and open-source: Free to use, free from trackers, free from surveillance — just private messaging
Session is stewarded by the Session Foundation, a Swiss-based foundation dedicated to advancing digital rights and innovation. Take back your messaging privacy today — download Session.
Want to build from source, report a bug, or just take a look at our code? Check out Session on GitHub: https://github.com/session-foundation/session-android/
What's new in 1.33.8
• Fixed several issues which could cause the app to freeze, including when typing, reacting to messages and opening conversations
• Fixed several crashes, including on launch, during calls, with Screen Lock enabled, and when opening some documents
• Saving an attachment now shows an error if it fails, instead of crashing
• Fixed several crashes, including on launch, during calls, with Screen Lock enabled, and when opening some documents
• Saving an attachment now shows an error if it fails, instead of crashing