SimpleX Chat Downloads & RevenueSimpleX Chat: secure messenger · App Store & Google Play
SimpleX Chat: secure messenger gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
SimpleX Chat: secure messenger by SimpleX Chat is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
SimpleX Chat: secure messenger update history & changes
Last change · 44 events since 2 Mar 2022Full timeline ↓✏️iOSDescription updated✏️iOSDescription updated📦iOSUpdated to version 7.1.1📦AndroidUpdated to version 7.1📦iOSUpdated to version 7.1💰AndroidIn-app price range changed📈iOSCharting in a new country📈AndroidEntered the top 100📈AndroidEntered the top 100📈iOSCharting in a new country📦AndroidUpdated to version 7.0.4🔎AndroidTop 10 for “chat”🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSReleased on the App Store🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 44 events
- ✏️SimpleX Chat: secure messenger: description updatediOS· 12 countries
- ✏️SimpleX Chat: secure messenger: description updatediOS· RU, MX
- 📦SimpleX Chat: secure messenger updated to version 7.1.1iOSNew in v7.1-7.1.1
- supporter badges: larger files, available for longer.
- simpleX public names: sale starts on December 12 (https://simplex.domains).
- safer channels: add moderators and sign every message.
- flat layout and markdown: enable in Appearance settings.… more - 📦SimpleX Chat: secure messenger updated to version 7.1AndroidNew in v7.1.
Supporter badges: larger files, available for longer.
SimpleX public names: sale starts on December 12.
Safer channels: add moderators and sign every message.
Flat layout and markdown: enable in Appearance settings.
Get your badge: https://simplex.chat/badges/
Read more about SimpleX public names: https://simplex.domains… more - ✏️SimpleX Chat: secure messenger: content notes changediOS+ Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour − Frequent/Intense Profanity or Crude Humour
- 📦SimpleX Chat: secure messenger updated to version 7.1iOSNew in v7.1
- supporter badges: larger files, available for longer.
- simpleX public names: sale starts on December 12 (https://simplex.domains).
- safer channels: add moderators and sign every message.
- flat layout and markdown: enable in Appearance settings.… more - 💰SimpleX Chat: secure messenger: in-app price range changedAndroid$6.99 - $420.00 per item → $7.00 - $420.00 per item · US
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new countryiOSThailand
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · FR
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · NL
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new countryiOSPhilippines
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · CO
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new countryiOSSouth Africa
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new countryiOSColombia
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new countryiOSMalaysia
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · SE
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidSweden · Turkey
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSArgentina · Poland
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · PL
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · ES
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new country in 3 chartsAndroidSpain · Mexico · Netherlands
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · CA
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSBrazil · Vietnam
- ✏️SimpleX Chat: secure messenger: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · IN
- 📦SimpleX Chat: secure messenger updated to version 7.0.4AndroidNew in v7.0-7.0.4.
SimpleX public names for channels and businesses (BETA).
Better channels:
- Promote subscribers to contributors.
- Publish your channel on your website.
- Verify security code with contributors.
- Wider messages, easier to read.
- Host your own chat relays.
Add a longer description to your profile.
Simplified app settings.
Read more about SimpleX Names: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260722-simplex-public-names.html… more - ✏️SimpleX Chat: secure messenger: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · AU, FR
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new countryiOSTurkey
- ✏️SimpleX Chat: secure messenger: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · 9 countries
- ✏️SimpleX Chat: secure messenger: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · NL
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · AU
- 📦SimpleX Chat: secure messenger updated to version 7.0.3iOSNew in v7.0-7.0.3.
SimpleX public names for channels and businesses (BETA).
Better channels:
- Promote subscribers to contributors.
- Publish your channel on your website.
- Verify security code with contributors.
- Wider messages, easier to read.
- Host your own chat relays.
Add a longer description to your profile.
Simplified app settings.
Read more about SimpleX Names: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260722-simplex-public-names.html… more - 🔎SimpleX Chat: secure messenger reached Top 10 for “chat”Android#7 in Italy search · popularity 83
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · IT
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new countryAndroidIndia
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Free · Social Networking · AE · Top Free · Social Networking · AU · Top Free · Social Networking · IN
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new countryiOSUnited Arab Emirates
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger charting in a new country in 3 chartsiOSIndia · Mexico · United States
- 📈SimpleX Chat: secure messenger entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · MX
- 🆕SimpleX Chat: secure messenger first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidAustralia
- 🆕SimpleX Chat: secure messenger first spotted by AppInsideriOS#92 in Top Free · Social Networking · United Kingdom
- 📦SimpleX Chat: secure messenger version 7.0.2iOSNo release notes
- 📦SimpleX Chat: secure messenger version 7.0.2AndroidNew in v7.0-7.0.2.
SimpleX public names for channels and businesses (BETA).
Better channels:
- Promote subscribers to contributors.
- Publish your channel on your website.
- Verify security code with contributors.
- Wider messages, easier to read.
- Host your own chat relays.
Add a longer description to your profile.
Simplified app settings.
Read more about SimpleX Names: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260722-simplex-public-names.html… more - 🆕SimpleX Chat: secure messenger released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕SimpleX Chat: secure 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
4.1 ★
3k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#61
App Store · 
Social Networking Free
Social Networking FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
36
▲ +29% vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
1605771084
Publisher
SimpleX Chat Ltd
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
Mar 2022
4 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
12+
2 content notes below
Languages
17
BG CS NL EN FI FR DE HU IT JA PL RU …
Size
217 MB
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour
Google Play
App details
App ID
chat.simplex.app
Publisher
SIMPLEX CHAT LTD
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Everyone
SimpleX Chat: secure messenger downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 1M+ 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 SimpleX Chat: secure 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 SimpleX Chat: secure 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 | #61 Social Networking Free | 11 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #75 Communication Free | 13 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
4.2
▲ +17% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
61/100
faster than 64% of Social Networking apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
32
▲ +29% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
1
Google Play
Recent ratings
5.0★
vs 4.1★ lifetime
Review momentum
54/100
faster than 37% 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 | 4.3 ★ | 52 |
| Google Play | 4.1 ★ | 2.9k 165 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.1 ★ weighted by ratings | 3k |
About SimpleX Chat: secure messenger
SimpleX - the first messaging network without user identifiers of any kind (not even random numbers) - 100% private by design!
Security assessments by Trail of Bits:
2022: https://simplex.chat/blog/20221108-simplex-chat-v4.2-security-audit-new-website.html
2024: https://simplex.chat/blog/20241014-simplex-network-v6-1-security-review-better-calls-user-experience.html
SimpleX Chat features:
- quantum resistant end-to-end encrypted messages, with editing, replies and deletion.
- disappearing messages with opt-out per contact/group.
- message reactions.
- delivery receipts, with opt-out per contact or group.
- multiple chat profiles, with hidden profiles.
- app access and self-destruct passcodes.
- incognito mode - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- end-to-end encrypted images and files.
- voice messages up to 5 minutes – also end-to-end encrypted.
- "live" messages – they update for all recipients as you type them, every few seconds - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- connect via one-time invitation links or via long-term public addresses.
- secret chat groups - only group members know the group exists and who is the member.
- end-to-end encrypted audio and video calls.
- connection security code verification, for contacts and group members – to protect from man-in-the-middle attacks (e.g. invitation link substitution).
- end-to-end encrypted push notifications (they contain only encrypted meta-data, not the actual content).
- encrypted portable chat database - you can transfer your chat contacts and history to another device.
- all local files and media are encrypted by default.
- animated images and "stickers" (e.g., from GIF and PNG files and from 3rd party keyboards).
SimpleX Chat advantages:
- privacy of your identity, profile, contacts and metadata: unlike any other existing messaging platform, SimpleX uses no phone numbers or any other identifiers assigned to the users - not even random numbers. This protects the privacy of who you are communicating with, hiding it from SimpleX platform servers and from any observers.
- complete protection against spam and abuse: as you have no identifier on SimpleX platform, you cannot be contacted unless you share a one-time invitation link or an optional temporary user address.
- full ownership, control and security of your data: SimpleX stores all user data on client devices, the messages are only held temporarily on SimpleX relay servers until they are received.
- decentralized proxied peer-to-peer network: you can use SimpleX Chat via your own relay servers and still communicate with people using pre-configured or any other SimpleX relay servers.
- fully open-source code.
You can connect to anybody you know via link or scan QR code (in the video call or in person) and start sending messages instantly - no emails, phone numbers or passwords needed.
Your profile and contacts are only stored in the app on your device - relay servers do not have access to this information.
All messages are end-to-end encrypted using
Security assessments by Trail of Bits:
2022: https://simplex.chat/blog/20221108-simplex-chat-v4.2-security-audit-new-website.html
2024: https://simplex.chat/blog/20241014-simplex-network-v6-1-security-review-better-calls-user-experience.html
SimpleX Chat features:
- quantum resistant end-to-end encrypted messages, with editing, replies and deletion.
- disappearing messages with opt-out per contact/group.
- message reactions.
- delivery receipts, with opt-out per contact or group.
- multiple chat profiles, with hidden profiles.
- app access and self-destruct passcodes.
- incognito mode - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- end-to-end encrypted images and files.
- voice messages up to 5 minutes – also end-to-end encrypted.
- "live" messages – they update for all recipients as you type them, every few seconds - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- connect via one-time invitation links or via long-term public addresses.
- secret chat groups - only group members know the group exists and who is the member.
- end-to-end encrypted audio and video calls.
- connection security code verification, for contacts and group members – to protect from man-in-the-middle attacks (e.g. invitation link substitution).
- end-to-end encrypted push notifications (they contain only encrypted meta-data, not the actual content).
- encrypted portable chat database - you can transfer your chat contacts and history to another device.
- all local files and media are encrypted by default.
- animated images and "stickers" (e.g., from GIF and PNG files and from 3rd party keyboards).
SimpleX Chat advantages:
- privacy of your identity, profile, contacts and metadata: unlike any other existing messaging platform, SimpleX uses no phone numbers or any other identifiers assigned to the users - not even random numbers. This protects the privacy of who you are communicating with, hiding it from SimpleX platform servers and from any observers.
- complete protection against spam and abuse: as you have no identifier on SimpleX platform, you cannot be contacted unless you share a one-time invitation link or an optional temporary user address.
- full ownership, control and security of your data: SimpleX stores all user data on client devices, the messages are only held temporarily on SimpleX relay servers until they are received.
- decentralized proxied peer-to-peer network: you can use SimpleX Chat via your own relay servers and still communicate with people using pre-configured or any other SimpleX relay servers.
- fully open-source code.
You can connect to anybody you know via link or scan QR code (in the video call or in person) and start sending messages instantly - no emails, phone numbers or passwords needed.
Your profile and contacts are only stored in the app on your device - relay servers do not have access to this information.
All messages are end-to-end encrypted using
SimpleX Chat: secure messenger App Store
SimpleX Chat: secure messenger gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
SimpleX Chat: secure messenger is #61 in Social Networking Free in Germany and charting in 11 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSimpleX Chat
CategorySocial Networking
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.3 (52)
Version7.1
Age rating12+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
Rating
4.3 ★
52 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#61
Social Networking FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
4.2
▲ +17% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
SimpleX Chat: secure messenger on the App Store
App details
App ID
1605771084
Publisher
SimpleX Chat Ltd
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
Mar 2022
4 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
12+
2 content notes below
Languages
17
BG CS NL EN FI FR DE HU IT JA PL RU …
Size
217 MB
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour
SimpleX Chat: secure 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 SimpleX Chat: secure 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 SimpleX Chat: secure 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 SimpleX Chat: secure 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Social NetworkingFree | #61 |
 France | Social NetworkingFree | #100 |
| United Kingdom | Social NetworkingFree | #168 |
 Spain | Social NetworkingFree | #70 |
 Italy | Social NetworkingFree | #94 |
 Australia | Social NetworkingFree | #135 |
 Russia | Social NetworkingFree | #127 |
 Netherlands | Social NetworkingFree | #84 |
 Mexico | Social NetworkingFree | #147 |
 Poland | Social NetworkingFree | #93 |
| Sweden | Social NetworkingFree | #78 |
Apps near SimpleX Chat: secure messenger on the chart
Social Networking Free, around #61.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.3 ★
52 ratings
Measured
Ratings
52
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
4.2
▲ +17% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
61/100
faster than 64% of Social Networking 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 SimpleX Chat: secure messenger
SimpleX - the first messaging network without user identifiers of any kind (not even random numbers) - 100% private by design!
Security assessments by Trail of Bits:
2022: https://simplex.chat/blog/20221108-simplex-chat-v4.2-security-audit-new-website.html
2024: https://simplex.chat/blog/20241014-simplex-network-v6-1-security-review-better-calls-user-experience.html
SimpleX Chat features:
- quantum resistant end-to-end encrypted messages, with editing, replies and deletion.
- disappearing messages with opt-out per contact/group.
- message reactions.
- delivery receipts, with opt-out per contact or group.
- multiple chat profiles, with hidden profiles.
- app access and self-destruct passcodes.
- incognito mode - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- end-to-end encrypted images and files.
- voice messages up to 5 minutes – also end-to-end encrypted.
- "live" messages – they update for all recipients as you type them, every few seconds - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- connect via one-time invitation links or via long-term public addresses.
- secret chat groups - only group members know the group exists and who is the member.
- end-to-end encrypted audio and video calls.
- connection security code verification, for contacts and group members – to protect from man-in-the-middle attacks (e.g. invitation link substitution).
- end-to-end encrypted push notifications (they contain only encrypted meta-data, not the actual content).
- encrypted portable chat database - you can transfer your chat contacts and history to another device.
- all local files and media are encrypted by default.
- animated images and "stickers" (e.g., from GIF and PNG files and from 3rd party keyboards).
SimpleX Chat advantages:
- privacy of your identity, profile, contacts and metadata: unlike any other existing messaging platform, SimpleX uses no phone numbers or any other identifiers assigned to the users - not even random numbers. This protects the privacy of who you are communicating with, hiding it from SimpleX platform servers and from any observers.
- complete protection against spam and abuse: as you have no identifier on SimpleX platform, you cannot be contacted unless you share a one-time invitation link or an optional temporary user address.
- full ownership, control and security of your data: SimpleX stores all user data on client devices, the messages are only held temporarily on SimpleX relay servers until they are received.
- decentralized proxied peer-to-peer network: you can use SimpleX Chat via your own relay servers and still communicate with people using pre-configured or any other SimpleX relay servers.
- fully open-source code.
You can connect to anybody you know via link or scan QR code (in the video call or in person) and start sending messages instantly - no emails, phone numbers or passwords needed.
Your profile and contacts are only stored in the app on your device - relay servers do not have access to this information.
All messages are end-to-end encrypted using
Security assessments by Trail of Bits:
2022: https://simplex.chat/blog/20221108-simplex-chat-v4.2-security-audit-new-website.html
2024: https://simplex.chat/blog/20241014-simplex-network-v6-1-security-review-better-calls-user-experience.html
SimpleX Chat features:
- quantum resistant end-to-end encrypted messages, with editing, replies and deletion.
- disappearing messages with opt-out per contact/group.
- message reactions.
- delivery receipts, with opt-out per contact or group.
- multiple chat profiles, with hidden profiles.
- app access and self-destruct passcodes.
- incognito mode - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- end-to-end encrypted images and files.
- voice messages up to 5 minutes – also end-to-end encrypted.
- "live" messages – they update for all recipients as you type them, every few seconds - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- connect via one-time invitation links or via long-term public addresses.
- secret chat groups - only group members know the group exists and who is the member.
- end-to-end encrypted audio and video calls.
- connection security code verification, for contacts and group members – to protect from man-in-the-middle attacks (e.g. invitation link substitution).
- end-to-end encrypted push notifications (they contain only encrypted meta-data, not the actual content).
- encrypted portable chat database - you can transfer your chat contacts and history to another device.
- all local files and media are encrypted by default.
- animated images and "stickers" (e.g., from GIF and PNG files and from 3rd party keyboards).
SimpleX Chat advantages:
- privacy of your identity, profile, contacts and metadata: unlike any other existing messaging platform, SimpleX uses no phone numbers or any other identifiers assigned to the users - not even random numbers. This protects the privacy of who you are communicating with, hiding it from SimpleX platform servers and from any observers.
- complete protection against spam and abuse: as you have no identifier on SimpleX platform, you cannot be contacted unless you share a one-time invitation link or an optional temporary user address.
- full ownership, control and security of your data: SimpleX stores all user data on client devices, the messages are only held temporarily on SimpleX relay servers until they are received.
- decentralized proxied peer-to-peer network: you can use SimpleX Chat via your own relay servers and still communicate with people using pre-configured or any other SimpleX relay servers.
- fully open-source code.
You can connect to anybody you know via link or scan QR code (in the video call or in person) and start sending messages instantly - no emails, phone numbers or passwords needed.
Your profile and contacts are only stored in the app on your device - relay servers do not have access to this information.
All messages are end-to-end encrypted using
Latest updates
7.1.1
New in v7.1-7.1.1
- supporter badges: larger files, available for longer.
- simpleX public names: sale starts on December 12 (https://simplex.domains).
- safer channels: add moderators and sign every message.
- flat layout and markdown: enable in Appearance settings.
7.1
New in v7.1
- supporter badges: larger files, available for longer.
- simpleX public names: sale starts on December 12 (https://simplex.domains).
- safer channels: add moderators and sign every message.
- flat layout and markdown: enable in Appearance settings.
7.0.3
New in v7.0-7.0.3.
SimpleX public names for channels and businesses (BETA).
Better channels:
- Promote subscribers to contributors.
- Publish your channel on your website.
- Verify security code with contributors.
- Wider messages, easier to read.
- Host your own chat relays.
Add a longer description to your profile.
Simplified app settings.
Read more about SimpleX Names: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260722-simplex-public-names.html
Store changes
What SimpleX Chat: secure messenger changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Description updated 
Description updated
Content notes changed
+ Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour − Frequent/Intense Profanity or Crude Humour
SimpleX Chat Android
SimpleX Chat gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
SimpleX Chat is #150 in Communication Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 13 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSimpleX Chat
CategoryCommunication
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.1 (2.9k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.1 ★
2.9k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#150
Communication FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
32
▲ +29% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
SimpleX Chat on Google Play
App details
App ID
chat.simplex.app
Publisher
SIMPLEX CHAT LTD
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Everyone
SimpleX Chat 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 SimpleX Chat'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 SimpleX Chat 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 SimpleX Chat 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | CommunicationFree | #150 |
| Germany | CommunicationFree | #116 |
| United Kingdom | CommunicationFree | #144 |
| Australia | CommunicationFree | #98 |
| France | CommunicationFree | #128 |
| Italy | CommunicationFree | #108 |
| Canada | CommunicationFree | #142 |
| Spain | CommunicationFree | #106 |
| Russia | CommunicationFree | #145 |
 Brazil | CommunicationFree | #194 |
| Mexico | CommunicationFree | #141 |
| Sweden | CommunicationFree | #75 |
| Netherlands | CommunicationFree | #126 |
Apps near SimpleX Chat on the chart
Communication Free, around #150.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.1 ★
2.9k ratings
Measured
Ratings
2.9k
Measured
Written reviews
165
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
32
▲ +29% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
1
Google Play
Recent ratings
5.0★
vs 4.1★ lifetime
Review momentum
54/100
faster than 37% 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 SimpleX Chat
SimpleX - the first messaging platform that has no user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design!
Security assessment by Trail of Bits: https://simplex.chat/blog/20221108-simplex-chat-v4.2-security-audit-new-website.html
SimpleX Chat features:
- end-to-end encrypted messages, with editing, replies and deletion.
- disappearing messages with opt-out per contact/group.
- NEW message reactions.
- NEW delivery receipts, with opt-out per contact.
- multiple chat profiles, with hidden profiles.
- app access and self-destruct passcodes.
- incognito mode - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- sending end-to-end encrypted images and files.
- voice messages up to 5 minutes – also end-to-end encrypted.
- "live" messages – they update for all recipients as you type them, every few seconds - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- single-use and long-term user addresses.
- secret chat groups - only group members know it exists and who is the member.
- end-to-end encrypted audio and video calls.
- connection security code verification, for contacts and group members – to protect from man-in-the-middle attacks (e.g. invitation link substitution).
- private instant notifications.
- encrypted portable chat database - you can transfer your chat contacts and history to another device.
- animated images and "stickers" (e.g., from GIF and PNG files and from 3rd party keyboards).
SimpleX Chat advantages:
- privacy of your identity, profile, contacts and metadata: unlike any other existing messaging platform, SimpleX uses no phone numbers or any other identifiers assigned to the users - not even random numbers. This protects the privacy of who you are communicating with, hiding it from SimpleX platform servers and from any observers.
- complete protection against spam and abuse: as you have no identifier on SimpleX platform, you cannot be contacted unless you share a one-time invitation link or an optional temporary user address.
- full ownership, control and security of your data: SimpleX stores all user data on client devices, the messages are only held temporarily on SimpleX relay servers until they are received.
- decentralized proxied peer-to-peer network: you can use SimpleX Chat via your own relay servers and still communicate with people using pre-configured or any other SimpleX relay servers.
- fully open-source code.
You can connect to anybody you know via link or scan QR code (in the video call or in person) and start sending messages instantly - no emails, phone numbers or passwords needed.
Your profile and contacts are only stored in the app on your device - relay servers do not have access to this information.
All messages are end-to-end encrypted using open-source double-ratchet protocol; the messages are delivered via relay servers using open-source SimpleX Messaging Protocol.
Please send us any questions via the app (connect to the team via the app settings!), email [email protected] or submit issues on GitHub (https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/iss
Security assessment by Trail of Bits: https://simplex.chat/blog/20221108-simplex-chat-v4.2-security-audit-new-website.html
SimpleX Chat features:
- end-to-end encrypted messages, with editing, replies and deletion.
- disappearing messages with opt-out per contact/group.
- NEW message reactions.
- NEW delivery receipts, with opt-out per contact.
- multiple chat profiles, with hidden profiles.
- app access and self-destruct passcodes.
- incognito mode - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- sending end-to-end encrypted images and files.
- voice messages up to 5 minutes – also end-to-end encrypted.
- "live" messages – they update for all recipients as you type them, every few seconds - unique to SimpleX Chat.
- single-use and long-term user addresses.
- secret chat groups - only group members know it exists and who is the member.
- end-to-end encrypted audio and video calls.
- connection security code verification, for contacts and group members – to protect from man-in-the-middle attacks (e.g. invitation link substitution).
- private instant notifications.
- encrypted portable chat database - you can transfer your chat contacts and history to another device.
- animated images and "stickers" (e.g., from GIF and PNG files and from 3rd party keyboards).
SimpleX Chat advantages:
- privacy of your identity, profile, contacts and metadata: unlike any other existing messaging platform, SimpleX uses no phone numbers or any other identifiers assigned to the users - not even random numbers. This protects the privacy of who you are communicating with, hiding it from SimpleX platform servers and from any observers.
- complete protection against spam and abuse: as you have no identifier on SimpleX platform, you cannot be contacted unless you share a one-time invitation link or an optional temporary user address.
- full ownership, control and security of your data: SimpleX stores all user data on client devices, the messages are only held temporarily on SimpleX relay servers until they are received.
- decentralized proxied peer-to-peer network: you can use SimpleX Chat via your own relay servers and still communicate with people using pre-configured or any other SimpleX relay servers.
- fully open-source code.
You can connect to anybody you know via link or scan QR code (in the video call or in person) and start sending messages instantly - no emails, phone numbers or passwords needed.
Your profile and contacts are only stored in the app on your device - relay servers do not have access to this information.
All messages are end-to-end encrypted using open-source double-ratchet protocol; the messages are delivered via relay servers using open-source SimpleX Messaging Protocol.
Please send us any questions via the app (connect to the team via the app settings!), email [email protected] or submit issues on GitHub (https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/iss
What's new in 7.1
New in v7.1.
Supporter badges: larger files, available for longer.
SimpleX public names: sale starts on December 12.
Safer channels: add moderators and sign every message.
Flat layout and markdown: enable in Appearance settings.
Get your badge: https://simplex.chat/badges/
Read more about SimpleX public names: https://simplex.domains
Supporter badges: larger files, available for longer.
SimpleX public names: sale starts on December 12.
Safer channels: add moderators and sign every message.
Flat layout and markdown: enable in Appearance settings.
Get your badge: https://simplex.chat/badges/
Read more about SimpleX public names: https://simplex.domains
Store changes
What SimpleX Chat changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
In-app price range changed
$6.99 - $420.00 per item → $7.00 - $420.00 per item