Whatsapp is facing some moral charges of privacy issues from it's users worldwide. Alternatives to Whatsapp has been the most discussed topic of the month, however only Telegram and Signal got the luck to become famous. Let's see three more alternatives.
1. Spike:
- It is an encrypted email application, enabling users to view in a chat-like, conversational format with additional features based in Australia.
- It stores minimal user data but collects IP address, usage data and device details occasionally.
- its free version has a limit of 15,000 messages.
- It is backed by a non-profit group.
- It was initially released in the year 2013.
- The application was initially named Hop.
- It was founded by Erez Pilosof and Dvir Ben-Aroya.
- It is available in 10 languages-- English; Catalan, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian.
2. Session-Private Messenger:
- It is a private messenger that routes all messages through an onion routing network and is based in Australia.
- It is backed by a non-profit tech group and is developed by Loki Foundation.
- The app creates a unique ID which needs to be shared with the other person to start a conversation.
- Private groups chats can be done with up to 20 people.
- The app was formally launched in February 2020.
3. Threema:
- It is a paid, open-source end-to-end encrypted instant messaging application.
- It generates a random ID for verification and does not use the phone number or e-mail ID.
- The app can be used on tablets without SIM cards and desktop.
- It was initially released in December 2012 and developed by Threema GmbH.
- It was founded by Manuel Kasper.
- It is available in 9 languages-- English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and Rumantsch Grischun.
- The app has been endorsed by American Whistleblower Edward Snowden.


