# Confide - secure messenger

> Send and hide confidential text messages & files with Confide private messenger.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/cm.confide.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/cm.confide.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `cm.confide.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Mosaic Srl
- **Category:** BUSINESS
- **Downloads:** 1,594,584
- **Rating:** 4.39 / 5 (13,864 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-26
- **First published:** 2014-04-22
- **Size:** 25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-01-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cm.confide.android)
- **Website:** [https://getconfide.com/](https://getconfide.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://support.bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=4975837124580615648](https://support.bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=4975837124580615648)

## Description

**Confide** is a secure messenger designed for private and confidential communication. It offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, anonymous chats, and disappearing messages that are automatically deleted after being read, ensuring your conversations leave no digital trace.

Key features include spy protection with line-by-line message viewing to prevent shoulder surfing, screen capture prevention to protect sensitive documents, incognito mode for anonymous conversations, and the ability to retract unread messages. Confide supports both one-to-one and group chats, available on mobile and desktop platforms. Additional perks such as custom contact nicknames and theme switching enhance user experience. With priority customer support and subscription plans offering premium features, Confide delivers privacy akin to spoken words in a digital conversation.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users generally like Confide as a private, secure messenger and praise its features, but multiple reviews complain about an expensive premium model, reliability/login crashes, billing problems, a clunky UI, and limited usefulness unless contacts also use the app.

### Pros

- Perceived as a solid/very good messaging app (many users call it great)
- Built for sensitive/secure messaging — users praise its privacy focus
- Recommended by several users — positive overall sentiment
- Includes appealing features/UX elements (some users mention sounds and useful features)

### Cons

- Premium paywall and high subscription cost — many users complain about expensive paid features
- Reliability problems: crashes, login failures, server or compatibility issues after updates
- Billing/payment issues: unexpected charges or paid features that users find worthless
- Limited usefulness due to small userbase — you can only message other Confide users
- Clunky UI/GUI that needs improvement

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/cm.confide.android)