# BrightChat - Messaging & Call

> Secure Messaging & Call

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1082880824](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1082880824)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1082880824`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ShenXun Inc
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (189 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.2.18
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-13
- **First published:** 2016-02-20
- **Size:** 98 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brightchat-messaging-call/id1082880824)
- **Website:** [https://www.brightchat.com/index.html](https://www.brightchat.com/index.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.shenxunchat.com/privacy/privacy.html](https://www.shenxunchat.com/privacy/privacy.html)

## Description

BrightChat is a free, simple, and trusted messenger that connects anyone anywhere. It secures messages and calls with state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption, ensuring privacy by default.

BrightChat offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, encrypted real-time audio and video calls, scheduling messages, disappearing messages, and group chats to keep your communications private and convenient.

## Rankings

- #106,995 — Overall

## Review summary

Users consistently praise BrightChat for strong security and privacy, including a perception of no monitoring. They also note ongoing updates and a quick, easy-to-use experience. However, recurring issues include login and password recovery friction, sending bugs and occasional delays, and UI gaps such as low-contrast indicators and no iPad landscape mode. Overall, the app is viewed as secure and improving, but authentication reliability and certain usability aspects need attention.

### Pros

- Strong security and privacy; not monitored by authorities or Big Brother.
- Frequent updates and new features.
- Easy and fast to use with a seamless experience.

### Cons

- Authentication and password management friction (login flow, password recovery, forgotten passwords).
- Message sending bugs and reliability issues (word-trigger sending bug and occasional delays).
- UI/UX gaps such as low-contrast status indicators and missing landscape mode on iPad.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1082880824)