# Delta Chat

> Decentral Private Messenger

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1459523234](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1459523234)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1459523234`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** merlinux
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (122 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.59.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2020-01-08
- **Size:** 60 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delta-chat/id1459523234)
- **Website:** [http://delta.chat](http://delta.chat/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://delta.chat/en/gdpr](https://delta.chat/en/gdpr)

## Description

Delta Chat is a reliable decentralized instant messenger designed for friends, families, groups and organizations. It’s built by a dedicated FOSS contributor community that releases refinements and new features across stores and platforms worldwide.

Key strengths include private onboarding without a phone number, mutual consent for unknown users, multi-device support, resilience in challenging networks, end-to-end encryption, sovereign self-hosting with your own email address or server, and a fully Open Source/Free Software model.

## Rankings

- #127,206 — Overall

## Review summary

Delta Chat is praised for its privacy-first approach, simplicity, and usefulness for basic messaging, including groups and channels. Positive feedback highlights reliable everyday use and a clean UI. However, multiple reviews point to recurring problems with notifications, onboarding/login friction, and a cumbersome encryption/verification process that hampers casual use.

### Pros

- Privacy-focused design with strong protection for user data.
- Practical, simple, safe, and pleasant user experience with a clean interface.
- Generally reliable for everyday messaging and international use.
- Supports creating groups and channels for organization and discussion.

### Cons

- Notification issues: sounds not playing and messages not delivering reliably, with inconsistent alerts.
- Login/signup friction, including slow signup and trouble logging in with Gmail/Office 365.
- Cumbersome encryption/verification flow that adds hoops to use encrypted chats (e.g., QR codes).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1459523234)