Dust - a safer place to text

Name: Dust - a safer place to text
Rating: 4.6 (4386 reviews)
Author: Radical App LLC

By: Radical App LLC App

The ease of a text: the safety

Overview

Version:

7.4.3

Last updated: 2025-12-17

Features & Capabilities

Dust is a privacy-first encrypted messenger for Chrome that puts you in control of your digital life. Only you should decide what information about you is known, and Dust aims to shield you from prying eyes, data mining, and hackers — delivering freedom for every text and photo you share. Co-founded by Mark Cuban, CYBER DUST emphasizes safety, trust, and control over your conversations.

Key features include unsend messages, screenshot detection with alerts, and automatic erasure of chat history after 24 hours. Conversations are heavily encrypted and not accessible by anyone, not even Dust, and you can erase messages on the recipient’s device in real time. Download Dust to own your world and protect your privacy across chats; learn more at usedust.com and review the terms and privacy policy.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Privacy & Security Communication Data

By:

Radical App LLC

Rating:

4.60

(4,386) 1 new ratings

Version:

7.4.3 Last updated: 2025-12-17

Version code:

880773139

Creation date:

2013-11-21

Compatible devices:

Size:

52.10MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-27

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 27,770 ▲ 13

Other rankings

#16 in data privacy keyword 32 ▲ 2#90 in encrypt keyword 23 ▲

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Developed by:

Radical App LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dust-a-safer-place-to-text/id690158616

Website:

http://useDust.com

User Reviews

Users praise Dust for its privacy-first approach (auto-delete, perceived safety) and its simplicity, plus an ad-free experience. However, frequent complaints center on missing features and reliability: limited media sharing, inconsistent notifications, an outdated UI, slow support, and login/region issues after updates. Overall, Dust is valued for safety but hampered by usability, feature gaps, and support problems.

Pros

Privacy-focused design with auto-delete messages after 24 hours, enhancing perceived security.
Simple and easy-to-use for private conversations.
Perceived safety and reliability compared to basic messaging apps.
Ad-free experience with no intrusive ads or data collection.

Cons

Media sharing is limited or broken (cannot send pictures/videos), with updates occasionally exacerbating this limitation.
Notifications are unreliable or missing (no alerts for messages or pending chats).
Outdated UI and lack of modern features (ugly/interface not kept up to date).
Poor or unresponsive customer support (slow to respond to issues).
Login/region-related access issues after updates (region blocks or sign-in failures).

Recent reviews

It’s probably by design, but it’s very difficult to get the same UX on both the phone and the MacBook. For example, can’t paste in a screenshot from the MacBook into the Mac app for Dust (an iPhone app that can be installed on Mac) History (up to 24 hours) is tight enough, but this app is most definitely more friendly on the phone. My issue may be unique, but I control my phone through my MacBook for most of daylight. Won’t presume to make any suggestions, but this is a bit of a thing for me.

by 80*****, 2026-07-01

I found this app to be a better option than Signal because the messages automatically disappear in 24 hours you don't need to use your name and it's very simple to use.