# Wire • Secure Messenger

> Secure Business Collaboration

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id930944768](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id930944768)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id930944768`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Wire Swiss GmbH
- **Category:** Business
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (917 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.27.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2014-12-03
- **Size:** 124 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wire-secure-messenger/id930944768)
- **Website:** [https://wire.com/](https://wire.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://wire.com/privacy-policy](https://wire.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Wire is a secure messenger designed for business collaboration, with end-to-end encryption, cross-device syncing across up to 8 devices, and the ability to run up to 3 Wire accounts on a single device. It prioritizes privacy with guest rooms secured by passwords and self-delete messages, plus device fingerprints and robust admin controls.

Stay connected with private or group chats, file sharing, high-quality calls and video, and external collaboration through guest rooms. Enhance productivity with mentions, reactions, formatting, location sharing, and quick meetings, then organize conversations with folders and archives. Personalize the app with color themes and text size, and enjoy multimedia messaging with audio, GIFs, and emojis. History backup helps preserve data when upgrading devices and conversations stay synchronized across devices.

## Rankings

- #67,316 — Overall
- #10 — session
- #76 — secure

## Review summary

Overall, reviews for Wire on iOS are polarized. A strong thread praises the app's security and straightforward UI, with many longtime users appreciating end-to-end encryption and simple setup. However, recurring complaints focus on reliability: inconsistent notifications, connection issues, and delayed or missing messages. Updates often disrupt features or layouts, sometimes locking users out or forcing OS updates. Some also note accessibility/login quirks and limited UI customization. Users who value privacy and security may be satisfied, but reliability and update-related regressions are common concerns.

### Pros

- Strong security and end-to-end encryption.
- Simple UI and easy onboarding; easy for friends to download and connect.
- Long-standing reputation as a secure messenger.
- Device-based login provides perceived robust security on supported devices.

### Cons

- Notifications do not work reliably; users don’t receive alerts.
- Unstable connectivity and slow or failed message delivery; app often cannot connect.
- Updates frequently break features or UI, and some changes can be hard to revert.
- Forced updates on iOS can cause login issues or access problems, including loopbacks to the App Store.
- Lack of UI customization options (e.g., inability to disable chat bubble colors).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id930944768)