Session - Private Messenger

Name: Session - Private Messenger
Rating: 4.6946564 (31478 reviews)
Author: Session Foundation

By: Session Foundation App

Privacy you can trust

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

6,198,372 ▲ 34.87K

Data as of 2026-07-30

Rating:

4.69 ▼ 0.02

(31,478)

Version:

1.33.5

Last updated: 2026-07-09

Features & Capabilities

Session is a privacy-first private messenger built on encrypted routing and end-to-end encryption. It uses a decentralized network of user-operated servers to prevent data breaches, with no metadata logging and IP protection for your conversations.

Features include private one-to-one and group chats up to 100 participants, secure attachments, and a no-phone-number setup. Open-source and stewarded by the Session Foundation in Switzerland.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.33.5 Last updated: 2026-07-09

Version code:

4525

Creation date:

2020-02-04

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE Very high risk
android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS High risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO High risk
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES High risk
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.BLUETOOTH Moderate risk

Size:

65.10MB

Email:

su*****@getsession.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-30

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 20,335 ▲ 39

Other rankings

#92 in Communication (Free) ▲ 11

#1 in session keyword 48

#2 in section keyword 5

#11 in messenger keyword 16 ▼ 2

#26 in messages keyword 24 ▼ 2

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Other platforms

Session - Private Messenger (v2.15.3)

4.30

(4,564)

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Developed by:

Session Foundation

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=network.loki.messenger

Email:

su*****@getsession.org

Website:

https://getsession.org/

User Reviews

Session is praised for privacy and anonymity, enabling calls/texts without sharing personal data and without a SIM. Reviewers highlight its decentralized, encrypted design and crypto donation option. Key downsides are bugs and slow media sending, missing features like video calls and media controls, privacy concerns around visible notifications, and setup/lock security friction. Overall, a compelling privacy-focused alternative with notable reliability and feature gaps.

Pros

Privacy-first design: no phone number, email, DOB, or personal data required; end-to-end encryption with minimal metadata
Sign-up and use without a SIM/phone number; you can call and text without exposing a number
Decentralized, privacy-focused messaging with no data tracking and strong emphasis on anonymity
Crypto donation option and a sense that Session is a privacy-oriented alternative to mainstream apps

Cons

Bugs and performance issues: described as buggy with slow media sending and occasional delays
Feature gaps: no video calls, no multi-image sending, no media quality controls, and no text-to-speech
Notification privacy concerns: visible or non-discreet notifications of secret messages; requests for disguise notifications
Security UX friction: in-app locking is weak or cumbersome (reinstall may be needed when settings change)

Recent reviews

An amazing messenger, basically an improved version of a more popular Signal. Same encryption but without identifiers such as phone number, the biggest Signal downside. I hope the community will raise enough money and the project can remain active. Thank you, team Session, for this wonderful project.