Signal

Recognized by users for outstanding digital experiences

Signal Messenger is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing open source privacy technology for secure global communication. Its app offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, and video calls—with no data collection, no ads, and no backdoors.

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unitQ Score

Reflecting the proportion of users reporting a seamless experience.

What users love about Signal

Based on 72,973 reviews of Signal in 2025, these are the three themes users mentioned most consistently.

Trust & safety

End-to-end encryption and zero data collection are why users choose Signal. The open-source codebase reinforces confidence in sensitive conversations.

Ease of use

The interface mirrors iMessage and WhatsApp, so switching doesn't require learning anything new. Users say setup takes minutes.

Features & functionality

Disappearing messages, screen security, group chats, and voice/video calling match the big messengers — without the privacy trade-offs.

What users are saying

Real reviews from real customers in 2025.

I've been looking for an alternative messaging app for some time, and Signal is everything I could have imagined!

Google Play Review

Fast simple and reliable. Texts, calls and video calls are easy to make, text backups automatically and safely move your data easily to your new device(s) without compromising your privacy.

Google Play Review

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Signal is an encrypted messaging app for private text, voice, and video communication — built by a nonprofit focused on open-source privacy technology.

Our methodology

The Epic Awards are based entirely on public feedback. unitQ analyzed 83.3 million reviews from the Apple App Store and Google Play throughout 2025. Our AI models identify themes, assess sentiment, and calculate the unitQ Score to recognize the apps delivering the highest-quality experiences.

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EVALUATION PERIOD

January 1 – December 31, 2025

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